Readers’ Workshop
"It is essential that stories ignite a vital sort of imagination, one
that allows readers to live inside the world of the story, to identify with the
characters, seeing and sensing situations from inside the characters’
minds." - Following Characters Into Meaning. This week, we are beginning to
focus on personal response, visualizing, and empathy to strengthen the connection
between readers and characters. One way
of accomplishing this goal, is focusing on the mental movie playing in our
minds as we read. Ask your child what
they envision as they complete their nightly reading.
Writers’ Workshop
We will begin our rough drafts by tackling a new type of engaging
beginning. Students will learn how to begin a
narrative by jumping right into the action. Many narratives begin by establishing the time/location and
introducing the characters. They also give a brief description of
what the characters are doing. This sets the scene to jump right into
the action. We will test out our beginnings by
sharing them in peer conferencing sessions. We will also try using a new handout during peer conferencing to
get more specific and helpful feedback from our peers.
We sent home graded rubrics today for the memoir project. Final drafts are on file in the class cookbook at school. Please contact Mrs. Z via email if you need to borrow a
copy of your child's work to review at home.
Skills Block
There will be no spelling
this week due to the short week.
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