My Reading Life

Reading and Writing Reflection: What can you do now as a reader that you couldn't at the start of the year?  My Reading Life

Reading Units Covered this year

Launching the Reader's Workshop
Thinking Critically About Characters
Nonfiction Research Across Text Sets
How to Eat a Poem
Social Issues Book Clubs
Notice and Note

Other topics: Anchor Charts
Reading Responses
Book Clubs
Close Reading
Writing Claims


Writing Classes
Feature Article:
1) Download your Feature Article as a pdf. Then upload your FA into either of the software below.
2) You must use youblisher.com or flipsnack.com to embed a copy of your FA into your blog. (Save your piece as a pdf and then upload.)
3) Put your video of your craft moves onto your blog.
4) Drop a PDF version of your file into the RLA drop folder.

 $3 for every class book you return from home tomorrow. (keep what you are still reading until Mon 2nd June!)

Learning Reflections

Feature Article: Final Stages Guidelines

End of Year: Grammar Assessment: Guidelines

Grammar Units Covered:
Subjects and Predicates
Sentence Clauses

Word Choice

Parallel Structure

Comparatives and Superlatives

Opening and Delayed Adjectives and Adverbs

Phrases: Absolute Appositive Infinitive (1)

Phrases:  Participle, Gerund, and Infinitive

Writing Units

Memoirs

Research Based Article

Crafting Engaging Poetry

Realistic Fiction Writing

Feature Article

H/W: Feature Articles are due on Friday.

Documentary Styles: Look at these ideas for how documentaries can be put together.

NonFiction Reading Assessment

Reminder: No switching of seats while I am out today. 
Reminder: Drop your RR in the RR file on the right side of the blog. 8  C/D students  have not dropped their files  7 E/F students also need to drop their files too! - I will be locking this file tonight!

NonFiction Reading Assessment
You will use this article: Read, Kids Read. You are welcome to prepare notes on the article and bring them to class.  

You must:

1) Write a claim about the article (opening paragraph)

2) Explain your claim in detail  ( 2-3 paragraphs)

3) Conclude your claim by revisiting your key points ( 1 short paragraph )

You will also receive a writing grade for this piece. Be sure to express your ideas as articulately as possible using precise word choice, strong advanced sentences (you should integrate some appositives and absolutes if possible)

Non-Fiction Rubric

Your finished piece should go into these files. MAKE YOU LINK PUBLIC

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• E/F Class Reading Responses
• C/D Class Reading Responses

You will have approx. 45mins to write AND explain your claim about a Nonfiction article. You may use the article. MAKE your link public!

Use this link to go to: Phrases Test

Feature Article Kickers

Article Design: You will be expected to answer these questions with respect to your Feature Article graphic design in your 'craft moves' video

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2. Where did your colors come from and why did you choose them?
3. Explain your font choice.
4. How does your choice of colors and font enhance the meaning of your article?
5. Explain how you are using the design principles (contrast, alignment, repetition, and/or proximity) as you start to design your layout?
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This link gives you some design examples: Feature Article Design Examples

Writing

H/W - Your Feature Article first draft should be finished by Wednesday. In class Wednesday, you can use the session to redraft, edit and compose your -Craft Moves Video ( This can be a screen recording) 
 Feature Article Rubric 

Reading Classes
Tomorrow, you will do your in class Non-Fiction Reading Response. You may use any notes that you have already prepared for the NF article. Those students who have not had their own article approved by me in advance MUST use this article
Non Fiction Reading Response Rubric

Printed color copy of your Feature Article is due: FRIDAY - There is no resubmission for this piece. It must be turned in on time.  You will also email me a pdf. copy (I'll explain how to do this later in the week)

Phrases Commercial

Enjoy these performances from your classmates