Monday

Today we worked so hard in writers' workshop.  We learned 3 strategies for coming up with ideas.  The first idea was called My Authority List; we wrote down topics that we were experts in. For example, Megan wrote about butterflies and Eduardo wrote about the ocean.  The next strategy was the Heart Map; students wrote ideas down that were important to them such as grandma's house, fishing with dad, etc. The final strategy is called Artifacts. Students learned that authors use different objects to help them come up with ideas. I showed students pictures and magazine clips from my writers' notebook that helped me generate ideas for writing longer pieces.  By the end of the week, the students of room 15 are going to add at least 5 artifacts to their writers' notebook.

Homework:
- Study Link 1.6
- 30 minutes of independent reading
- Gather 5 artifacts for their writers' notebook (due Friday)
- Decorate their writers' notebook (due Friday)