Parents and students,

This week we did many creative assignments! This included artistic depictions of the character Margot from “All Summer in a Day” as well as creating an Instagram account for a character from the student’s literature circle books. As the week ends, reflecting on it shows how much these students love having the chance to incorporate their own ideas and creativity into their assignments. I think we will do many more assignments like this going forward!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Mitchell

Hello students and parents,

This week in class we are continuing our literature circle unit. Each day, students will read up to 10 minutes in class. If you are absent, it is recommended that you read at home for 10 minutes. Remember, we are reading these books in class though, so try not to finish it (which can be hard…these are good books!). 

This week we are writing a reading response in class about point of view. First, we filled out the RACES graphic organizer (here) to answer the question: “What is the point of view of your lit circle book? Why do you think that author used that point of view?” Next, students turned their graphic organizer into a “final draft”. If you were absent, you could print this document and create your final draft on this paper (here).

It is important that you cite a direct quote in your reading response! To do this you should use quotations and finish it with parthensis using the author’s name and page number. So it would look like this: “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree…” (Smith 8).

If you are absent and have any questions please don’t hesitate to email me!

Here you will find the links to read all of the literature circle books at home if you get behind.

The City Of Ember: https://lgnavigators.weebly.com/uploads/5/8/5/2/58521739/the_city_of_ember__the_first_bo_-_jeanne_duprau.pdf

Walk Two Moons: https://schools.misd.org/upload/page/0716/wtm%20print%20edition.pdf

Hatchet: https://scotland.k12.mo.us/view/637.pdf

Harry Potter: https://www2.sdfi.edu.cn/netclass/jiaoan/englit/download/Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Sorcerer’s%20Stone.pdf

Coraline: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cZXWO50nmL3NcF_NE_uL3knST_bbu2T4/view?usp=sharing

A Wizard of Earthsea: I am currently looking for a PDF version of A Wizard of Earthsea. Right now I have found a version where you can flip through a copy of the book. https://archive.org/details/wizardofearthsea01legu

Hello students and families,

I am so excited to be able to regularly update you on what is happening in our classroom through this blog. I will post as frequently as possible about what we are up to as well as hopefully share some student writing. This week, we begin our literature circle unit. Students are reading a book of their choice from a list of options. These books are:

• Coraline
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• Hatchet
• Freak the Mighty
• Walk Two Moons
• The City of Ember
• A Wizard of Earthsea

Students will be given class time each day to read their books. There are also online versions of these books that will be posted here and on Google Classroom for them to access at home if they get behind their reading schedule.

It is my hope that students will enjoy reading these books and it will make learning more exciting in our classroom. Parents, please encourage your child to read their books and complete the assigned work!

Let’s have a great week!