Dec 16
Graphic Novel Debate
Should graphic novels be considered literature? Post your comments below. Please be sure to support your opinions with proper reasoning.
Nov 22
Fifth Grade Double Duty
We have begun a two-part enrichment literacy unit. The first aspect of the unit exposes students to a different kind of literature – graphic novels and wordless picture books. As we notice and compare graphic novels to traditional literature, we are learning that our inferencing skills come in handy when reading! Later, we will debate [...]
Oct 21
Music Debate
Hi all, Today we read Arnold Adoff’s poem, Street Music. The poem describes the noises heard on a city street. We got into a fairly heated debate concerning the validity of this “street music” – is it really music? Some students thought that music needed to be organized and have a beat, while others thought [...]
Oct 07
The “Martian 12″ (Ask your 5th grader what this means!)
In our poetry group we have been reading different genres of poems. Some of our favorite poems we have read so far are Shel Silverstein’s Smart, Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, and S.C. Rigg’s Apple. We have also written our own quatrain and shape poems. We are looking forward to learning [...]
Sep 10
Welcome Parents!
We will be using Blogs to share our learning with you at home. This will allow you access to read, question, or comment on your child’s learning before he/she is home from school! We will add posts as a class on a weekly basis for your viewing pleasure. If you find an interesting resource or [...]
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