Sunday, April 21, 2013

Week of 4/22/2013

Vocabulary Test on Thursday-  All of the words on remaining Vocabulary Tests will be EOG- related words.  This is list #1...

GENRES
  • Fiction: A story that is made up or not true
  • Non-Fiction: A selection that is true or factual
  • Narrative: Another name for a story
  • EyeWitness Account: A report of what a person saw with their own eyes
  • Drama: Another word for plays
  • Poetry: A text with stanzas. Lines, and rhyming words
  • Memoirs: A kind of writing that tells someone’s memories
  • Summary: A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
  • Order Form: Something you fill out when you want to buy something.
  • Menu: A list of choices you can get at a restaurant.
  • Schedule: A list of times and activities
  • Recipe: Directions for cooking something
  • Make-believe: made up/not real
  • Biography: A story about someone’s life
  • Autobiography: When the author tells his own life story     
  • Article: A non-fiction selection usually found in a newspaper or magazine.
  • Fantasy: Stories that have elements in them that could not really happen.
  • Folk Tales: Fiction stories that are based on legends.
  • Fairy Tales: Stories that involve unrealistic characters like fairies, and usually have a happy ending 
  • Myths/Legend: A story passed down from generations that explain historical events
  • Diaries/Journals: A record of daily events
 
We will also have a PRACTICE EOG TEST this week.  These scores will be sent home. PLEASE ask your student for these results.
 
We will clean out notebook on Monday or Tuesday and get them set-up for remainder of the year.

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