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Reading nonfiction can be tricky! Nonfiction readers are aware that nonfiction authors use different structures to write information. Sometimes those authors also combine structures in a hybrid text, with a narrative part that sounds like a story and an expository part that teaches information. This week we are continuing to study how texts are put together. We will also learn how to tackle tricky vocabulary in nonfiction texts! This week we will continue to work on finding the main ideas and details of our nonfiction reading to help us write our summaries. This reading skill of summarizing is crucial to our fourth graders. Please practice this skill at home with your child as he/she reads just right books (JRBs). Thank you for your support! The children will take a reading test on Wednesday, 10/30. In word study this week, we will be learning about what happens when two vowels are next to each other and each one contributes to making a sound. We call this a VV pattern. WritingIn writing this week, we will be continuing our opinion writing unit. We will start by collecting even more evidence that relates to our topic, in order to effectively back up our opinion. We will practice by using different forms of evidence- such as observations, personal stories, and quotes! Here are some examples for how to incorporate this into our writing:
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