Class Update
November 3rd:
I am so excited to officially be part of the Green Team family! I have met all my new students and feel so fortunate to work with them!
We are kicking off Unit 2--Finding Your Voice--which dives into a study of informational texts. Through these texts, students will study how authors craft informational pieces, including the use of text features, structures, setting a purpose, and conveying a central idea. They will get their own copies of I Am Malala to read during the unit. They will apply their skills to this book as well as learn how one girl defied the odds and used her voice to be heard around the world.
January 31st
Students finished up the Finding Your Voice unit by writing and publishing articles on a topic of interest. They used their own experiences, knowledge, and research to develop their topics. I am proud of all students' effort!
This past week, students completed some district assessments including their second benchmark and an IAB to assess their informational reading skills.
During the month of February and into March students will be jumping into a whole class novel, Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. We'll begin the unit together, reading the first 5 chapters, setting up our notebooks, and exploring characterization. Then students will be reading independently both in class and at home as needed, keeping up with their notes and diving into the motifs of loyalty and perseverance. I'm excited to read this book alongside them and have rich discussions!
Please remember to check out my Padlet board which houses all homework assignments for Language Arts. Here is the link, and it can be found on my Google Classroom page as well!
