Non-fiction writing

Ouch...



I am out tomorrow pm as well. I hope this will change!

H/W
Two typed paragraphs of your writing for Wed.

Interesting to see how some of you will finish your writing as I see so many writer's notebooks left in class!

Study link 5.11

Edu Blog Award 2012 Nominations

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Beest New Blog: Mr Mac’s Blog Thingy

Best Library Blog: Momo Celebrating Time To Read

Best Administrator Blog: Darcy Moore’s Blog

Non-fiction Reading

We covered a lot of new content today:

• Text Presentation Techniques
• Text Structures

We will spend out non-fiction unit using these different elements in our reading and writing

H/W

• Study link 5.10
• Write 10 sentences using your non-fiction strategies using advanced sentence construction techniques

e.g.  simple (using x4 parts of speech) compound, complex, infinitives etc.


Independent Reading

It is becoming clear that people are not  maintaining effective reading behaviors. Make sure you are reading regularly, practicing your reading skills by showing your thinking, and keeping your log up to date.

Non-fiction Reading and Writing

Anybody do the Thanksgiving toast? - Win +1 for providing feedback on  your experience

Next week (Week at a Glance) we will do lots of work on our non-fiction reading and writing and introduce our new grammar unit - C.O.M.M.A.S.

Happy 'Turkey' Day

Are you 'truly' willing to step outside your comfort zone?
Thanksgiving Dinner Family Toast - Become a legend in your family by toasting your family just after the main course is ended. Be sincere and give real examples, situations, and elaborations to support your comments using your persuasive strategies. Your family will be amazed and very proud





Enjoy the book talks below



Enjoy the prepositional phrase skits below