Sage Literacy Lounge

The Sages and Sagers have been learning a lot about non-fiction text patterns. They have been identifying various patterns in articles and, most recently, President Obama's inauguration address. The students have also written paragraphs with the intention of including specific text patterns. They are hanging up in the Omega room just inside the door. Come on in and check them out.

We will continue our study of non-fiction text patterns this week and next by writing procedure pieces (How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae) that incorporate patterns such as sequence, compare and contrast, list, and definition. We will use the rubric for procedure pieces from the VT Department of Education and Framework of Standards to outline the requirements for the writing pieces. Then students will trade writing pieces and follow a classmate's directions to make an ice cream sundae. To conclude our study, students will make posters depicting a text pattern to hang in the Sage room. The posters, hopefully, will serve as a reference during research for the cultural display.