Language Arts
In Language Arts this week, we started drafting our family folklore story. We talked about how it is important to layer important details about time and place in the opening sequences of a story in order to set the reader up for success. This can include including historical facts as well as setting the mood or feeling of the piece. We also looked at varying our use of the English language depending on our purpose. We looked at how different people speak in varying ways depending on the situation. This also needs to be reflected in our writing.
As readers, we looked at how fables are a style of story that was used as cautionary tales. Therefore, it is essential to figure out the moral/message of the story as well as evidence to support your idea. We also looked at how words have emotional value (connotations) either for being more positive or negative. For example, being called cute or gorgeous. They are on a scale of "pretty" and depending on the person/situation using those words might produce a more positive or negative reaction.
Social Studies
In Social Studies this week, we spent time viewing the GoAnimate videos that our classmates created. We used those videos to create our unit blog post to synthesize our learning. Next week we will launch our mini-unit on Religions and Beliefs.
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