🔵 Module 1: W3 - Day 1 - ELA

Lesson Instructions

You will go through two lessons (one in grammar and one in reading). 

Pencil GRAMMAR

Helping/Linking Verbs

Introduction

Hello grammarians! For the past few weeks, we have been reviewing verbs. This week, we will be focusing on helping and linking verbs. 

Helping verbs are verbs that come before the main verb in the sentence.

 

Video

 

Stop and Jot

In Your Notebook:  Write the list of helping verbs from the song. Pause the video if needed. 

Interactive

Identify the verbs.

 

 

Open Book READING

Reasons and Evidence in Informational Texts

Introduction

Hi Readers! When we are reading nonfiction or informational texts, we need to pay attention to the author's point and the reasons to support that point.

Today, we will be expanding on our lesson. We will write sentences that support an author's point using keywords and phrases. 

Visual


Author's give reasons to support their ideas. Examples: Spring is the best time of year because there are flowers and it ti warmer. Reading is a wonderful subject. One reason is that you can use your imagination while reading books.

Chart showing ways to provide EVIDENCE and REASONS to prove the author's point. Use these words to provide evidence because for instance for example the author stated according to the text

 

 

In Your Notebook: During your reading, today, choose a nonfiction text. Describe the author's main point and use the sentence starters from above to help you share the reasons that support the point. 

 

 

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