Units of Study
The following components will be addressed each grading period (ongoing throughout the year):
- Word Work: Greek & Latin Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes; Vocabulary, Spelling
- Reading - Literary and Informational Texts
- Writing - Grammar, Punctuation, Sentences, Paragraphs, Essays, Poetry
- Communication - Public Speaking, Oral Presentations
Class time will be provided for the completion of the reports and presentations. However, students should read for at least 20 minutes at home each day in addition to what we accomplish at school!
Now Reading:
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Summary: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened, King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his death—from an assassin's bullet—in 1968. This biography celebrates the vision and the legacy of a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author: Bonnie Bader
Language: English | Copyright: 2008
Grade Level: 3 - 7
