Thursday, October 23, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Monday Homework
No video tonight!
Students do have vocabulary homework but it isn't due until Wednesday.
Help them study though!
We are learning the Greek word parts -cycl which means "circle" and -meter which means "measure."
Learning the ancient roots of words helps students understand the often confusing English language better because our language is one of the only ones that "borrows" from other languages.
By recognizing that cycl in a word has something to do with the word "circle" and that meter has something to do with "measure" students are better prepared to comprehend the meaning of many words they may encounter in their reading.
Students do have vocabulary homework but it isn't due until Wednesday.
Help them study though!
We are learning the Greek word parts -cycl which means "circle" and -meter which means "measure."
Learning the ancient roots of words helps students understand the often confusing English language better because our language is one of the only ones that "borrows" from other languages.
By recognizing that cycl in a word has something to do with the word "circle" and that meter has something to do with "measure" students are better prepared to comprehend the meaning of many words they may encounter in their reading.
Week of October 20-24
A little behind this week so bear with me guys!
This week we are discussing TEKS 4.11C.
This TEKS talks about the organization of non-fiction text or as we have said in class Non-fiction text structures.
In third grade we are focusing on three types of non-fiction text structures:
Cause and Effect
Sequence
Comparison.
Cause and Effect- The cause is what makes something happen and the effect is what happened or the result of that event.
In class we discussed one way of an author using this text structure to organize a non-fiction text about the water cycle.
The author could start by saying that the rain is Caused by condensation in the clouds, and because it rains it Causes puddles on the ground. The heat from the sun Causes evaporation and the puddle to disappear.
Sequence- sequence is a simple way for author's to organize information. They are simply putting things in order! Author's of non-fiction text like to throw in recipes, directions for how to do something, and sometimes lists with sequence text organization.
Sequence has signal words to look out for like "first" "next" and "finally" to name a few.
Comparison- Comparison we have already talked about a lot as we studied the fiction TEKS the first six weeks of school. It's simply telling how to things are alike and how they are different.
One way we discussed author's could use comparison to organize text was the following example...
If an author is comparing a squid to an octopus they can write one paragraph comparing the two creatures and a second paragraph stating their differences. This would make the text easy to follow.
I hope this helps you understand what we are learning this week!
Thanks for all you do!
This week we are discussing TEKS 4.11C.
This TEKS talks about the organization of non-fiction text or as we have said in class Non-fiction text structures.
In third grade we are focusing on three types of non-fiction text structures:
Cause and Effect
Sequence
Comparison.
Cause and Effect- The cause is what makes something happen and the effect is what happened or the result of that event.
In class we discussed one way of an author using this text structure to organize a non-fiction text about the water cycle.
The author could start by saying that the rain is Caused by condensation in the clouds, and because it rains it Causes puddles on the ground. The heat from the sun Causes evaporation and the puddle to disappear.
Sequence- sequence is a simple way for author's to organize information. They are simply putting things in order! Author's of non-fiction text like to throw in recipes, directions for how to do something, and sometimes lists with sequence text organization.
Sequence has signal words to look out for like "first" "next" and "finally" to name a few.
Comparison- Comparison we have already talked about a lot as we studied the fiction TEKS the first six weeks of school. It's simply telling how to things are alike and how they are different.
One way we discussed author's could use comparison to organize text was the following example...
If an author is comparing a squid to an octopus they can write one paragraph comparing the two creatures and a second paragraph stating their differences. This would make the text easy to follow.
I hope this helps you understand what we are learning this week!
Thanks for all you do!
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Yellow Folders
Yellow conduct folders did come home Friday with graded papers inside of them... be sure to check for them, sign them and return them. Thanks so much!
Also... the third and fourth grade Awards Assembly will take place on tomorrow at 9:45.
Also... the third and fourth grade Awards Assembly will take place on tomorrow at 9:45.
Week of October 13-17
Good morning!
This week we will be covering TEKS 4.11B- Fact and Opinion!
Students will be learning that a Fact is something that can be proven to be true. You can prove it by seeing it, researching it, or measuring it.
One difficulty students normally have when determining a Fact is that some Facts can be proven to be not true. For example I can say: Mrs. Harville is 6 feet tall. This can be proven to be false by measuring Mrs. Harville's height. What students fail to understand is that just because a statement is proven false such as this one, doesn't make it necessarily an opinion... it is simply a false fact! Students need to be aware that just because a statement is not a true statement it doesn't necessarily mean it is an opinion.
An Opinion is a statement about what one person Thinks, Feels, or Believes.
For example: Fridays are the Best day of the week! This is an opinion because someone else might feel that Saturdays are the best day of the week.
Opinions have key words that students can look for such as: best, beautiful, most, worst... and so on.
Facts and opinions are very commonly found in advertisements. For homework on Wednesday students will have to watch a few cute commercials posted and find 3 facts and 3 opinions from each one. As you may be watching television at home or reading the newspaper help your child point out the facts or opinions they might see or hear. This can be an ongoing process through the school year that could cement their foundation of knowing the difference between the two and you can also make it a fun game!
Thanks for all you do!
This week we will be covering TEKS 4.11B- Fact and Opinion!
Students will be learning that a Fact is something that can be proven to be true. You can prove it by seeing it, researching it, or measuring it.
One difficulty students normally have when determining a Fact is that some Facts can be proven to be not true. For example I can say: Mrs. Harville is 6 feet tall. This can be proven to be false by measuring Mrs. Harville's height. What students fail to understand is that just because a statement is proven false such as this one, doesn't make it necessarily an opinion... it is simply a false fact! Students need to be aware that just because a statement is not a true statement it doesn't necessarily mean it is an opinion.
An Opinion is a statement about what one person Thinks, Feels, or Believes.
For example: Fridays are the Best day of the week! This is an opinion because someone else might feel that Saturdays are the best day of the week.
Opinions have key words that students can look for such as: best, beautiful, most, worst... and so on.
Facts and opinions are very commonly found in advertisements. For homework on Wednesday students will have to watch a few cute commercials posted and find 3 facts and 3 opinions from each one. As you may be watching television at home or reading the newspaper help your child point out the facts or opinions they might see or hear. This can be an ongoing process through the school year that could cement their foundation of knowing the difference between the two and you can also make it a fun game!
Thanks for all you do!
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