Reading Response Week of September 26: Word Collecting

For the last few weeks, we have been collecting words through reading. We know that the more we read, the larger our vocabulary grows. I have been trying to convince you to always have a book with you. I am always in the middle of a book. I read whenever I get a free moment. Sometimes it's waiting at the bank, sometimes it's on a car trip, much of the time it is curled up on the couch with Tuna. :)
I hope that you paid attention to Mrs. Spreder's book talks this week in the library. I hope that you have discovered a great read somewhere. Was it at the library? Was it at the bookstore? Was it something you already had at home? Maybe it was something you borrowed from a friend or my classroom?

Response Question:
What book are you currently reading? Share THREE new or interesting words that you have come across in your reading.

Continue to keep reading and logging in your minutes. Brag Tag Reading Logs are due October 5th.

Week of September 19 Reading Response: Four Types of Sentences

Good writers use a variety of sentences when they write. There are FOUR different types of sentences that writers can use: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. To understand each type of sentence, look at the graphic above OR look in your class notes. You have a quiz on types of sentences on Friday September 23rd. On the quiz, you will have to identify types of sentences and you will have to read sentences and determine the correct ending punctuation mark. (? ! . ) On Monday, I will give you a practice packet to complete to help you prepare for the quiz.

These websites will help you practice the four types of sentences:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/106467.html

http://www.quia.com/pop/35934.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/index_pre.html



Reading Response:
Take a book hunt. Look at how authors use the different types of sentences in their writing. Find an example of each type of sentence.

At the end of your response, please cite your source. Tell me what book your sentences came from. (It is fine to use more than one book.)

To see a good example posting, please see Miss Schaech's posting.

Genres! Reading Response: Week of September 12

We talked genres last week. We dicussed book genres, movie genres, and music genres. In the fourth grade, we are going to read many different book genres. Good readers try out different genres. Good readers realize that different genres have different styles and features. In your future years of school, you are going to have to read many different genres. It is important that we get experience reading those genres now, so that we are prepared for the future!

Here are some genres we'll be reading this year:

• Fiction (Realistic, Fantasy, Historical, Fables, Folktales)





• Non-Fiction (Informational, Functional, Biography, Autobiography, Reference)





• Poetry





• Plays

I'd like you to look closely at this list. How many of these genres look familiar to you? Are there any genres that you don't recognize?

Response questions of the week:

1. Which genre are your especially interested in?

2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.

3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?

4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?

Pie in the Face

Many of you mentioned that you wanted me to post the picture of Mr. D getting a pie in his face. This student got 600 (perfect score) on all of his SOL tests. Try hard this year--and this might get to be you next year!!!
Have a GREAT weekend!

Reading Response: Week of September 6

Welcome!


I thought we would start this year's reading response homework with some introductions and questions about reading.


In your response this week, I'd like you to answer the follwing questions:


1. How many hours would you estimate that you spent reading this summer?


2. When you go to the library, what GENRE of books are you drawn to? (Non-Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, poetry, etc.)

3. What author or series do you enjoy reading?

4. Where is your favorite place to read?

5. Do you prefer reading to yourself or being read to?

6. What is your favorite reading strategy? (Predicting, Making Connections, Visualizing, Summarizing, Inferring, Other?)


Reading your responses will give me a good idea of you as a reader. Thank you for taking the time to respond.

A Bad Case of Stripes: Reading Response

First Reading Response of the Year:

We read A Bad Case of Stripes today in class. Make a connection to a piece of the story.

• Text to Self



• Text to Text



• Text to World

Please set your response up in this format:

"In the story, when ___________________________, it reminded me of...."

First Day Paperwork

We are so excited to see all of the students on Tuesday. When they come home on Tuesday afternoon, they will have a stack of papers for parents to read. Please take your time reading it. Much of it is very important information.
All of the papers will come home together. There will be a list on top of the REQUIRED paperwork to return. Please try to get those back to school as soon as possible.
Thanks!