Good authors reflect on what they (and other writers!) do well. This is called 'metacognition' and it's a frequently overlooked part of our curriculum.
This week, we analysed amazing sentences written by our very own Gr 5 and 6 students, and wrote about what made them GREAT! I loved reading all their ideas and thoughts about what makes an incredible sentence.
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We are embarking on a new journey in Gr 5 and 6: creative writing! To get our juices flowing, we looked at 'visual story starters' and brainstormed (as a class) some Level 4+ sentences about them. We discovered that "super sentences" contain advanced adjectives and intriguing descriptions. Next, we are rotating through Literacy Work Stations to practise our creative writing skills in a small group. Students are enjoying creating 'super sentences' on their own and in partners. While students rotate each day through these stations, I get a chance to read with groups of 2-3 students at a time. Right now we are working on carefully reading non-fiction texts and using evidence from the text to support answers to more difficult comprehension questions. A strategy that is coming in handy to remember new concepts is to reread a difficult section again before we move on to a new section. Students are doing SO WELL! I'm amazed at the reading growth I've seen since the fall.
Over the last three weeks, we have completed a fun biography project! Students researched and created a 'lapbook' about their influential Canadian - complete with a timeline, character traits, research notes, snapshots and a full written biography.
For the biography, our aim was to write several complete paragraphs (an expectation for writing in Gr 5 and 6 is to write "longer texts with paragraphs"). We took our time to go through the writing process: brainstorming, rough draft, revising & editing (with a checklist!) and good copy. |
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