June 15 Book Recommendation

Dear Students,

You've been doing some very good work with your reading. Keep going. Your book summaries are interesting. I hope they are useful to other students.

• If you are ready, try a level higher.

• Read a little every day. Try to read at the same time every day to develop a habit.

• Follow the same instructions as for May 18 for your new blog.

Email me if you have any questions.

June 1 Book Recommendation

Dear Class,

You've been doing some very good work with your reading. Keep going.

• If you are ready, try a level higher.

• Read a little every day. Try to read at the same time every day to develop a habit.

• Follow the same instructions as for May 18 for your new blog.

Email me if you have any questions.

Phrasal Verbs

Dear Students,

This website might be helpful in your writing and test-taking. Don't try to do all the exercises. Choose the ones that would be most helpful to you.

http://www.corpuslab.com/PhrasalVerbBusn.pdf

May 18 Book Recommendation

Dear Students,

Your next Book Recommendation will be due May 18. Let's continue to share information about books we have read. Here are your instructions.

• Your Full Name and class number.

• The title of your book.

• The level of the book (3,4,5,6)

• Is this book: a mystery, a comedy, a history, a biography, a romance, a sad story, a frightening story, an adventure etc.

• Write a summary of the book: 1. What is the main idea of the book? 2. Write at least three supporting details.

• Would you recommend this book to a friend? Write why or why not.

(I would recommend this book because...I would not recommend this book because…)

When you choose your next book, try the next level UP.

Book Recommendations for April 27

Dear Students,
We all want to know about good books. Let's share information about books we have read.
Each student will blog Follow these instructions:

Your Full Name and class number.
The title of your book.The level of the book (1,2,3,4,5,6)

Is this book: a mystery, a comedy, a history, a biography, a romance, a sad story, a frightening story, an adventure, an historical novel etc.
Write a summary of the book in about five sentences: 1. What is the main idea of the book? 2. Write at least three supporting details.
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Write why or why not.
(I would recommend this book because...I would not recommend this book because ...)

Readers + Movies

Readers + Movies

An efficient reading strategy is: watch a movie (catch the story), read the book (find more details), watch the movie again (understand more), read the book again (find lots of vocabulary you can now understand). Try it!!

The following readers are only some of the titles you can find that have been made into movies.

Levels 1 and 2

Titanic

Jaws

Persuasion

Jurassic Park

Pirates of the Caribbean

The Death of Karen Silkwood

Romeo and Juliet

Phantom of the Opera

Level 3

My Secret Garden

Billy Elliot

Romeo and Juliet

Forrest Gump

Notting Hill

Love Story

My Fair Lady

Hamlet

Jane Eyre

Level 4

Gone with the Wind

Cinderella Man

Emma

Macbeth

Merchant of Venice

High Frequency Word List

Dear Students,

This is a link to a list of High Frequency Words in English. When you know these words immediately, it will help your reading and writing. Go to this website, print the list, and practice, practice, practice. http://school.elps.k12.mi.us/donley/classrooms/berry/sitton_spelling_activities/4thgrade_spelling/sitton_word_list.htm

Here are more lists.
First 500 most common words.
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/vocabulary/first500.html

Second 500 most common words.
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/vocabulary/second500.html

Third 500 most common words.
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/vocabulary/third500.html

Fourth 500 most common words.
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/vocabulary/fourth500.html