Take a Peek at Our Week!

In language & literature, we continued our work of analyzing multiple accounts of the same event/topic in order to compare/contrast the authors' point of views. Groups explored topics such as The Boston Tea Party, The Boston Massacre, and Theodore Roosevelt. Students used the evidence provided in the articles to infer how the author felt about the topic which led them to identifying the point of view or perspective. As a culminating activity, students used the "circle of viewpoints" strategy to extend their thinking on the topic they studied. "Circle of viewpoints" involves students jumping into one of the points of view they read and explaining what they would think, feel, and wonder. What a fun way to end the week!

In individuals & society, we finished up our research on our expert explorers! Students studied the Columbian Exchange and investigated how and what their explorers traded. Students also mapped out exploration routes for their explorer!

In writing, students received feedback based on our informational rubric for their second essay! We are definitely making growth!! As you can remember, students chose and researched their own topics prior to writing their essays. We had a group discussion about common areas needing growth. Students also had the opportunity to go over their individual areas of growth and edit their essays accordingly. They also set goals based on their feedback for their informational writing assessment.  Student essays and rubrics were sent home for your review!

Finally, students completed their informational writing assessments using their expert explorer research. I was SO proud of the hard work I witnessed!! I will be grading their assessments and expert explorer research. You will receive a rubric score for both. However, their actual essays will not be sent home since they need to be collected for writing portfolios. If you would like to see your child's work, you can read your their essay on Google docs (Informational Writing Google Classroom)!

Have a great weekend!!