Themes - Big Ideas

In reading workshop, we have been learning about the difference between plot and theme. We have been discussing the themes or big ideas from our own reading books and class read-alouds. Please write about a theme you've discovered in your reading or class read-aloud and give an example. I will write one as well!

My Personal Narrative

We are working on publishing our Personal Narratives! We have learned to zoom in and tell the most important details. We've revised our drafts to include strong leads and endings. We have examined how the use of dialogue, action, and writing descriptively to provide the reader with mental images improves our writing. 

Please share your title, story lead, ending or a memorable line from your story. Give us a sneak peak and spark our interest to read your writing soon!

Native American Study

We are beginning our unit study on Native Americans. Our class focuses on 6 main regions where Native people lived. Here are the tribes our class will study:

• The Chumash - California Coastal Region

• The Hopi - Southwestern Desert Region

• The Blackfeet - Northern Plains

• The Comanche - Southern Plains

• Cherokee - Southeast (Mountains)

• Ojibwa - Eastern Woodlands / Great Lakes Area

What tribe are you studying? What is an interesting fact your have already learned? What do you still wonder about?

We love to read for fun!

Please share the book that you are reading and tell us why you like it! 

Make US want to read YOUR book!

Native American Heritage Video

Native American Heritage

We are reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. The main character, Ivan, is a gorilla who faces many struggles. Although he has friends at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall, he still feels alone. What personal connections do you have with Ivan? Tell about a time you have struggled or felt alone like Ivan. Has a special friend ever helped you? Please respond in complete sentences with correct punctuation!