Interesting Fact of the Day: Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
LA: Our story for the week is Rattlers. This is a nonfiction story about snakes.  We had a lot of disgusted faces while listening to our story!  :)  Our comprehension skill is summarizing and looking for the main ideas. We will also be looking at how the author organized the story. Our vocabulary words are species, survive, alert, vibrates, surroundings, prey, predators, vibrates, and lunging. Our vocabulary skill is using restated context clues to figure out the words. Both our grammar and spelling skills focus on plural nouns.

Here are this week's RIT words.
Fiction: A literary form based on imagination rather than just fact. Most stories are fiction.
Parallelism: The use of repetitive structure to create rhythm in writing. (The more we do, the more we can do is one example.)
Synedoche: Where a specific part refers to the whole. I got a new set of wheels meaning I got a new car.
Aphorism: A short witty statement of wisdom or opinion. A watched pot never boils.
Archetype: A model character or a character that other characters are based on. Percy is based on the archetype of a hero in Greek myths.
Paradox: A statement that is true even though it seems to be saying opposite things. Soon you will be grown up enough to read fairy tales again.
Quip: A clever or witty remark or comment brought about by the situation. After a ball game: Bad losers make worse winners.
Theme: The fundamental idea or life lesson explored in a literary work. Trusting friends was one theme in Percy Jackson.
Antithesis: Using opposite ideas in the same thought or sentence in order to make a point. Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee.

HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday.  Don't forget there will be a RIT quiz tomorrow!

Math:Today we reviewed equivalent fractions. You make an equivalent fraction by multiplying or dividing the numerators and denominators by the same number.

HW:   Math boxes and study link 5.4 are due tomorrow

Social Studies: (Grannan) We took the chapter 4 test today.

HW: None