Sunday, October 04, 2015
3PA Update
Last week, the students in 3PA did a great job of sharing their knowledge of theme. We used a PowerPoint presentation to review this concept, and the students were able to identify several themes from passages that were read aloud. They were also able to support their thinking with evidence from the text. Next week, we will be finishing up theme and will move on to learning about generalizations. Generalizations are broad statements based on information, observations or experiences. They can be logical, but unproven. This will be a concept that students will return to throughout our unit. Students will also be reading their first piece of literature. They will be reading "Shells" by Cynthia Rylant. This story is about a boy named Michael who loses his mother and has to move in with his Aunt Esther. They both come to the realization that change is difficult and eventually, they are able to come out of their shells and relate to one another. We will be discussing literal and figurative language. We will also be comparing the main characters in the story and looking for similarities and differences.
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