Reading

This week, we revisited Why is the Statue of Liberty Green? Students learned about author’s purpose and literary elements. We discussed how the setting of a story is vital to the author’s message. Students also wrote an extended response using the RACES structure and focused on including text evidence to support their thinking.

Synonyms and antonyms were revisited. Students reviewed critical vocabulary from module 3 using word webs and playing charades. At the end of the week, we practiced making connections (text to self, text to text, and text to world) with the pieces we read throughout the module. Students did a great job comparing how each author presented information about our nation’s history.