1/21/09 Quotation Marks & Comprehension

Part 1 (Daily Reading Homework): your child needs to read at least 20 minutes every night. Below, please record what they read, how long they read for and then initial it. Thanks!

Part 2 (Reading Comprehension): One of the main focuses of our year has been reading comprehension. Simply reading a book, article, or passage isn’t enough. Readers need to be able to re-tell what they’ve read in their own words!
Tonight your student is reading another short passage about polar bears. We’ve been studying the arctic so they already have some knowledge to start with. After they read the passage then need to answer 5 simple questions about the passage. There is explicit and implicit information available to help your student answer the questions. Explicit means that the information is written on the page. Implicit means that they figure out their answer from clues provided on the page. Readers need to constantly check for implicit and explicit information. See if your child can tell you the difference between implicit and explicit information.

Part 4 (Quotation Marks): We’ve been studying the proper use of quotation marks in class. Have your child show you their understanding of quotation marks with this short work sheet. We’ve learned a song that helps us remember when to use quotation marks. Have your student sing it! It goes:

Whenever you see two marks like these someone is usually talking.
The dog says, “Bow wow.”
The cat says, “Meow.”
The man says, “I am walking.”


Part 3 (Minute Math): Minute Math is a daily activity. It is not due until Friday.