5-1 & 5-2 2019-2020 Grade 5

We are approaching the due date of our Book Club project, which is on Friday March 6th (next week). This is an at-home task students were given back in January. They had to read a new novel and pick a book report project from 5 given options. They could also come up with a creative project of their own to demonstrate their understadning of the text, with the teacher's approval. Report Choices:   ·  Artifact Basket – Collect 8-10 items that represent a significant event, character, or conflict.  Each item must have a one-sentence explanation. ·  Drawing and caption – Create a six-frame comic strip with one caption and two dialogue bubbles each. ·  Write two letters – The first letter will be a letter from you asking the main character a thought provoking question. The second letter will be from that character replying to you, taking on their persona. ·  Draw - Make an advertisement on large card stock to “sell” this book, be sure to be convincing....

After much anticipation, we have finally started writing our fractured fairy tales. We have covered six very important Story Elements. Below is an anchor chart we have in our class to remind us what they are. Students have been brainstorming ideas for their fractured stories, and organized them on a story map. We are using the graphic organizer maps to guide us as we write. These are kept inside their duotangs, and students are welcome to take them home anytime to share their work. Detailed instructions for this task can be found using this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rcX4vrAvEE2d0fFeF1dOsWt-auFzhyXSiFX1526k-wU/edit?usp=sharing We watched a video about descriptive writing strategies and what authors do to make their writing outstanding. Students are encouraged to watch it again as it talks about the importance of capturing the readers attention using the five senses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSoRzTtwgP4 The assignment due date will be determined as we progr...

Now that we have spent some time learning about the different regions of Canada, we are going to switch gears for our next project. We read, Seriously, Snow White is so Forgetful by Nancy Leowen. We discussed the elements of fractured stories, which include a twist, changed characters and modern details. We also listened The TRUE Story of the 3 Little Pigs read aloud  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB07RfntTvw&t=337s  . We dissected the character of the Wolf and compared him to the original Big Bad Wolf. Students are creating their own fractured characters from classic fairy tales, and will later on write their own fractured story. Their current task is to write a proper paragraph about their character.  Detailed instructions below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nuyUOGBwUqUyseYX3VLrFke6S6xGqRH-yifuQQ9zLms/edit?usp=sharing  For more practice at home, check out this website:  http://questgarden.com/68/59/8/080720214913/process.htm ...