Informational Writing, Research Strategies, and Our Most Recent I.B. Stars!

We have begun our first writing genre of the year-informational! Our first step with any genre is to "unpack" the rubric to understand what the expectations will be when we actually write our essays. Students worked in small groups to analyze the rubric and to put each section into their own words. We then came together and discussed our notes. The students reported that they felt more confident about the genre and had a good idea of what they would need to do in order to meet our target!

After unpacking the informational rubric, students set two goals to focus on for the genre. Goals could be something that is new in fifth grade, or something they want to improve from last year. Students completed a Google form and the results are posted in our "Writing Corner" for reference!

Our ATL focus for our first Individuals and Society planner is researching. Students are working on becoming an expert in the early civilization of their choice (Maya, Inca, or Aztec). In order for students to efficiently and accurately collect information, we discussed the research strategies below. These strategies can be applied across all subject areas!

Finally, congratulations to our I.B. Stars from Thursday! Mari Griggs from Mrs. Carr's class and Mason Suro from Mrs. Finke's Class! Keep up the great work kiddos!