Language+Arts

Students have been identifying the different types of sentences. They need to be able to identify, based on the punctuation and content, the types of sentence.

//Declarative sentence// makes a statement and ends in a period (.) //Interrogative sentence// asks a question and ends with a question mark (?) //Imperative sentence// tells or asks to do something. It ends with a period (.) // Exclamatory sentence // shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark (!)

In an effort to further the students understanding, we are also looking to improve reading fluency. By reading with feeling and enthusiasm, this will assist some students in understanding passages as complete thoughts instead of just trying to decode words.

We are also working on our 6+1 Traits starting with Ideas. We have been completing graphic organizers to help in the process and will continue to work on those skills throughout the year.