This week we started our opinion writing. We have practiced writing about our position on school uniforms and in groups, we looked at some other issues too. Students either wrote about fifth graders needing a set bed time, being able to eat lunch in the cafeteria or all over the school, and if tests are a good use of time. They presented to the class their positions. We have been practicing writing a claim, including reasons followed by examples that prove it, and ending with how our claims benefit others. Tomorrow, kids will get to brainstorm topics they are interested in writing about. I will say, they love arguing!! They get very excited and will clap at the end of persuasive paragraphs that really move them.
In reading this week, we worked on the February edition of StoryWorks. We read a story about the Lusitania, a ship that sunk in 1915, three years after the Titanic. This one sunk, however, from being hit by a torpedo. Today, we read a fictional story called The Cow's Horn which was about a present a boy received from a friend. The present, the cow's horn, represented doing what you love and how hard work can earn rewards. Tomorrow, we will look at it more closely.
Next week, we will start talking about mood and tone along with visual elements. Look for the next post's links to two different movie trailers about Mary Poppins...they are really good!
Earlier this week, I met with each child and gave them an update on their reading counts points. Most students are moving along and reading lots of books!! I have been impressed this quarter so far with all of the books the kids are reading.
A few reminders:
-Google Logs are due each Friday including this week.
-Reading Counts points are due by March 10
-Yearbook forms are due by February 29
-Valentine's Day party is tomorrow at 2:45
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