Language Arts this week. . . We will conclude our study of biographies as a genre. We learned about the difference between informational biographies versus literary biographies. I have a large collection of literary biographies in the classroom that are excellent. The kids have really been enjoying them. This week we will take a look back at poetry. We will analyze the elements and identify differences among many types of poems. Students will learn to dig deep and question the author to determine mood, tone and the use of figurative language. In addition to completing final drafts of personal narratives this week, students will begin to write a small collection of poems. During stations, we will focus on these skills as well as reviewing prefixes, suffixes, spelling, and the addition of Latin/Greek roots.
Homework every night is to read 25 minutes. TONIGHT, however, the students are to do a quick biography review paper that I gave them. Depending on how long it takes, they might substitute that for tonight's 25 minutes.
In Social Studies we will be creating several maps of Texas to analyze where the rivers are, major cities, landforms, and regions. We will use transparencies to make these maps. We are just beginning to learn about some of the prehistoric people that lived in Texas as well. Our state has a longer history than many people realize.