Reading: We use a variety of genres through the use of novels, the textbook, and the common core. We work on fluency and comprehension. Strategies that we use are individual work, partner sharing, and whole class discussions. Skills we work on are: cause/effect, prediction, compare/contrast, inference, sequence, main idea, and summarizing.
Writing: We begin the year with study skills. Then we work on types of sentences and parts of speech. We work on skills to build up to a final product. Our final products include: narratives, animal research, and persuasive essays.