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2007-2008
GIRLS' WEB PAGES
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2007-2008
BOYS' WEB PAGES
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My Dad...
Assignment: Think about the special things that you share with your dad. Using the format "My dad...", write about some of the wonderful things that make your dad so terrific.
(focus skills: organization)
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Meet My Family
Assignment: Write a story about someone in your family who you don't usually write about. Use this opportunity to introduce your audience to a special person in your life. When you write, remember to make good word choices and include details.
(focus skills: word choice and organization)
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Pencil Stories
Assignment: Pretend you are a pencil. Write a story from a pencil's point of view.
(focus skills: voice and conventions)
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My Mom
Assignment: Moms are special! Write about what makes your mom so terrific. Remember to include lots of details and make good word choices when writing this special story.
(focus skill: word choice)
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Field Day 2008
Assignment: May 9, 2008 was a fun day. That was Field Day! Here's your chance to write about the activities we participated in. Which was your favorite? (focus skills: ideas & organization)
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Spring Break
Assignment: What did you do for Spring Break? Write a descriptive story about how you spent your week off of school.
(focus skills: ideas & organization)
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Field Trip Ideas
Assignment: "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" is about a class field trip. Write a letter to Miss Powell about where we should go on a field trip. This is a persuasive letter so you need to be convincing and include reasons why we should go to your place.
(focus skill: word choice)
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Firefighter Garland
Assignment: During Reading Week, Firefighter Garland read to our class. Write about his visit and the book that he shared with us. (focus skill: organization)
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My Bedroom
Assignment: Write a paragraph that describes your bedroom. Make good word choices that will paint a picture for your reader. Descriptive words make your writing sparkle and come alive. Remember, it's all about choosing the right words! (focus skills: organization and word choice)
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Egg Roll 2008
Assignment: Write a description of the Egg Roll activity we did in the multipurpose room. Include information about what we did, where we did it, and who participated.
(focus skills: organization and word choice)
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Egg-cellent Fashion Show
Assignment: With your family, decorate a plastic Easter egg. The egg can be as fancy or as plain as you would like. Bring your decorated egg to our Egg-cellent Fashion show!
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Mrs. Nevada Visits Our Class
Assignment: Write about Mrs. Nevada's visit to our class during Reading Week. Describe what happened while she was reading. Also include a description of Mrs. Nevada's crown.
(focus skill: organization)
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John Goes to Second Grade
Assignment: Write a story about John Bru's visit to our class during Reading Week. Include information about the books he read, what you learned about John, and what you still want to know. (focus skill: organization)
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Descriptive Paragraphs - Fruit
Assignment:
Part 1: Write a paragraph that describes a piece of fruit. Paint a picture for your reader by using lots of descriptive words in your writing. Remember, it's all about choosing the right words!
(focus skill: word choice)
Part 2: On our classroom computers, use KidPix to draw a picture of your fruit. Include as much detail in your picture as possible.
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I Am a Snowflake
Assignment: Close your eyes. Pretend you are a snowflake…. Now write a story as if you are a snowflake. Think of an interesting or unusual place you might drift in the wind. Where did you land? What's going on around you? How does the world look and sound to a snowflake? (focus skills: voice and organization)
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Miss Powell's New Car
Assignment: Pretend you are Miss Powell's new car. Write a story from the car's point of view.
(focus skills: voice and organization)
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How I Spent My Winter Vacation
Assignment: Choose one exciting thing you did on track break and tell about it. Include lots of details to help the reader create a mental image while they are reading your story.
(focus skill: developing ideas)
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A Perfect Day
Assignment: Write about your perfect day. Include sequencing words like first, last, next and then.
(focus skills: developing ideas & organization)
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Thanksgiving Traditions
Assignment: Create a bubble map about your family's Thanksgiving traditions. Think of the "w" questions: when, where, who, what, why. Then, write an informative story about your Thanksgiving traditions.
(focus skills: developing ideas & organization)
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If You Give a Dragon an Oreo
Assignment: As a class, write a story about Oreo cookies that is well organized. Use "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff as a model.
(focus skill: organization)
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Circle Stories
Assignment: Using "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff as a model, create your own version of a circle story.
(focus skill: organization)
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Funny Bones
Assignment: Write about your family's Skeletoni Macaroni project. Include details about how your skeleton looks and what your skeleton likes to do.
(focus skill: developing ideas)
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Assignment: Mark's mom helped us celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by coming to our classroom and talking about Mexico. Write a story about her visit. Include details that you learned from her presentation. (focus skill: voice)
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You Are the Author
Assignment: Write a story about anything you choose. You can use an idea from the list you created or come up with a new idea.
(focus skills: developing ideas and organization)
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O.R.E.O. Challenge
Assignment: Describe the events that happened during the O.R.E.O. Challenge (Our Really Exciting Online project). Include who you worked with and what you did as a group.
(focus skills: word choice and voice)
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How to Eat an Oreo Cookie
Assignment: Write step by step directions about how to eat an Oreo cookie. (focus skill: organization)
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Interesting Ideas ... i ... i ... i
Assignment: With a partner, create a circle map of words that start with one letter of the alphabet. Using "Dr. Seuss' ABC Book" as a model, write and illustrate a class ABC book. (focus skill: developing ideas)
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Get Up and Go!
Assignment: Make a list of the three most important things you do in the morning. Explain why these things are important.
(focus skill: developing ideas)
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Important Jobs in the Future
Assignment: Draw a picture of a job you think will be important in the future. Write a job description that includes what the job involves and what special skills are needed. If the job is one you created, please include
as much information as possible. (focus skill: developing ideas)
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Top Five List
Assignment: Choose a topic that interests you. Create a list of things other people should know about it. (focus skill: ideas)
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