For the last week, we have been focusing our attention on BOLD BEGINNINGS in our writing. How does a writer capture the attention of the reader from the first part of the reading? One way is by showing action. What kind of strong action words can be used to allow the reader to SEE what is happening?
The students have been given an idea sheet (8 boxes about a story idea) that is in their binder. Last week they worked on brainstorming ideas for a story that is TRUE and about them. They know that these boxes are just places to record ideas so they have them when writing the actual story. Some students are still working on the completion of these boxes, so please check your child's.
BY THURSDAY: A rough draft (written every other line on the loose leaf paper in their binder) of the story. This story is not going to be a chapter book! It is not going to be 3 paragraphs long either. Focus on a strong beginning, but also be able to tell the story in a succinct manner. Editing and revisions will be done here in class as we continue through the writing process.
Daily Oral Geography and Daily Oral Language: These are two of the five rotating stations that your child will be visiting each week at the start of their school day. There will be four questions about geography that they will need to answer in complete sentences. A strategy that we have worked on in class is taking part of the question and using it as part of your answer. For example: What is the capital city of Iowa? ANSWER: The capital city of Iowa is Des Moines.
Daily oral language includes two sentences that include spelling errors, grammatical errors and punctuation errors. Students rewrite the sentences to make them correct. If they do not finish these at school during the week, they will be sent home on Thursday night. Using atlases for geography is definitely encouraged! They are also encouraged to use the Franklin Spell Checkers to find spelling errors.
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