Exams

Remember to study for ELA exam on Monday and Math exam on tuesday.

e.l.a exams are on Monday 21st of June study and get a good grade!

Short Stories

Our class is learning how to write short stories.
Some steps to writing a short story would include:

* Making lists of ideas to write about
* Write four things about your topic
* add more detail
* draw pictures to go with your topic

Underground to Canada

So far Julily and Liza have travelled from the Riley Plantation in Mississippi to Ohio. In Ohio they meet a man and his dog. The man tells them to go to the Ohio River,there will be a log house with one candle lit in the window. The house belongs to Jeb Brown and his wife. Jeb is an abolitionist.

Garmmar

Don't forget that the grammar web, outline and five paragraphs is due tomorrow.

Topic Sentence :)

A topic sentence is the main sentence of a paragraph, the topic sentence is often at the beginning of a paragraph, but it doesn't always have to be.

Topic Sentences

A topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph. It's often placed at the beginning of a paragraph but it doesn't have to be.

Novel

Don't Forget that the picture and the writing for the novel is due on Monday!!!

Spelling

Spelling is due on Friday and a test on Friday.

D-word

E-word

F-phrase

G-sentence

Grammer

Colons

Use a colon after the greeting in a business letter. ex. Dear Mr. Johnston:

Use a colon between the hour and the minute when writing time. ex. 10:30, 9:30

Use a colon to introduce a list. ex. Our grocery list included the following: chicken, milk, egges, and broccoli.

Colons and Hyphens

In Grammar we are learning about colons and hyphens. Colons can be used after the greeting of a business letter. (Ex) Dear Mr. Johnston:

Hyphens can be used between the parts of some compound words.
(Ex) twenty-one, or sister-in-law.

Tanka Poem

According to Asian tradition, if someone writes you a haiku, you are to write a tanka poem in return to them. It is a way of saying thank you. The tanka poem does not have to be on the same subject. a tanka is five lines long and the number of syllables in each line follows this pattern:
Line 1: five syllables
Line 2: seven syllables
Line 3 five syllables
Line 4: seven syllables
Live 5: seven syllables

reminder

Poem booklet due on wednesday

Haiku Poem

A Haiku poem has three lines.
First Line: 5 syllables
Second Line: 7 syllables
Third Line: 5 syllables

Photo Story

Just a reminder that the photo story assignment is due asap.

in ELA class we are learning about poems :)

- Haiku Poems

-Tanka Poems.

-Cinquain Poems

-Limerick Poems. (:

Spelling Reminder

Spelling is due on Thursday, March 17

D-word
E-word
F-word
G-sentence
H-sentence

ela

Egyptian thing due Monday

Spelling Reminder

Just a reminder that Unit 24 Review is due on Friday.

A-Word

B-Word

C-Word

D-Word

Spelling

Don't forget spelling is do Friday!!

A- Word
B- Word
C- Word
D- Word