Writing Week & Author's Circle
Outdoor Recess Reminders
Remember with Ohio Weather being variable to remind your child to be prepared to be outside for recess. If the weather is deemed appropriate for outside recess, students will be outside even if it is chilly or cold out.
Remember if your family needs support over the holidays or could use winter hats, gloves, or you have other needs to contact Ms. Stewart, our school counselor. She has contacts and can help.
Remember with Ohio Weather being variable to remind your child to be prepared to be outside for recess. If the weather is deemed appropriate for outside recess, students will be outside even if it is chilly or cold out.
Remember if your family needs support over the holidays or could use winter hats, gloves, or you have other needs to contact Ms. Stewart, our school counselor. She has contacts and can help.
Homework/Important Dates
Wednesday, December 5th: 2-hour delay
Friday, December 14th: PTO Movie night
- More information about this event coming soon!
Wednesday, December 19th: 4th Grade Spelling Bee written test
- Words will be given to students after Thanksgiving break.
Thursday, December 20th: "Fetch a Good Book" Read in
- Students will be permitted to wear pajamas to school for our read in!
Friday, December 21: NO SCHOOL- Teacher Record Day
ELA/Reading
This week, we will be finishing our book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen as well as completing our End of Module Task. As we have been reading, we have been completing a plot line of all of the major events of the book. So far we have covered the beginning and rising actions of the book, but this week we read about the climax, falling action, and the resolution of the book. We discovered that Brian has developed some very different character traits as the book has progressed and we are going to apply this idea to our own writing.
Tuesday, we started our End of Module Task.
Module 2 End of Module Task
This week, we will be finishing our book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen as well as completing our End of Module Task. As we have been reading, we have been completing a plot line of all of the major events of the book. So far we have covered the beginning and rising actions of the book, but this week we read about the climax, falling action, and the resolution of the book. We discovered that Brian has developed some very different character traits as the book has progressed and we are going to apply this idea to our own writing. Tuesday, we started our End of Module Task.
Module 2 End of Module Task
Essential Question: How does a challenging setting or physical environment change a person?
Task: Write your own narrative! Below are the papers we have filled out to develop the initial idea for a story. Each child is responsible for creating their own unique story using themselves as the main character.
At the end of our writing process, we will be having an Author's celebration where all students get a chance to share their narratives with their classmates:) Stay tuned for pictures via Class Dojo!
Prompt for Narrative: Imagine you are lost on a mountain and write a narrative story about your survival. Follow the steps of the acronym ESCAPE to plan out your story. Include specific sensory details, descriptive snapshots, and thoughtshots to help your story come alive for the reader. Bring your story to a natural conclusion that makes sense for the reader.
Think about the following questions to help develop your story:
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Why are you stranded on the mountain? How far are you from civilization?
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Are you alone? If not, who is with you? Is everyone in good health after the original accident?
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What time of year is it? How is the weather?
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What do you have with you for supplies?
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What dangers will you face as you try to survive until the rescue?
Title: ___________________________________________________
Characters:
Setting:
Major Events:
Theme:
E
Establish: orient your reader to a situation
S
Setting: When and where the story takes place.
C
Characters:
Who the story is about and what they want.
A
Action:
What events happen and how characters respond
P
Problem:
What prevents the main characters from getting what they want?
E
Ending:
Resolution to the problem.
Task: Write your own narrative! Below are the papers we have filled out to develop the initial idea for a story. Each child is responsible for creating their own unique story using themselves as the main character.
At the end of our writing process, we will be having an Author's celebration where all students get a chance to share their narratives with their classmates:) Stay tuned for pictures via Class Dojo!
At the end of our writing process, we will be having an Author's celebration where all students get a chance to share their narratives with their classmates:) Stay tuned for pictures via Class Dojo!
Prompt for Narrative: Imagine you are lost on a mountain and write a narrative story about your survival. Follow the steps of the acronym ESCAPE to plan out your story. Include specific sensory details, descriptive snapshots, and thoughtshots to help your story come alive for the reader. Bring your story to a natural conclusion that makes sense for the reader.
Think about the following questions to help develop your story:
- Why are you stranded on the mountain? How far are you from civilization?
- Are you alone? If not, who is with you? Is everyone in good health after the original accident?
- What time of year is it? How is the weather?
- What do you have with you for supplies?
- What dangers will you face as you try to survive until the rescue?
Title: ___________________________________________________
Characters:
|
Setting:
|
Major Events:
| |
Theme:
| |
|
E
|
Establish: orient your reader to a situation
| |
|
S
|
Setting: When and where the story takes place.
| |
|
C
|
Characters:
Who the story is about and what they want.
| |
|
A
|
Action:
What events happen and how characters respond
| |
|
P
|
Problem:
What prevents the main characters from getting what they want?
| |
|
E
|
Ending:
Resolution to the problem.
|
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