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| Example Lewis and Clark journal entry--10 minute quickwrite |
On Tuesdays before lunch and after music students do a ten minute quickwrite. Today's topic was to "become" a character on the Lewis and Clark expedition and write a journal entry. Just like the
Holes perspective pieces, the opportunity to become someone else and mimic their voice captivates students. Much is written in a short time; often these quickwrites become "seed" ideas for larger stories or just remain as a single gem. Finishing the day reading Streams to the River River to the Sea gives fodder and voice for further journal entries.
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| Another quickwrite example |
United States geography integrates nicely into Lewis and Clark's journey as these places slowly come to life. Students are also beginning to understand that the current United States was inhabited and "owned" by different cultures and countries. This afternoon students mostly finished their PowerPoint presentations and will teach their topics beginning tomorrow. Example Power Point presentations
one and
two. Also, I showed students how to make a Jeopardy game as a quiz on the content they presented. Some really got into it.
Click here for an example of one.
Homework for tonight is to:
1. Re-read reading group chapter and be sure job is complete (reading groups are tomorrow). If finished with this then read Just Right Book.
2.
Fourth math
Fifth math
3. Spelling
