1) Iqbal - We are almost done! We are only a few pages away from the end of the novel. We've learned a lot of new vocabulary in the process, and have really begun to understand why SOCIAL JUSTICE is important.
2) Making Connections - Students are learning a new READING COMPREHENSION strategy. When students are able to make connections to what they are reading, they are able to understanding what they are reading at a deeper level. By comparing their own stories or stories they have read to what they are currently reading, students can better understand characters, plot, and theme of a text. This promotes critical thinking, allowing students to create and analyze.
Our first connection is based on our SHARED READING of IGNIS.
Please ask your son/daughter to show you the connection we came up with as a class/our modelled connection, which can be found on GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
3) READ TO A PARTNER - In order to improve fluency, comprehension, and decoding (being able to sound out new words), students have begun reading out loud to a partner. Reading out loud with someone else following along, is a great way to improve these skills. I have encouraged all students to do this at home with a family member!
Writing:
Figurative Language - Students have completed their figurative language writing piece and will be receiving feedback within the next week. So far, they are looking great!
Editing - Students are continuing to work on their editing process. Currently, students are working through a piece shared with them on GOOGLE CLASSROOM. They are carefully editing, looking for proper formatting, punctuation, spelling, paragraphing, quotations, organization, and tenses.
