Questions to ask your child this week:
Reading We started our fantasy unit this week. Students learned what makes a book fantasy, and we talked about the different subgenres within fantasy, and why it is such a popular genre with young people. I began reading Flora & Ulysses out loud, and students chose their own fantasy book to read. Writing We began a new unit focused on journalism and expository writing this week. Students learned about the different types of journalism, and how a news article is structured. They looked at an example on NEWSELA, a news site for young people. Later in the unit students will create their own newspaper for Summers-Knoll.
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Questions To Ask Your Child This Week
Reading: Students are wrapping up their second round of literature circles. They met in their groups on Friday to discuss what they've read, and either finished the book or set a goal to finish the book next week. We'll be starting our next unit soon, where students will choose a book within the fantasy genre to read. We'll be focusing on setting and plot structure as they read. Writing: We'll be starting our next big writing project, on expository writing, next week. During this interim week, students worked on a short creative writing piece and completed a grammar lesson on complete sentences vs. sentence fragments. We had a great week in ELA to start off the new year! I was really impressed with how quickly everyone jumped back into our routine.
Questions to Ask This Week
Reading Students continued reading their second book in literature circles. They met in their groups on Friday to set a new page goal for next week and distribute group roles for their next discussion. Writing Students finished their personal narratives on Thursday. The rubric for the assignment is here. They should be able to access them at home, so feel free to ask them to share with you. |
AuthorLauren Yavor teaches ELA with a reader's and writer's workshop format to SK 5th and 6th graders. Archives
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