Writing Workshop - Opinion Essays (Santa Shop Week)

Greetings!

Please see updated homework section below! 

Writing 
This week, students in fourth grade will continue on our Opinion Writing Workshop journey! The main goal of this week will be to shift from gathering ideas for writing essays to drafting quick drafts of essays so that we may begin revising.

Book -It 
Students in fourth grade ELA are expected to read 1 hour a week in order to receive their Book-It awards. Students should read on multiple nights a week. Their assignment is broken down into 15-minute-per-night segments, 4 or 5 days a week; of course students may read more each night. Students wanting a reward MUST complete the entire form and return it on the day it is due. 

Scholastic
For the students in my homeroom, my class code is TTBNT if you want to order books online.  Thanks and have a great day!

Contacting Me
Feel free to contact me at the school with questions and concerns, and I will do my best to answer them, or direct you to the person better equipped to help you. During the school day, it's probably best to contact me via email (sabrandenburg@norwayne.net), or via the Remind app, but before and directly after school, I can also be reached via the school phone  (330-435-6383 ext. 10412). If I do not answer your voicemail quickly, it is probably because I have been unable to access it for whatever reason. Please be understanding that technology is great, but it sometimes has its hiccups!


Hope you have a great week!

Miss Brandenburg

Homework this week in Language Arts class will be assigned as follows:
Monday: Practice elaboration prompts (the activity from class) with parents/babysitter/etc (Students received a paper in class listing the elaboration prompts titled "Ways to Push Our Thinking"**)
Tuesday: Write a Flash Draft (This is a super quick draft of an opinion essay. They did this before in class with our class example - "I love ice cream." Set the timer and write!)
Wednesday: N/A
Thursday: Finish writing draft, if not done in class.
Friday: N/A

*Ongoing - students should be practicing their vocabulary with the cards we cut out in class and reading the story once or twice throughout the unit. Students should also read 15 minutes a night.

** Ways to Push Our Thinking

·          In other words…

·          That is…

·          The important thing about this is…

·          As I say this, I’m realizing…

·          This is giving me the idea that…

·          An example of this is…

·          This shows…

·          Another example of this is…

·          This connects to…

·          I see…

·          The thought I have about this is…

·          To add on…

·          I used to think that…, but now I think that…

·          What surprises me about this is…

·          Many people think…, but I think…

Writing Workshop - Gathering Ideas for Opinion Essays

Greetings!

Please see updated homework section below! 

Writing 
This week, students in fourth grade will embark upon our Opinion Writing Workshop! The main goal of this week is to get students into the rhythm of writing nonfiction - instead of the stories we wrote for our narratives - and to gather ideas for writing essays. We will focus on the strategy of thinking about a person, place, or thing (object) that means a lot to us and gather big ideas about that person, place, or thing to write paragraphs about.

Book -It 
Students in fourth grade ELA are expected to read 1 hour a week in order to receive their Book-It awards. Students should read on multiple nights a week. Their assignment is broken down into 15-minute-per-night segments, 4 or 5 days a week; of course students may read more each night. Students wanting a reward MUST complete the entire form and return it on the day it is due. 

Scholastic
For the students in my homeroom, my class code is TTBNT if you want to order books online.  Thanks and have a great day!

Contacting Me
Feel free to contact me at the school with questions and concerns, and I will do my best to answer them, or direct you to the person better equipped to help you. During the school day, it's probably best to contact me via email (sabrandenburg@norwayne.net), or via the Remind app, but before and directly after school, I can also be reached via the school phone  (330-435-6383 ext. 10412). If I do not answer your voicemail quickly, it is probably because I have been unable to access it for whatever reason. Please be understanding that technology is great, but it sometimes has its hiccups!


Hope you have a great week!

Miss Brandenburg

Homework this week in Language Arts class will be assigned as follows:
Monday: No School!
Tuesday: N/A
Wednesday: N/A
Thursday: Continue brainstorming - Reread their previous entries to mine them for ideas for new paragraphs; tonight's work should merely be gathering ideas, not necessarily writing about these new ideas.
Friday: N/A

*Ongoing - students should be practicing their vocabulary with the cards we cut out in class and reading the story once or twice throughout the unit. Students should also read 15 minutes a night.

Thanksgiving Week

Greetings!

Please see updated homework section below! 

Reading & Writing  
Students will finish the mini- copy change poetry unit we began last week. They will finish typing and create illustrations to go with the poems they wrote. We will publish these books through Studentreasures in early December, and they will be shipped in mid-January.

Students will also write an on-demand prompt so that I may gauge their ability to write an opinion essay.

Students may bring a snack for a small Young Authors' publishing celebration on Wednesday in class.

Book -It 
Students in fourth grade ELA are expected to read 1 hour a week in order to receive their Book-It awards. Students should read on multiple nights a week. Their assignment is broken down into 15-minute-per-night segments, 4 or 5 days a week; of course students may read more each night. Students wanting a reward MUST complete the entire form and return it on the day it is due. 

Scholastic
For the students in my homeroom, my class code is TTBNT if you want to order books online.  Thanks and have a great day!

Contacting Me
Feel free to contact me at the school with questions and concerns, and I will do my best to answer them, or direct you to the person better equipped to help you. During the school day, it's probably best to contact me via email (sabrandenburg@norwayne.net), or via the Remind app, but before and directly after school, I can also be reached via the school phone  (330-435-6383 ext. 10412). If I do not answer your voicemail quickly, it is probably because I have been unable to access it for whatever reason. Please be understanding that technology is great, but it sometimes has its hiccups!


Hope you have a great week!

Miss Brandenburg

Homework this week in Language Arts class will be assigned as follows:
Monday: N/A
Tuesday: Get Studentreasure forms signed and returned by 12/3/19
Wednesday: Students may bring a snack for our small YA celebration!
Thursday: Be Thankful!
Friday: N/A

*Ongoing - students should be practicing their vocabulary with the cards we cut out in class and reading the story once or twice throughout the unit. Students should also read 15 minutes a night.

King in the Kitchen Review, Test, and Demonstration Speeches

Greetings!

Please see updated homework section below! 

Reading 
Students will finish the King in the Kitchen unit, which can be found on pages 444 - 462 of the Reading Street textbookby taking an assessment on vocabulary, comprehension, and features of a drama.

Speaking & Listening 
Students will present their Demonstration Speeches, beginning on Wednesday and continuing until all students have gone.

Book -It 
Students in fourth grade ELA are expected to read 1 hour a week in order to receive their Book-It awards. Students should read on multiple nights a week. Their assignment is broken down into 15-minute-per-night segments, 4 or 5 days a week; of course students may read more each night. Students wanting a reward MUST complete the entire form and return it on the day it is due. 

Scholastic
For the students in my homeroom, my class code is TTBNT if you want to order books online.  Thanks and have a great day!

Contacting Me
Feel free to contact me at the school with questions and concerns, and I will do my best to answer them, or direct you to the person better equipped to help you. During the school day, it's probably best to contact me via email (sabrandenburg@norwayne.net), or via the Remind app, but before and directly after school, I can also be reached via the school phone  (330-435-6383 ext. 10412). If I do not answer your voicemail quickly, it is probably because I have been unable to access it for whatever reason. Please be understanding that technology is great, but it sometimes has its hiccups!


Hope you have a great week!

Miss Brandenburg

Homework this week in Language Arts class will be assigned as follows:
Monday: Study for the King in the Kitchen Final Assessment
Tuesday: King in the Kitchen Final Assessment is TODAY
Wednesday: Materials should be at the schools Wednesday morning for the demonstration speeches
Thursday: Bring materials, if needed
Friday: N/A

*Ongoing - students should be practicing their vocabulary with the cards we cut out in class and reading the story once or twice throughout the unit. Students should also read 15 minutes a night.

King in the Kitchen & Brainstorming for the Demonstration Speech *Update - see homework)

Greetings!

Please see updated homework section below! 

Reading 
Students will begin the King in the Kitchen unit, which can be found on pages 444 - 462 of the Reading Street textbook. Students will learn about the differences between a drama (play) and normal story writing (prose). Students will practice character traits by gathering evidence (what a character says, what a character does, and how other characters react to them), as well as identifying the setting of the story.

Speaking & Listening 
Students will begin preparing for their Demonstration Speeches, which we will perform next week. Students must choose 5 potential topics to perform, and then will be assigned ONE of them in class. Two students are not allowed to perform the SAME topic. Please read the letter above where students are to make their choice for more information! Other small assignments will be coming as we continue with our unit.

Book -It 
Students in fourth grade ELA are expected to read 1 hour a week in order to receive their Book-It awards. Students should read on multiple nights a week. Their assignment is broken down into 15-minute-per-night segments, 4 or 5 days a week; of course students may read more each night. Students wanting a reward MUST complete the entire form and return it on the day it is due. 

Scholastic
For the students in my homeroom, my class code is TTBNT if you want to order books online.  Thanks and have a great day!

Contacting Me
Feel free to contact me at the school with questions and concerns, and I will do my best to answer them, or direct you to the person better equipped to help you. During the school day, it's probably best to contact me via email (sabrandenburg@norwayne.net), or via the Remind app, but before and directly after school, I can also be reached via the school phone  (330-435-6383 ext. 10412). If I do not answer your voicemail quickly, it is probably because I have been unable to access it for whatever reason. Please be understanding that technology is great, but it sometimes has its hiccups!


Hope you have a great week!

Miss Brandenburg

Homework this week in Language Arts class will be assigned as follows:
Monday: N/A
Tuesday: WB pg. 178; 5 choices for potential Demonstration Speech topics
Wednesday: N/A
Thursday: WB pg. 175 - only Core 1 received this; I forgot to hand out the other cores's worksheets! These will be done in class 
Friday: N/A

*Ongoing - students should be practicing their vocabulary with the cards we cut out in class and reading the story once or twice throughout the unit. Students should also read 15 minutes a night.

Finishing Adelina's Whales & Binding YA Projects

Greetings!

Reading 
Students will continue the Adelina's Whales unit, which can be found on pages 296 - 307 of the Reading Street textbook. Students will practice working with context clues and Main Idea. More information on Context Clues can be found at the following link: https://sites.google.com/norwayne.net/4th-grade-la-reading/resources/vocabulary-context-clues. If the link will not work, then you may simply go to my teacher site, and the page will be under Resources, then Vocabulary and Context Clues.

Students may use the following link to study for the test: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/adelinas-whales-ces-4th-grade.

Writing 
Students will finalize their Young Authors' stories by binding their drafts. Illustrations should be complete before the beginning of the school day on Monday so they are ready to be bound.

Book -It 
Students in fourth grade ELA are expected to read 1 hour a week in order to receive their Book-It awards. Students should read on multiple nights a week. Their assignment is broken down into 15-minute-per-night segments, 4 or 5 days a week; of course students may read more each night. Students wanting a reward MUST complete the entire form and return it on the day it is due. 

Scholastic
For the students in my homeroom, my class code is TTBNT if you want to order books online.  Thanks and have a great day!

Contacting Me
Feel free to contact me at the school with questions and concerns, and I will do my best to answer them, or direct you to the person better equipped to help you. During the school day, it's probably best to contact me via email (sabrandenburg@norwayne.net), or via the Remind app, but before and directly after school, I can also be reached via the school phone  (330-435-6383 ext. 10412). If I do not answer your voicemail quickly, it is probably because I have been unable to access it for whatever reason. Please be understanding that technology is great, but it sometimes has its hiccups!


Hope you have a great week!

Miss Brandenburg

Homework this week in Language Arts class will be assigned as follows:
Monday: Bind YA books by Wednesday
               *Note: Illustrations MUST be complete before school TODAY!
Tuesday: N/A
Wednesday: Study for Adelina's Whales Final Assessment (Students can use the link above to study for the test).
Thursday: Adelina's Whales Final Assessment TODAY
Friday: N/A

*Ongoing - students should be practicing their vocabulary with the cards we cut out in class and reading the story once or twice throughout the unit. Students should also read 15 minutes a night.

Adelina's Whales & YA Conference (Friday, November 1st)

Greetings!

Reading 
Students will continue the Adelina's Whales unit they were briefly introduced to last Friday. During the Adelina's Whales unit, which can be found on pages 296 - 307 of the Reading Street textbook, students will practice working with context clues. More information on Context Clues can be found at the following link: https://sites.google.com/norwayne.net/4th-grade-la-reading/resources/vocabulary-context-clues. If the link will not work, then you may simply go to my teacher site, and the page will be under Resources, then Vocabulary and Context Clues.

Writing 
Students will continue Writer's Workshop with their Young Authors' stories they started several weeks ago in class by illustrating their drafts. This will be the next-to-last step, as students will be expected to bind their pages together sometime next week.

Young Authors' Projects & Conference - LOCATION CHANGE
Reminder: This year, the Young Authors’ Project is experiencing some changes! Instead of having the Young Authors’ Conference at the end of the school year, it will be held on November 1^st, 2019. The conference will not be held at the College of Wooster campus as it has been in the past; information came in just this week letting us know that the conference will instead be held at the Shisler Conference Center & Fischer Auditorium (located at 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH). The 12 fourth grade representatives should bring a sack lunch (which can be entirely thrown away) and dress warm, as they will be eating outside. 

Book -It 
Students in fourth grade ELA are expected to read 1 hour a week in order to receive their Book-It awards. Students should read on multiple nights a week. Their assignment is broken down into 15-minute-per-night segments, 4 or 5 days a week; of course students may read more each night. Students wanting a reward MUST complete the entire form and return it on the day it is due. 

Scholastic
For the students in my homeroom, my class code is TTBNT if you want to order books online.  Thanks and have a great day!

Contacting Me
Feel free to contact me at the school with questions and concerns, and I will do my best to answer them, or direct you to the person better equipped to help you. During the school day, it's probably best to contact me via email (sabrandenburg@norwayne.net), or via the Remind app, but before and directly after school, I can also be reached via the school phone  (330-435-6383 ext. 10412). If I do not answer your voicemail quickly, it is probably because I have been unable to access it for whatever reason. Please be understanding that technology is great, but it sometimes has its hiccups!


Hope you have a great week!

Miss Brandenburg

Homework this week in Language Arts class will be assigned as follows:
Monday: Work on YA illustrations
Tuesday: Vocabulary worksheet WB pg. 115
Wednesday: Work on YA illustrations
Thursday: Context Clues WS pg 11
Friday: Work on YA illustrations (if not completed)

*Ongoing - students should be practicing their vocabulary with the cards we cut out in class and reading the story once or twice throughout the unit. Students should also read 15 minutes a night.