Week of May 23rd
- Students are continuing the Writing Process for their Eastover Memories Speech!
Week of May 16th
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- Students have made their list of Top 10 Eastover Memories to begin the Writing Process of their speech!
- This week we will read various speech samples from past years and discuss what made them intriguing to listen to or what we would change about them to make them stronger - Students will begin writing 3 different “hooks” to grasp the audience’s attention and help them brainstorm what the rest of the speech will feel like |
Week of May 9th
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- Students will begin the brainstorming
process for their “Eastover Memories” speech! - This speech is an Eastover tradition for all 5th grade students to share and reflect on their favorite times at our wonderful school. 2-3 speeches will be chosen and read at the Graduation Ceremony on June 9th. |
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Week of May 2nd
- We will continue to dive deeper into EOG Test Prep strategies during this shorter Writing block
by using Kahoot as our tool to assess understanding of the strategies
we will be discussing in our Literacy blocks.
by using Kahoot as our tool to assess understanding of the strategies
we will be discussing in our Literacy blocks.
Week of April 25th
No Writing Class this week because of our DC trip!
Week of April 18th
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- Students will be working towards finishing personalized Compass Learning assignment focusing on verb tenses, irregular verbs, and correctly integrating them into their writing
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Week of April 11th
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- Students will be working towards finishing their personalized Compass Learning assignment from last week. Scroll to last week to read objective details.
- When this assignment is completed, students will work on a creative free write using Emojis! Students will be demonstrating the proper grammar conventions from our 5th grade writing standards while practicing their narrative writing skills. |
Week of April 4th
- First of all: LET'S CELEBRATE A FANTASTIC AND WONDERFUL WAX MUSEUM THAT IS NOW COMPLETE!
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
- Students will be working on a personalized Compass Learning assignment that will specifically focus on the Language Standards of 5th grade. Assignment 1 focuses on Conjunctions, Interjections, Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, and identifying them as well as using them correctly in their own writing.
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
- Students will be working on a personalized Compass Learning assignment that will specifically focus on the Language Standards of 5th grade. Assignment 1 focuses on Conjunctions, Interjections, Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, and identifying them as well as using them correctly in their own writing.
Week of March 21st
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- Students will be preparing for the big day: Wax Museum on March 23rd!
- Students will have a dress rehearsal for the kindergarten, first, and second grade students on March 22nd with full costumes and props from 9-10:15 in the auditorium. - The third and fourth grade students along with parents will be coming on March 23rd to visit the Wax Museum from 9-10:15 in the auditorium. |
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Week of March 14th
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- Rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal!
- Students will be practicing their speeches (which were to be memorized by March 14th) with each other to perfect their memorization - Students will also be getting ready to gather their costumes as they are due on March 17th + 18th! |
Week of March 7th
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- WAX MUSEUM COSTUME CONTRACT DUE TUESDAY!
- Students will be continuing the writing process as a way of polishing our Wax Museum narratives - Students will be working towards memorization of the first paragraph of speech - We will be utilizing time during technology class to work on “Grammarly.com” to edit our typed GoogleDoc copies |
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Week of February 29th
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- Students will receive a Costume Contract to be turned in on March 4th. This contract will show that the student has planned out their costume and will working to make it happen so that it is ready by the due date of March 18th. This contract shows that all communication is clear from teacher, to student, to guardian!
- Students will be writing their Wax Museum Narratives with guidance from their new Checklist (they received this in class from Ms. R). This draft will be double spaced in their notebook to prepare for peer editing. |
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Week of February 22nd
Students have wrapped up research and are now focusing on the
process of writing their Personal Narrative speech for the Wax Museum!
process of writing their Personal Narrative speech for the Wax Museum!
Week of February 8th + 15th
Students will be diving head-first into Wax Museum research on their Colonial Figure. We will go over all of the expectations and deadlines for this project and write down EVERY date into our agenda to ensure that all students are being held accountable for the awesome work that they will be doing. Please click the button below to view all deadlines and online PDF's of all the papers students have received.
Week of February 1st
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Figurative Language:
Continuation of week prior. (Scroll down to see more) Students will continue to review the different types of figurative language and will be practicing how to identify them in texts and implement them into their own writing to create more descriptive and creative pieces. We will use PANTHERS FOOTBALL to inspire us with a creative project using the skills that we have learned. |
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Week of January 25th
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Figurative Language: Students will be reviewing the different types of figurative language and will be practicing how to identify them in texts and implement them into their own Writing to create more descriptive and creative pieces. |
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Week of January 11th + 19th
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- “I HAVE A DREAM” Writing Activity inspired by Martin Luther King This also ties into Literacy focus for this unit by using nonfiction text/comparing and contrasting - Grammar Interactive Games to practice honing our every day writing skills and conventions |
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Week of January 4th
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- Students are printing Final Expository text piece in Technology class (see expectations here) - Grammar Interactive Games to practice honing the every day writing skills and conventions |
Week of December 7th + 14th
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In Writing (3 Day Rotation):
- Students will continue to look into how we write a 5 paragraph descriptive expository paper that teaches the reader something new. - Students will continue writing their Expository paper. It will be due after Christmas break! |
Week of November 30th
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In Writing (3 Day Rotation):
- A continued study into the question: "What is Expository Writing?" - Students will look into how we write an effective 5 paragraph descriptive Expository paper that teachers the reader something new - Students picked their topic of research and have scaffolded their information through a Graphic Organizer! - Students will begin the writing process on Chromebooks through Google Docs! |
Week of November 23rd
- Free Write of Thanksgiving traditions
- Practice with how to pace ourselves in our writing to create
descriptive and well thought-out sentences
- Practice with how to pace ourselves in our writing to create
descriptive and well thought-out sentences
Weeks of November 9th & 16th
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In Writing (3 Day Rotation):
- BrainPop Mini Lesson on types of Writing - Student led learning objective: Looking at: What does an informational/expository text look like? (W.5.2) - Students will begin to learn what goes into a piece of informational/expository text. |
Week of November 2nd
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In Writing (3 Day Rotation):
- Grammar Benchmark Assessment This is to see where students are in relation to 5th grade Language Objectives after Quarter 1. This will help me see what students need more help with! - Interactive Sites for Education Students will focus on these games that address the Language Standards they need more attention with. Mini Lessons to follow |
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Week of October 26th
We will be publishing our Narratives this week and working on our Typing Skills!
It's SO important that we learn the basics of typing correctly. This will help you in the future to type not just quickly, but accurately when working on papers, projects, etc! Click the button below to begin Level 1. If the page freezes--I'm sorry! Just refresh. This might happen to you but just means you'll get more practice.
* START AT LEVEL 1 *
* Do every activity in order *
* Please wear headphones *
* START AT LEVEL 1 *
* Do every activity in order *
* Please wear headphones *
Week of October 19th
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- Students will be working in the final publishing stages of their 3-paragraph Narratives (Mini Task #2)
- Students will illustrate a front cover using any type of creative medium of their choice! - Students will practice typing a proper narrative (and their final draft) on Google Docs - Students will print out their final projects in technology! |
It's SO important that we learn the basics of typing correctly. This will help you in the future to type not just quickly, but accurately when working on papers, projects, etc! Click the button below to begin Level 1. If the page freezes--I'm sorry! Just refresh. This might happen to you but just means you'll get more practice.
* START AT LEVEL 1 *
* Do every activity in order *
* Please wear headphones *
* START AT LEVEL 1 *
* Do every activity in order *
* Please wear headphones *
Week of September 28th, October 5th, October 12th
We are working on our Mini Task #1 (Student Checklist found here) and working
to improve upon it by Rainbow Editing with peers and Ms. R. View Rainbow Edit Checklist HERE.
Once students have finished this task, we will be elaborating on it and expanding it into a
multi-paragraph Narrative with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Mini Task #2 Checklist can be found below for an easier look AND here. Students will be finishing
this for their next Writing Rotation.
to improve upon it by Rainbow Editing with peers and Ms. R. View Rainbow Edit Checklist HERE.
Once students have finished this task, we will be elaborating on it and expanding it into a
multi-paragraph Narrative with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Mini Task #2 Checklist can be found below for an easier look AND here. Students will be finishing
this for their next Writing Rotation.
Week of September 21st
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- Developing our own real/imagined experiences through narrative writing (W.5.3)
- Developing our own narratives by looking at our Seed Moments for "small moment stories" - Seed Moments make the BEST narratives |
Week of September 14th
Week of September 8th
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Say, "SEE YA LATER!" to the words:
First, Next, Then, & Last! #byeboringwords - We're focusing on using 5th grade transition words to help our narratives flow - We're changing our perspective by writing from the point of view of the actual lotus seed from "The Lotus Seed" in our Writer's Notebooks. (If you're a parent reading this, ask to see your student's notebook!) |
Week of August 24th and August 31st
MISSION: Learning to Love our Notebooks
("Um, what do you mean, Ms. R?")
("Um, what do you mean, Ms. R?")
Before writing in these Writing Notebooks, you'll need to make them YOURS.
