Dear Michael's parents,

Michael once again did very well during today's English language lesson. We spent extensive and intensive time reviewing his Anchor Chart binder and he used his binder with great effectiveness! Great job, Michael! Also, he had ALL the Anchor Charts that I asked for so a VERY  BIG thank you to Michael's mother as well!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's excellent homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 28 - Task 1 - U4L9 - Nature.

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies: Prediction, Identification, Text-to-Self and Text-to-World Connections

2) Key/New vocabulary - Translations and Synonyms

3) Reading strategies: Articulation & Enunciation, Fluency, Decoding, and Comprehension

4) Genre: Poetry

5) Free Verse Poems 

6) Repetition (Repeating Words or Lines)

7) Theme (What a story or poem is about)

8) Figurative Language: Similes

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 27 - U4W4 - Jan 03 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and weekend, and I look forward to seeing Michael next Monday. 

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.