Language Arts is off to a great start. So far, I have enjoyed getting to know each of your students on personal and academic bases. It has been easy to do this because of the work we have been doing in class. The students have been working on writing poems focused on what makes them unique individuals. As a model, they read “Where I'm From” by George Ella Lyon. Then the students brainstormed about themselves, focusing on memories, family, vacations, favorite foods, and other topics. Utilizing a repeating line for rhythm and descriptive and figurative language for elaboration, the students will incorporate some of their ideas into a poem. This writing process will yield unique, descriptive poems that are reflections of the students’ individuality. I can't wait to read the final poems in the coming week.
For our next unit of study, the students will be reading argumentative essays about kids and screen time. This pairs nicely with the work the students will be doing in Writing, which focuses on argumentative essays about plastic surgery. I anticipate that both will be fun and rigorous units.
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