Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

We are learning to determine the author’s opinion in a text and explain how it is conveyed.

VOCABULARY

Opinion: A view or judgment made about something. 

Convey: To explain something. 

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Read a fiction or nonfiction  text with your child and ask them to identify the significant events or main ideas within the text. Get them to identify the mood of the text and the message or meaning of the book. Get them to explain what the author’s opinion might be. Ask them if their thinking has been confirmed or changed as they read.