1. Night Letters
Day 4

2. QUESTION OF THE DAY
How can the outside world affect you inside your heart or head like a friend does?

3. Last week, we studied the prefixes un-, re-, mis- and dis-.

4. Let’s Review Prefixes un means not or the opposite of re means again
mis means
dis means

5. What’s the prefix in the word…
unwilling
reassign
misspell
disagree

6. Let’s use the base word and prefix to figure out what each word means
unwilling
not willing
reassign
assign again
misspell
spelled incorrectly
disagree
not in agreement

7. Let’s use the base word and prefix to figure out what each word means.
unable
reread
misunderstand
distrusted
unexplored
restated
misjudge
disinterested
unwanted
rewrote
mistreat
disbelief

8. Read these sentences. Can you think of another sentence using the underlined word?
We had to stop and rethink our plan.
Mom was displeased about my messy room.
Our new puppy misbehaves if we don’t watch her all the time.
The accident seemed unavoidable.

9. Group Time!
Let’s Read…
"dear stars," pages 352–353

10. Fluency Partner Reading
You and your partner practice reading aloud p. 346, three times. You should read with appropriate phrasing and you will offer each other feedback.

11. Many animals prowls on the edje of the forest at night.
The two trees shadows hide the mouses and foxes.

12. STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
Be sure a form of be in a sentence agrees with the subject.
Use is or was to agree with singular nouns.
Use are or were to agree with plural nouns.
Example: The moon is bright tonight.
The stars are shining.

13. Classwork/Homework
Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 51.

14. Writing Day 4 EDITING/REVISING CHECKLIST
Are my ideas in a logical order?
Do I describe the experience so that it engages my reader?
Do action verbs help make each detail vivid? Do verbs agree with their subjects?
Are words with the consonant sounds /j/ and /k/ spelled correctly?

15. Conventions
Use a greeting addressed to the person receiving the letter: Dear Sam. Don't forget the comma.
Use I throughout to describe a personal experience.
Use a closing such as Yours truly or Your friend, followed by a comma.
Check for correct capitalization in friendly letters.

16. Great Job!!