We have been working with non-fiction text structures and will continue to work with comprehension strategies for non-fiction text as we move into our next round of research. Students are currently working with text patterns within paragraphs. The reasoning behind this instruction is that if students are reading expository text and not understanding it, but they can identify the text structure, they then have a framework through which to examine and comprehend the information.
The exception to non-fiction lessons will occur on the Monday after vacation because I will not yet be back at school. On Monday, students will begin a project in which they will design their own book covers for a book of their choice. This project is the reason why I have requested cereal boxes (empty please). We will probably spend most of the first week back working on our book covers.
I am trying to get all students to a good breaking point in their spelling work before the vacation. It would be nice if students could complete all the work and be assessed on their word sets before the break, but we'll have to see how it pans out.
As always, please feel free to chat with me about the work your child is doing, how s/he is feeling about literacy class, concerns, or ideas.
:) Rachel
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