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Reading We spent this week doing a read-aloud of the short novel Seedfolks, which the kids really seemed to enjoy. Each chapter in the book is narrated by a new person, all of whom contribute to a community garden in Cleveland. As I read, students kept track of the character traits of each new person. On Thursday and Friday, students chose one character to focus on and analyze what that character thought and felt, their contributions to the garden, and what assumptions other characters had about them before interacting with them. Students showed this analysis with either a character portrait or a 'found' poem. You can see the project description here and the rubric here. Students will have half of class on Monday (about 25 minutes) to complete their project; I encouraged several students to take their project home to work on this weekend, so they're in good shape to finish up on Monday. Then we can dive into our first literature circles of the year, with kids working in small groups to read a novel of their choice. Stay tuned for more details on this next week! Photos of kids working on their project:
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AuthorLauren Yavor teaches ELA with a reader's and writer's workshop format to SK 5th and 6th graders. Archives
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