Week of May 1-5

This week, the 3rd grade poets continued to explore figurative language, and wrote poems using figurative language. I was thrilled with their willingness to try new things and their ability to create meaningful poems using figurative language!

In 4th grade, we learned about sonnets by looking at some Shakespearean sonnets and identifying attributes they all possessed (14 lines, iambic pentameter, specific rhyme scheme, etc.). Then we analyzed his famous Sonnet 18 and tried our hand at writing our own sonnets. I can't wait to see how they turn out!

Teach your parents what this sonnet means!

In 5th grade, we finalized our thesis statements and learned ways to open our talk to really hook our audience. Things like a jaw-dropping statistic, a personal anecdote, and audience engagement are all great ways to capture the listeners' attention right away!