Good afternoon Room 21 families!
Sixth grade students have been working for the last couple of weeks on a writing assignment. We finished reading the book Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. It's the story of a young girl dealing with her mother's departure and how it affects her approach to the world. We read the book over several months and now students are finishing up a deeper look at the work.
Students chose a writing prompt to respond to. Each prompt focused on a different literary element: theme, setting, conflict or subplot. Students used evidence from the book to discuss their chosen element. We've been through the process of drafting and finding supporting details; we've conferenced and we've had peer feedback. Now, we're getting down to the end of it and students are going back and revising/editing their work.
The finished product is due on Tuesday of next week. If you have a few minutes, ask your student to share their work. Or, if they have trouble accessing their work from a home computer, just have them tell you about what they've written. We've got some keen literary analysis going on in room 21 and I'd love for you to learn more about what they've learned.
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