Together with the Spanish language classroom of Ms. Forrest, Mrs. O'Neil''s class teaches students the skills they need to be successful readers and writers in the 5th grade.
Content subjects covered include:
Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
Genres
Identifying Main Idea and Supporting Details
Recognizing an author's purpose
Identifying the Point of View of a story's narration
Parts of Speech
Spelling of commonly misspelled English words
Learning grade-appropriate vocabulary
Prefixes and Suffixes
Antonyms and Synonyms
Descriptive writing
Grammatical conventions
How to write a friendly letter