ReadingThis Week in Reading Starting this week, we will make meaning from the poems we are reading in class. We will begin discovering how poets and authors use poetic devices like form, mood, rhythm, and wordplay to share their insights about our incredible world! Studying poetry helps our children become stronger readers. We will see that poetry is more than a set of rhyming lines. As we read poetry, we will build our analysis and interpretative reading skills. Recommended Resource for Poetry: http://childrenspoetryarchive.org/ In word study we will be exploring r-controlled syllables. WritingWe have a very exciting week in writing! We will begin exploring the world of poetry with our new unit. Poetry is extremely unique and differs from other types of writing we do in class because there are no rules! Poetry is the chance to express your thoughts and emotions however you would like. We will become poets by generating a list of ideas of things that are special to us, and then we will use that list to inspire us to write poems that are special. Additionally, we will learn some unique writing strategies that help make our poems powerful. Some examples include using line breaks and zooming in on small moments by using dialogue, internal thinking, descriptive details. We will focus on our word choice when writing poetry. Word choice is very important when writing poetry because the words we choose can make or break our poems. Our writers are in for a treat with poetry!
We have a Grammar Test on Wednesday, November 13th! Please take some time to study with your child.
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