We are back in the swing of things once again. It was a fabulous break. We all got the chance to relax and come back refreshed. This week we started our literature circles back up. We chose the book Dear Levi. It is about a boy who leaves his younger brother behind and writes him letters everyday. We respond in our reading journal by making connecting and predictions/inferences. We also include our favorite parts and the scenes we could really visualize. Sometimes we write a Dear Diary section from the brother that was left behind point of view. We all know he must be going through a hard time being left alone without his companion/brother. Plus if you read the book you will find out he gets stuck with all the chores and much much more!
We will not be able to write this Friday. It is Western Day and we will be out in the corral all day!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Shiloh
This week we read a book called Shiloh. It was about a boy who got attached to a dog. The man is mean to the dog so the boy tries to buy Shiloh from him. Later in the book the dog gets hurt and the boy has to hide him, before the owner kills him. He makes a deal with the man and has to work really hard to buy the dog. Finally, after a lot of torture he lets the boy have the dog.
After we read the book we did a double bubble map comparing the differences in the book and the movie. 16 of us like the book better because it has a lot better descriptions and information. If a book had a movie to go with it...which would you prefer? The book or the movie?
After we read the book we did a double bubble map comparing the differences in the book and the movie. 16 of us like the book better because it has a lot better descriptions and information. If a book had a movie to go with it...which would you prefer? The book or the movie?
Friday, February 27, 2009
Stomp the TAKS test
Hello Mrs. Braymer's Class! We apologize for being absent for so long on our blog. We have missed learning about what you guys are up too!
As you know the TAKS test is TUESDAY! We have so many feelings going on right now! We are happy, scared, nervous, confident, and glad it is going to be over all at the same time! We want to encourage you to: write at least a full page, have a good beginning and ending, focus on one thing, address the prompt, take your time, use a variety of transitions, don't use too much dialogue, and add a lot of good juicy details.
We know you can do it! Stomp the TAKS in the ground! Good luck to you all!
As you know the TAKS test is TUESDAY! We have so many feelings going on right now! We are happy, scared, nervous, confident, and glad it is going to be over all at the same time! We want to encourage you to: write at least a full page, have a good beginning and ending, focus on one thing, address the prompt, take your time, use a variety of transitions, don't use too much dialogue, and add a lot of good juicy details.
We know you can do it! Stomp the TAKS in the ground! Good luck to you all!
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