Mad Science Assignment: What are some of the things you learned from Asteroid Adam when he visited our class? Use a 4-square prewrite to organize your ideas. Work the information from each box into a paragraph when you write your story.(focus skills: details & organization)
Helping Out Assignment: Sometimes we give help, and sometimes we get help. Think of a time when you helped someone or when someone helped you. Tell a story about what happened. (focus skill: ideas)
O.R.E.O. Challenge 2008 Assignment: Our Really Exciting Online (O.R.E.O.) Challenge was lots of fun! We estimated how many Oreo cookies we could stack before they would tumble. After our investigation, we ate cookies and wrote about our experiment.
(focus skill: organization)
A Room With A View Assignment: After investigating and exploring the front of the school, look carefully at the photograph taken in that location. Write about what you see. Be specific and include details.
(focus skill: word choice)
What I Want to Learn in Third Grade Assignment: Think about all of the things you want to learn in third grade. Write about some of them. Explain why these things are interesting or important for you to learn. (focus skill: developing ideas)
