Language Arts: Making our scenes stronger for our realistic piece, is hard work. We started that work today in class. See the qualities of a strong fictional draft bullets below.

Qualities of a Strong Fictional Draft

o   Setting establishes what kind of world the characters live in

o   Details pull readers in to the story

o   Conflict between or within characters shows us what’s at stake in the story

o   Actions and dialogue reveal character’s traits, emotions and motivations

o   Dialogue conveys emotion when a character speaks

Reading: Duffield rotation- Worked on our ABC books that will summarize a fictional novel.  Homework: ABC book are due April 21st. 

Mrs VanOoyen's rotation: Each person will be getting 7 different grades. 5 of the grades are their journal entries for the chosen job.  The due dates vary, since each group created their own calendar of meeting dates.  The two other grades will be the discussions and use of class time.  All journal entries need to be completed by April 22nd.

Olsen's rotation- Students meet with Mr Olsen and/partners on a daily basis to work on reading fluency.

Social Studies: Took Quiz 6 and checked Japan work in folders. 

Math: No homework- closure due Wednesday BUT it is optional