Prepositional Phrases

 Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na!

Anchor Chart: Features of a Memoir

Pre-Writing Strategies

The 2014-15 5th graders are off to a fabulous new school year!  We are beginning our narratives with pre-writing strategies.  As we thought about ways to pre-write, graphic organizers came up in our discussion, leading us to a discussion on when to use specific organizers.  It was a great discussion. Hannah shared her anchor chart below:

Click below for examples on ways to use these strategies:

• Make a list
• Creating an event sequence using a web
• Creating an event sequence using a table to jot notes
• Creating an event sequence using sketching
• Creating an event sequence using stickynotes

Contagious Disease Projects

Publishing Fun
Check these contagious disease projects!

West Nile by Hannah
Tuberculosis by Stella

Pertussis by Nyssa

Cholera by Amber

Small Pox by Sam

Polio by Lola

Bird Flu by Joey

Scarlet Fever by Kassidy

Typhus by Kylie

Cancer by Nick L.

Leprosy by Gabby

Measles by Nick V.

Hepatitis by Jacob S.

Mononucleosis by Hayden 

Influenza by Carter

Mumps by Jacob K

Chicken Pox by Jackson
Malaria by Jadee

Giardia by Logan

Swine Flu by Grace

Writing an Informative Piece: Writing a one page essay

We used our research notes to create a one page essay.  This was incredibly easy after all the hard work of reading and organizing our notes.  We practiced orally summarizing then synthesizing our reading notes with a partner before writing.  Students posted their essays on their writing blogs.  Check them out.  Next step:  PUBLISH for an audience.  

Joey:  Bird Flu

Hannah:  West Nile

Stella:  TB Sanitoriums