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March 18 – 22

This week we started learning about Realistic Fiction.  We learned about the elements of fiction and the setting.  Students should have a paragraph in their writer’s notebook with a setting they will use when they begin writing their own story.  The stories will be due on April 8.

The AM class is reading either The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle or Surviving Antarctica.  Literature groups will meet March 28.  If students are reading The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, they should read chapters 1-9.  Surviving Antarctica split into two groups.  One group will read pages 1-87 and the other group will read pages 1-192.  Students could choose how quickly they will read the book.  All students should have three reactions in their literature notebook to bring to literature group.

The PM class is reading, Wonder.  One group will read pages 1-80.  The other group will read pages 1-167.  Again, students will choose which group they’re in and will have three reactions in their literature notebook ready when they come to literature group.

The state testing for language arts will be on March 27 and 28.  Studies show students who are rested and have had a good breakfast perform better on these tests.  The students are looking forward to showing what they know!

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