Genesis: In writing, students practiced and were assessed on complete/incomplete sentences.  They continued drafting and sharing narratives.  We completed pre-reading activities for our memoir study of Red Scarf Girl, which included articles and discussion on the Cultural Revolution and an author interview with Ji-Li Jiang.  Students also were assessed in vocabulary study.  They continued their daily independent reading and writing.

Legacy: In writing, we introduced and practiced grammar, appositive phrases, and comma rules.  Minilesson mentor text this week was by Abraham Lincoln (”Emancipation of the Mind”).  Students continued daily independent reading and writing.

Explorers: See this week’s Field Notes for a description of our activities!