Today we reviewed the meaning of narrative and expository texts, and then had the chance to write our own narrative. We continue to learn about making our writing more interesting, and looked at
writing hooks.
The students were asked "What do you think this means?" before we looked at the meaning. Here are a few of their responses:
"when you do buddy reading, get into the book...trying to get into it"
"you put your arms together"
"getting your readers interested in a high level book, 200 page book, if you're in grade 6"
"getting a big group and reading to them"
"when you read the book, sounding the words"
"when you're writing a story, be very descriptive, so the readers want to read more, they will get interested in it, add action, motion, drama"
"you get interested in a book and you want to read more"
"they really love the book"
"trying to make the book you are writing more interesting"
"get your reading partner interested in a book"
After learning what a hook is, we were able to summarize it as "making the book interesting from the first sentence. If you're a really good writer, from the first word! "
We wrote about one event from our long weekend, but had to use an onomatopoeia. Ask your child what onomatopoeia and event they wrote about. If their red scribbler is in their backpack, please review and ask them to finish their writing from today.
To wrap our day we worked on mindfulness and did a bit of mindful colouring while listening to some calming music. We continue to learn new strategies to be in control of our bodies and enjoyed this one!
Reminders: Half Day this Friday
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