Language Arts Loop
Your News for What's Happening in Room 404-Sept. 22, 2015
Reading News
Writing News
Last week our class focused a lot on the idea of the "Messy Middle". We discussed how the messy middle is the big part of revision and editing that happens during the writing process but it can also happen when we experience other things in our life. For example, when playing sports we engage in practice in which we work hard, sweat and are utterly exhausted when its over. This can be true whether we are playing football, baseball, or dancing. We literally become a BIG mess as we work to become better. This is what happens with artists and writers alike. When we dig into the revision of our pieces in the hope to make them better we are diving into the Messy Middle where the magic happens. Our piece comes out messy, marked up and we may be exhausted but we are better writers and our piece is a better piece than when we started. I challenged our class to be brave in the messy middle and expect the magic! This week we shift our writing focus to the genre of personal narratives. We will spend the next few weeks learning new ways to write narratives and strategies to make this type of writing stronger.
Publishing
Setting Up to Edit
Publishing
Grammar/Spelling News
Students are still working on their first spelling pattern/rule. We are also working on identifying nouns and verbs in sentences then making them stronger or more specific.
Staying Connected
Students should have come home with their second round of reading homework this week. This homework consists of the reading log. Students will read for a total of 80 minutes over the next week. They will also complete the skills sheets which are a review of grammar skills we've worked with over the last few weeks. This homework is due next Monday, September 28.