Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Marquis is developing into a very confident young man and he demonstrates this during our lessons with how well he communicates his thoughts and ideas. He is a true joy to have a conversation with!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework plus covered Lesson 29 - Task 1 - U2L10 - In Class - The Big One.  

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

1) Pre-reading strategies: prediction, identification, text-to-self and text-to-world connections

2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms

3) Reading strategies: decoding, context clue, text features, fluency, and comprehension

4) Genre: Realistic Fiction and Poetry

5) Figurative Language: metaphors and similes

6) Conversational Practice: word choice, pronunciation, pace, and confidence

7) Point of View: author and narrator

8) Types of Poems: haiku

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 29 - Task 2 - U2L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Jul.05th:

Lesson 30 - U2W5 - July 05 - In Class/Homework - Weekly Test

[HW - see above: Lesson 30]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday. 

Enjoy the last week of school!

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.