Writing - We are wrapping up our genre study of feature articles and moving on to the State Writing Tests next week. The students learned about feature article components and strategies such as angles, leads, the body of an article, text features, and conclusion strategies. Each published genre piece, and the supporting writing process, is place in an individual student portfolio to take home at the end of the year. It is a great way to see students' writing progress throughout the year! Here's a peek at a few published feature articles...
Ancient Civilizations - We've been discussing various aspects the Mesopotamian civilization and culture over the past few weeks. Students have retold the Mesopotamian story in their own classroom 12-page book titled Mesopotamia - The Land Between Two Rivers.
Making typical food in Mesopotamia and playing the Royal Game of Ur
Designing personal cylinder seals
Building a Mesopotamian city complex
Gorge Studies - Each student selected a specific ecosystem to study in further depth, gathering information about specific plants, animals, and unique ecosystem characteristics. Students are finishing the visual representation of their ecosystem with 5 specific plants and 5 specific animals. Next, we will begin the labeling process and the written piece to accompany their visual representation creations...
Classroom Buddies - Our buddies in Mrs. Dunton's class are starting a comprehensive Learning in Depth project that the students will study until they graduate from High School. We visited our buddy class to help them along in their studies. Take a look....
Tyson learned the Royal Game of Ur during our Mesopotamian unit and his buddy's topic is....you guessed, Games! A picture just can't capture the magic happening as Tyson and Caleb played one of the oldest games in known civilization...
