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    • September

      During August and September, we spend our time building a sturdy foundation for a year of rich, meaningful reading and writing. Below you can find a brief outline of the topics we cover as well as resources for extra practice and information.

      Reading Focuses
           a. Understanding what is expected of a productive member of a Language  Arts classroom
                --> Resources Notebook and My Thinking Notebook
       
           b. Learning and practicing the strategies that will help us become more effective readers
                ---> Reading Strategies Practice
            c. Preparing for DRA testing                                                                 
    • Writing Focuses
           a. Building the Writer's Notebook
                ---> Overview of our Writer's Notebook uses
           b. Learning to Write Like a Story Teller

                ---> "Zooming In" to storytell, not summarize

           d. Word Work 
                ---> Commonly Misused Words
                ---> No Excuse Words
                ---> Word of the Day
                ---> Grammar
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