After reading 5 stories about Home...now it's time to write

The  three writing assignments will have different levels. The first one is a Personal Narrative  about Home-- the students started brainstorming yesterday in their Writers' Workshop notebooks. Then each one wanted to put an idea up on the board because it builds inclusion, inspires ideas, and helps the writing become much more focused and detailed. Today, the class will work through another activity to grow their one focus by breaking into sensory and anecdotal snippets.

Brainstorming about the theme of HOME was at first hard because the idea is so much inside them that they haven't ever thought about how to find it or explain it. Once specific examples are described today, each writing will be unique and interesting, personal and reflective.





 People set the tone. Animals are definitely a large part of the idea because the kids spend time one on one with them.

 

Companions of love

         Sights and sounds

The Web Graphic Organizer of the 4th grade brainstorm session--only 15 minutes--great start!