4th graders,
Tell your classmates one of your resolutions for this new year! Explain why you chose this resolution. Then, read some of your friends' responses and give them some encouragement!
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Readers,
Think about the MAIN idea the author Heather Price-Wright is sharing in this article. Make a claim based on what you read and support it with 2-3 reasons from the article. Make sure to use complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation! After you finish your post, read through 3 other posts and comment on them. You can... -Ask a Question or Clarification -Disagree Respectfully -Add on to Their Thinking Happy Blogging! :) 4th graders, Watch the video about using a protractor in Khan Acadamy. Now, click on this button and start practicing! After, create a new blog post and explain what you learned about using a protractor! Make sure to take a look at what your friends learned, too!
Readers,
Think about what you read about zoos and the problem we are facing today. If you were to make a claim based on the most important part of this story, what would it be? Use evidence from the article to support your claim! After you have written a few sentences about what you read, comment on 2 of your favorite posts from your friends. Make sure to take time with this and use correct spelling and punctuation. You can.... 1. Ask a question. 2. Add new information to their thinking. 3. Disagree respectfully 4. Compliment them on their thinking. Be specific. Read over your comments before you post! Happy blogging! 4th Graders,
Reflect back on the book we read and video clip we watched about the Edmund Fitzgerald. Then, answer these questions... -Connections: What connections can you make between what happened with the Edmund Fitzgerald to something else that you know or have learned? -Changes: How has your thinking changed? "I used to think....Now I think..." -Concepts: What do you think is important to remember about this event in Michigan's history? -Challenges: What questions do you still have about this event in history? 4th Graders,
Please read the Scholastic News article below about Veterans Day. As you read, think about the importance of this day for our country and what the Veterans have done for our country. After you read, make a claim based on what you read. Think about the important ideas from the article as you make this claim. Then, use evidence from the article and from what you already know to support your thinking. After you finish, comment on 3 other students' thinking. You can.... -Ask a question -Make a connection between their thinking and yours -Explain what you learned After studying the structure of Crayfish and reading about them in our Science Books, think about everything you have learned about them. Consider their bodies, life cycle, and habitat.
What claim can you make about crayfish? What evidence do you have from the article or our learning in class to support that? How do crayfish compare to other animals that you know of? After answering these questions, comment on 2 people's thinking from our class. You may ask a question, agree or disagree respectfully, or add a connection. Third graders,
After exploring the DRC app to practice language arts and reading advice from Mrs. Weitzel's 5th graders, I'm curious to know how you are now feeling about M-STEP. Please share your thoughts with me!! 1. What are you EXCITED about? 2. What SUGGESTIONS to you have to people to prepare for Monday's test? 3. What QUESTIONS do you have still? 4. What tools or things do you NEED to know about on the DRC app? The authors of "Destiny's Gift" and "Making a Difference" paired these texts together for a reason. Think about how these texts are connected. Respond to the questions below about these texts!
1. Make a claim that explains how these stories are related. "These stories are connected because...." 2. Use evidence from the articles to explain your claim. Make sure to explain how this relates back to the claim you made! 3. What other story have you read with a similar theme? What makes you say that? Comment on 2 or more of your friends' thinking. 3rd Graders,
After reading the article, "Star Ballerina," think about Misty Copeland's success. Use the routine below to share your thoughts. Claim: Make a claim about Misty Copeland based on the two texts you read "Firebird" and "Star Ballerina". Evidence: Use evidence from BOTH articles to support your claim. Make sure to cite where you got your information from!! Reasoning: How is Misty's success helping to break racial barriers? Comment on 2 or more of your friends' thinking.
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