Week of May 16-20

This week, some 3rd grade classes continued to work on using line breaks and white space to enhance the meaning of poetry, while other classes read George Ella Lyons's famous poem, "Where I'm From." After discussing how her poem gives us a sense of who she is and where she comes from, we began writing our own self image poems. In all classes, we discussed the importance of using really specific details to make our readers feel like they are in the moment with us.

In 4th grade, we read and analyzed some of Shakespeare's famous sonnets. We then tried to write our own sonnets. I was so impressed with the students' abilities to write in iambic pentameter! I think we might have some future Shakespeares on our hands!!!

The 5th graders learned about how to write a conclusion for their TED Talks. It is important to remind readers of the thesis and to include a call to action. Tell listeners what they should do or how they should change their behavior as a result of listening to this talk.