We are immersed in our short story unit. Students have been choosing the stories they'd like to read (six out of twelve), and also the assignments they'd like to do alongside each story (one for each story). We're also starting our next writing - a newspaper article - where we have to provide sufficient evidence to back up our claims. For grammar, we've focused on complex sentences, and we added a "read aloud" element to our last two weeks. We started and finished Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. Ask your child what the premise was, and then ask what happened next (or maybe - what SHOULD happen next)...
Soon we'll start some poetry and share our talents. Quick note: We will have a practice PARCC session on the Chromebooks to get familiar with the tools again, and yet we will not "study" for PARCC in March. All year, when asking comprehension questions, we've been "studying," so do not fret if your child does not come home with anything to study. Reading, reading, and MORE reading (and then writing about and/or discussing that reading!) will be what helps them improve from year to year.
Soon we'll start some poetry and share our talents. Quick note: We will have a practice PARCC session on the Chromebooks to get familiar with the tools again, and yet we will not "study" for PARCC in March. All year, when asking comprehension questions, we've been "studying," so do not fret if your child does not come home with anything to study. Reading, reading, and MORE reading (and then writing about and/or discussing that reading!) will be what helps them improve from year to year.
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