Week 12 – Reading Street: I Wanna Iguana Week 12 words I Wanna Iguana Story In week 12, students will begin a new story from our Reading Street program titled “I Wanna Iguana” by Karen Kaufman Orloff. The story presents a humorous and heartwarming exchange of persuasive letters between a young boy named Alex and his mother, as he tries to convince her to let him have an iguana. Students will explore the elements of persuasive writing and point of view through this creative format. Reading Objectives: Understand the purpose and structure of persuasive writing. Identify the author’s purpose and point of view. Make text-to-self and text-to-world connections based on the theme of responsibility and pet ownership. Language and Grammar Focus: Vocabulary Development: Students will be introduced to story-related vocabulary through context and sentence-building activities. Spelling Focus: Emphasis will be placed on identifying and spelling words with the...
Week 2 PPT Dear Parents, I am delighted to share that our first week of A2 classes was fast-paced and highly productive. I am very pleased with the students' ability to complete all tasks as assigned. As we move into Week 2, we will begin our regular lessons, culminating in a weekly quiz every Friday. In Week 3, students will have their first unit test. Our focus for this unit is the story "What About Me?" – a fable that teaches an important moral lesson. Through this story, students will practice sequencing events and understanding the moral of the story. In our Reading and Writing Notebook (RWN), we will focus on plural nouns. Students will learn to recognize and spell both singular and plural forms, while understanding the spelling changes that may occur, such as adding "es" to words or changing "y" to "ies." We will also explore words with irregular plural forms, such as "child" becoming "children." Additionally, st...
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