Lots of Reading
2/9/2018
One of the many that I love about this group of kids is that we all find any way that we can to get outside. At least once a week, we take a lesson that can be mobile and get some fresh air. This week, the Language Arts/Reading focus was on reading Before We Were Free. This is a great book that is going to lead the way for a unit change in History. Before We Were Free dives in to legal immigration, women's roles in the U.S., different political systems, and family values. Today, we read about the Great Depression in History. From our combined readings, we will begin to discuss women's changing roles in the United States, how the depression greatly altered people's opinions on immigration, and the role of the government in all of the chaos. Editing and ProofreadingWe also spent some time this week using dictionaries to check spelling and looking at proofreading lists to use in the future. Students worked in partners to complete assignments and then we went over the work as a class. The main purpose of this was to guide them in knowing what they are looking for when they are helping proofread someone else's work. Also, I think they collectively began to understand the significance of the spell check feature in most of the things that they type.
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AuthorCharlotte Woodside recently moved to Alaska from Central Texas. This is her 8th year teaching middle school. Archives
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