Thank you parents for your responses on your student's writing reflection a couple of weeks ago. A large amount of you requested that your child focus on adding more details, thus taking the writing to a deeper level. As a response to this we spent this week dissecting the five elements of plot in good literature. By studying this structure good authors use, we will allow for and focus on transfer into their own writing. It has also helped us become closer readers. It's always nice to get 2 for 1!
We also practiced using a thesaurus to eliminate the "boring" words and spruce it up. Next week we will use the (electronic) visual thesaurus. Man I wish they had one of those when I was in elementary school! But, that wouldn't have worked since it wasn't needed for Oregon Trail! ;)
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