Week of 10/07/13 - 10/11/13
Mon 10/07/13
Students began a new type of poem called an alphabet poem. Each line stands for a letter of the alphabet and must be qualified with an explanation. Their topic was family/relatives/childhood.
Tues 10/08/13
Today students completed their alphabet poems.
Wed 10/09/13
Students wrote a timed collaborative writing using the story starter pictured.
Thurs 10/10/13
Students shared their collaborative fictions with the class.
Fri 10/11/13
Students continued their studies in poetry and examined shape or "concrete" poems. These poems form a specific shape and their shape is often the subject of the poem.