Reading Workshop

• Readers realize that while stories may share the same theme, there are still many differences between them that are worth studying

• Readers often think and talk about the potential meanings of titles

• Readers analyze characters’ perspectives as a way to find deeper meanings in texts

Writing Workshop

• Writers turn everyday language into poetic language by changing the words in a phrase

• Writers create imagery by having the readers use their 5 senses to get “inside” the poem

• Writers revise their poems by paying attention to the meaning of the poem

PUBLISH

Units to be studied:

• Will be able to convert units of weight

• Will be able to calculate elapsed time

• Will have an introduction to the metric system

Game Day

Units to be discussed:

• Investigate ways in which human impact changes the environment

Topics to be discussed:

• Understand the success/challenges of Canada’s independence, cont’d