Dear Jeff's parents,

It is always nice to see Jeff and hear all about the many activities and school events he is involved in. He is such a multi-talented and intelligent boy. He is a true joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed his anchor charts as well as covered Lesson 2 - Task 1 - U1L2 - In Class - Your Turn.  

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

1) Key / New vocabulary: definition, part of speech, phonetic spelling, synonym, antonym, and use in a sentence.

2) Reading strategies: fluency, context clues, and comprehension

3) Genre: Realistic Fiction

4) Compare and Contrast

5) Literary Elements

6) Narrator's Role

7) Dialogue Usage

8) Short Vowel Sounds

9) Phrasal Verbs

10) Media Literacy

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For HOMEWORK, can Jeff please complete the following:

Lesson 2 - Task 2 - U1L2 - Homework - Literacy

Page: 1

Pages: 3-8

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Jeff next Wednesday. 

My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.

Mr. Grande