Week of August 4-8 McGinnis ELA
Greetings ELA 5th grade families!
Over the next three weeks, our class will build their knowledge about inventors, with a focus on the informational text genre. We will read texts and view videos about how people can create amazing things through innovation, perseverance, and the desire to solve problems.
The students will also write an expository essay about the circumstances that pushed the inventors in this module to create new inventions.
Over the next three weeks, our class will build their knowledge about inventors, with a focus on the informational text genre. We will read texts and view videos about how people can create amazing things through innovation, perseverance, and the desire to solve problems.
The students will also write an expository essay about the circumstances that pushed the inventors in this module to create new inventions.
BRING IT HOME! Learning fun for the whole family!
Discuss the Topic
Discuss the Topic
Set aside time daily for your child to share with you what he or she is
learning. Use these ideas to help build your child’s knowledge about
the topic:
• Talk about the ideas your child has added to the Knowledge Map each week.
• Ask about the texts your child is reading and what he or she has learned from them.
• Share with your child your own questions about the topic, and work together to find the answers.
learning. Use these ideas to help build your child’s knowledge about
the topic:
• Talk about the ideas your child has added to the Knowledge Map each week.
• Ask about the texts your child is reading and what he or she has learned from them.
• Share with your child your own questions about the topic, and work together to find the answers.
Explore the Genre
The genre focus in this module is informational text. Discuss with your child the characteristics of this genre.
Ask your child to read to you each day and make time to read together.
Look for texts that
• spark your child’s curiosity
• tie to the module topic
• show a particular point of view
• have a clear text structure
Build Vocabulary
Use these ideas to help your child build a rich vocabulary.
The Big Idea Reinforce the topic words excel, illustrious, revere, and
transcend in everyday conversations with your child. Use prompts like
these: What do you excel at? Is there a person you revere? Who? What Does It Mean? Have your child keep a growing list of the Critical Vocabulary words. Quiz each other on their meanings.
Word Hunt Look for words with roots phon, photo, vis, aud, auto, bio and prefixes ex–, e–, ir–, il– in books, magazines, online texts, and environmental print.
The genre focus in this module is informational text. Discuss with your child the characteristics of this genre.
Ask your child to read to you each day and make time to read together.
Look for texts that
• spark your child’s curiosity
• tie to the module topic
• show a particular point of view
• have a clear text structure
Build Vocabulary
Use these ideas to help your child build a rich vocabulary.
The Big Idea Reinforce the topic words excel, illustrious, revere, and
transcend in everyday conversations with your child. Use prompts like
these: What do you excel at? Is there a person you revere? Who? What Does It Mean? Have your child keep a growing list of the Critical Vocabulary words. Quiz each other on their meanings.
Word Hunt Look for words with roots phon, photo, vis, aud, auto, bio and prefixes ex–, e–, ir–, il– in books, magazines, online texts, and environmental print.
If any work ever comes home to be completed, it's not homework, it may just be work they did not finish in class, and they may need support completing it, and they will need to bring it back when it's complete.
It's been a great first week. Have a great weekend.
Mr. McGinnis