3rd Grade humanities
This week, learners will complete their realistic/historical fiction story final drafts, publishing them just in time for Expo Night. Learners will also finish up their Fingerprint creative writing pieces that they began in Project Lab last week. On Wednesday, learners will begin their benchmark assessments and they will finish them on Thursday.
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This week, learners will wrap up their realistic/historical fiction story drafts and begin typing their final drafts. Learners will engage in mini lessons on writing an ending using action, dialogue, or feeling, paragraphing, and using transitions to organize and make their story flow smoothly. Learners will edit and revise their writing as they type.
This week, learners will continue the draft writing process their realistic/historical fiction narratives. Learners will focus on developing the rising action, climax/turning, point, and falling action events of their stories, including real details from their Bay Area resident interview and fictional aspects that tie their story together. They will work to integrate a theme into their story to convey a message or feeling to the reader. Learners will engage in mini lessons on elaboration and craft strategies to add detail and strengthen their writing.
On Monday, learners will interview long time Bay Area residents. They will use the skills of asking questions and recording notes that they practiced last week. They will also identify the central themes that are present throughout the classes interviews, exploring how their community has changed over time. Learners will then begin preparing to write a historical fiction piece based on the life of their interviewee and events they have experienced. Pre-writing mini lessons will include theme, character traits, and story mapping.
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