We are on our way to learning great things about some interesting people from history. Why did you choose your person? What is fascinating you so far? What information surprised you? What questions do you still have and how do you think you could find the answers?
This is a fun unit so be sure to read your classmates' posts and respond to at least 2 blogs. Try to connect to your classmates and respond in a meaningful way. (That means, don't just say "Wow, that's cool!" or "I agree.")
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This week we will be discussing your opinions that you will be writing about in our writing unit. Share some of your thesis statements and reasons that you believe your thesis to be true. Don't type the whole essay!! Just tell us your opinion and some reasons and evidence that support it. Be sure to comment on other students' posts. You may want to use their comments as evidence!
As we continue in our nonfiction unit, we would love to hear your thoughts about nonfiction:
Why is it important to read nonfiction? What type of nonfiction do you like reading the most (Biographies, Science topics, Historical topics, Animals, etc.)? What nonfiction book have you read in the past that you enjoyed and taught you a lot? Can you recommend any? As we move into our new unit on nonfiction reading, we begin with narrative biographies. We will read about people who have made a difference in our world.
If you could read a biography about any important/famous/special person, who would it be? Why? What would you want to know about that person? Please write your response in complete sentences and respond to two other classmates' posts. As we complete our Character Study Unit in Reading, it is time to reflect on all you've learned. You became stronger fiction readers by learning how to find a just right book, how to notice and note the six Signposts, and how to form new ideas about your characters (using STEAL, using C.E.R, etc.).
Think back to the past couple of months and share with your classmates how you've grown as a reader. What are one or two things you learned in reading this unit that made you a stronger fiction reader? For the past week, we have been noticing different details about our characters by using STEAL. We noticed how a character speaks, thinks, how they affect others, acts and looks. Through all of this investigating, we are beginning to formulate a character theory. What are your theories about your characters? What did you realize when you started paying attention to the little details about this character? Did your character change throughout the book? How? Share your ideas and comment on two other classmates' ideas as well. Happy blogging!
Tell your classmates all about your reading habits.
Pick a few of the following questions to answer and let us get to know you as a reader! Who is your favorite author? What is the best book you've ever read? What is the best book someone has read to you? What topics do you enjoy reading about? What strategies do you use as you read? Be sure to comment to 2 other posts. Try to make your answers meaningful. One word answers like "Cool!" show you like their response but it doesn't connect to that reader. Be sure to connect and communicate in a way that builds our reading community. This week, we are continuing our exploration of sign posts. Remember, when you see a sign post moment in your story, STOP, think, and consider, "How does this change things?"
Tell us about the sign posts you are discovering in your reading. What did you learn about the plot, characters, or theme of the story? Some of the signposts that we covered so far are:
This week's blog covers what we have been learning this week: Retelling.
It has two parts -- read it carefully. Part I Retell what is happening in your book so far. Be sure to tell the title of the book and the main characters' names. Use whatever strategy that makes sense for you: Story Elements (characters, setting, beginning, middle, end) or SWBST. (Somebody Wanted But So Then...) Part II Tell why you chose that strategy and why it works best for you. |
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