5.+Cheetahs

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 * ===Focus 1: Understanding Words - play hangman below.===

|| **STUDYZONE - Term 3 & 4**

Word analysis, vocabulary development and fluency - lessons and activities:
* [|Decode grade-level words using knowledge of word structure (e.g. roots, prefixes, suffixes, verb endings, plurals, contractions, and compounds)]

[|Understand grade level vocabulary by studying categories]

* [|Analyze word structure (e.g. roots, prefixes, suffixes) to learn word meaning]

[|Use word recognition strategies and context clues to monitor own reading (e.g. predict/confirm, reread, self-correct)]

[|Read a wide range of instructional-level texts [realistic fiction, historical fiction, legends, biographies, poetry (diamante), children’ s articles, editorials, advertisements, diaries/journals, electronic books]]

[|Read independently and silently, including longer fiction and chapter books]

[|Read a minimum of 25 books or the equivalent per year]

[|Read with increasing fluency, intonation, and competence from a variety of texts] || **STUDYZONE - Term 3 & 4**
 * ===Focus 2: Finding Information=== ||
 * ===Focus 2: Finding Information=== ||

Comprehension strategies - lessons and activities:
[|Synthesize information from different sources]

[|Compare and contrast information on one topic from two different sources]

[|Use prior knowledge and experience to interpret information]

[|Read instructional-level texts with comprehension and for different purposes]

[|Analyze and evaluate ideas and information based on prior knowledge and author’s purpose] || **STUDYZONE - Term 3 & 4**
 * ===Focus 3: Identify the Main Idea=== ||
 * ===Focus 3: Identify the Main Idea=== ||

[|Use questioning strategies to extend comprehension of text listened to or read]

[|Engage in or lead discussion about grade-level texts by integrating multiple strategies (e.g. ask questions, clarify misunderstandings, support point of view, summarize information)]

[|Use previous reading and life experiences to connect to imaginative text]

[|Use and evaluate strategies for reading and listening critically (bias, fact and opinion)] || x