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Jamaica Louise James
Question of the DayWhat is fun about getting a birthday card?
Do you like to receive pretty cards or funny cards? Why?
What do you like best about birthday cards?
Birthday cards are fun to receive because_______
Daily Proofreading
mr Johnston lost his keys last friday
Mr. Johnston lost his keys last Friday.
I wrote my name of the sidewalkBut the rain washed it away.
I wrote my name on my handBut the soap washed it away.
I wrote my name of the birthday card I gave to Mother today
And there it will stay For Mother never throws
ANYTHINGOf mine away!
Lee Bennett Hopkins
Word Wall
worry
question
picture
bought draw
especially
sure
minute
Phonograms
-ash -ish -ath -atch -each -unch
1.starfish 2.bathtub3.bath4. then5.catch6.such 7.matchbox 8.shape
9. lunch10. wish11. show12. sandwich 13. chop14. shadow 15. each
Spelling Words1. lunch2. shape3. wish4. chop5. show6. catch7. then8. each9. bath10. such11. shadow12. bathtub13. starfish14. matchbox15. sandwich
tch
1. catch
2. matchbox
ch
1. lunch
2. chop
3. each
4. such
5. sandwich
sh
1. shape
2. wish
3. show
4. shadow
5. starfish
th
1. then
2. bath
3. bathtub
High-Frequency Words
bought
draw
especially
minute
picture
question
sure
worry
High – Frequency Words
1. worry
2. minute
3. picture
4. draw
5. question
6. especially
7. sure
8. bought
Arthur’s Purpose
Why did the author write this selection?
Build Robust Vocabularyfilthy – If something is very dirty, it is filthy.
fellow – You use fellow to describe a person who has something in common with you.
executive – When someone is a boss in charge of a business, that person is called an executive.
beautifying – When you are making something nicer or more beautiful than it was, you are beautifying it.
renowned – If you are renowned, you are famous for something.
kin – Your kin are all of your family members and relatives.
original – When something is original, it is the first of its kind.
adorn – When you adorn something, you decorate it and make it beautiful.
Build Robust Vocabularyfilthy
What would you do if your favorite toy got filthy?
What are some places that might look filthy?
fellow
If you were on a sports team, who would you want to score a point – a fellow player or a player on the other team? Why?
When should you not talk to a fellow student?
executive
Do you think that an executive is a busy person? Why or why not?
What is one decision you would make if you were an executive of an ice cream business?
Build Robust Vocabularybeautifying
Tell about an idea you have for beautifying our school.
How might people feel when they are finished beautifying their neighborhood.
renowned
Name someone who is renowned for their singing.
Is someone who is renowned known by many people or a few people? Explain.
kin
Tell about a time you and your kin had fun doing something together.
Can you name someone in this school who is your kin? Explain.
Build Robust Vocabularyoriginal
Tell about a time that you had an original idea.
What would be an original idea for a party?
adorn
What could we do to adorn our classroom?
Tell about how you might adorn an item like a journal or a backpack.
Name some ways that people adorn themselves.
Abbreviations
Writing Jamaica tells about something that happened in her life.
She uses I, me, and we to tell her story.
She tells about her excitement on this special day.
Her personal voice is clear to the reader.
Her story includes colorful words and details.
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