Mrs Ferguson's Reading and Writing Classes
by Jennifer Ferguson
December 30, 2008
The School Year at a Glance
Reading:
Quarter 1
- Nonfiction Predicting
- Fiction Predicting
- Fiction Summarizing
- Begin Nonfiction Summarizing
*Vocabulary, literary analysis, and fluency practice will be ongoing throughout the quarter.
Quarter 2
- Nonfiction Summarizing continued
- Connecting (fiction and nonfiction)
*Vocabulary, literary analysis, and fluency practice will be ongoing throughout the quarter.
Quarter 3
- Inferring (fiction and nonfiction)
- Begin Questioning (fiction and nonfiction)
*Vocabulary, literary analysis, and fluency practice will be ongoing throughout the quarter.
Quarter 4
- Questioning continued
- Imaging (fiction and nonfiction)
*Vocabulary, literary analysis, and fluency practice will be ongoing throughout the quarter.
Writing:
Quarter 1
- Persuasive Compositions
- Grammar
Quarter 2
- Research
- Citations
- Expository Writing
- Grammar
Quarter 3
- Narrative Writing
- Grammar
Quarter 4
- Speeches (informative, persuasive, demonstrative)
- Grammar
