Mrs. Blunk's Classroom
Elements of Literature

Collection 1
1.       Rikki-Tikki-Tavi—page 14  (Fiction, Short Story)
            *Main Characters
2.      Three Skeleton Key—page 38  (Fiction, Short Story)
            *Mini Story Worksheet
3.      The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street—page 57 (Drama, Teleplay)
            *Monsters on Maple Street Vocabulary
A.     Writing Workshop—Story (page 112)

Collection 2
4.      The Smallest Dragonboy—page 146 (Fiction, Short Story)
            *Smallest Dragonboy Drawing
            *Smallest Dragonboy Detail Questions
            *Smallest Dragonboy Study Guide
B.       Writing Workshop—Problem-Solution Essay (page 222)

Collection 3
5.      The Highwayman—page 246 (Fiction, Poem)
C.     Writing Workshop—Personal Narrative (page 330)

Collection 4
6.      After Twenty Years—page 356 (Fiction, Short Story)
D.    Writing Workshop—Descriptive Essay (page 462)

Collection 5
7.      Amigo Brothers—page 484 (Fiction, Short Story)
8.      Song of the Trees—page 508 (Fiction, Novella)
        *Song of the Trees Study Guide
9.      A Mason-Dixon Memory—page 533 (Nonfiction, Essay)
        *Mason-Dixon Study Guide
10. Poetry-Student Reading—Collection from pages 548-607 (poetry)
E.      Writing Workshop—Supporting an Interpretation (page 630)

Collection 6
11. King Midas and the Golden Touch—page 682 (Fiction, Myth)
12. The Hummingbird King—page 732 (Fiction, Folk Tale)
F.      Writing Workshop—Comparison/Contrast Essay (page 772)

Collection 7
13.  Long Walk to Freedom—page 845 (Nonfiction, Autobiography)
14. Rosa Parks—page 853 (Nonfiction, Biography)
G.   Writing Workshop—Informative Report (page 864)

Collection 8
15. Analyzing Information on Consumer Documents—page 899
16.  Following Technical Directions—page 905 (Informational Text)
H.      Writing Workshop—Public Service Announcement (page 909)

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Spelling
Unit 1-Silent/Sounded Consonants p. 12
Unit 2-Greek Word Parts I p. 18
Unit 3-Number Prefixes p. 24
Unit 4-Words from Names p. 30
Unit 5-Homophones p. 36
Unit 6-Review p. 42

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Unit 7-Consonant Changes p. 48
Unit 8-Greek Word Parts II p. 54
Unit 9-Noun Suffixes p. 60
Unit 10-Words from Spanish p. 66
Unit 11-Words Often Confused p. 72
Unit 12-Review p. 78

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Unit 13-Vowel Changes I p. 84
Unit 14-Latin Roots I p. 90
Unit 15-The Suffixes -ary, -ery, -ory  p. 96
Unit 16-Words from French p. 102
Unit 17-Unusual Plurals p. 108
Unit 18-Review p. 114

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Unit 19-Vowel Changes II p. 120
Unit 20-Latin Roots II p. 126
Unit 21-Greek and Latin Prefixes p. 132
Unit 22-Words from Other Languages p. 138
Unit 23-Words Often Misspelled p. 144
Unit 24-Review p. 150

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Unit 25-Absorbed Prefixes I p. 156
Unit 26-Latin Roots III p. 162
Unit 27-The Suffixes -able and -ible p. 168
Unit 28-Words from Places p. 174
Unit 29-Single or Double Consonants p. 180
Unit 30-Review p. 186
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Unit 31-Absorbed Prefixes II p. 192
Unit 32-Suffixes -ant/-ance, -ent/-ence p. 198
Unit 33-Verb Suffixes p. 204
Unit 34-Words New to English p. 210
Unit 35-Words of Mispronounced p. 216
Unit 36-Review p. 222









Writing Projects

Business Letters
Friendly Letters
Country Report
Halloween Story
Thanksgiving Story
Memories
Four Friends
“Radio” the movie
Three Favorite Foods

**Several writing projects are included in Literature plan (Writing Workshop).
            i.e.       Story
                        Problem Solving Essay
                        Personal Narrative
                        Descriptive Essay
                        Supporting an Interpretation
                        Compare/Contrast Essay
                        Informative Report
                        Public Service Announcement

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Basic Skills in English

Topics to Cover
1.      Types of Paragraphs/Compositions—page 49
2.      Writing Paragraphs—page 61
3.      Process of Writing—page 62
4.      Writing a Formal Business Letter w/Envelope—page 242
5.      Addressing an Audience—page 251
6.      Noun Usage—page 308
7.      Verbs—page 321
8.      Pronouns—page 389
9.      Adjective Usage—page 406
10. Adverb Usage—page 428
11. Preposition and Conjunction Usage—page 441
12. Interjection Usage—page 463
13. Subject/Verb Agreement—page 472
14. Capitalization—page 521
15. Punctuation—page 541
16. Comma Usage—page 548
17. Quotation Marks—page 556

Literature Topics
1.      Figurative Language—page 106, 621, 787
2.      Roots & Affixes—page 650
3.      Appositives—page 986


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Accelerated Reader
Book Report-Fiction
Book Report-Non-Fiction

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Links for Student Use
-FCAT Practice Tests
-Internet 14C for Classrooms

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