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Students have been exploring maps and their features.
Using fantasy mentor texts such as; " Wings of Fire," " Narnia," " Eargon," and " How to Train Your Dragon," students determined how the maps can create a new world and help the readers understand the story. Students then created their own maps to accompany their fantasy stories. They turned out great!
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Preparing for our next unit about Fantasy stories, students completed a mind map showing what they all ready know about the Fantasy genre.   Students were busy reading over the summer months! We compiled a list of novels they have read over the last year and sorted them by genre. After sorting the titles, we created definitions for each genre and voted on our favourite.
Our current unit is based on realistic fiction. Students are reading " Because of Winn Dixie," as well as writing their own realistic fiction story based on personal experiences.  We are kicking of the start of the year by exploring the elements of a story. Students brainstormed all the key features included in a story. They then compared the different stories they had read over the summer, being sure to use the vocabulary they had listed. B
Students continue to learn about ancient civilizations by participating in a variety of Reader's Theater performances. Students are focusing on the main ides and supporting details when sorting and summarizing the information read.  Students are super excited to explore the world of ancient civilizations! Students were introduced to the emergence of written language and had fun decoding riddles written in hieroglyphics.   The grade 3/4 students are enjoying this beautiful story about the bond between a young boy and his pet fox. We are encountering many examples of figurative language as we read such as idioms, metaphors, and symbols. Onomatopoeia. It’s a term for a word that represents a sound. Onomatopoeia is used in all types of writing, but they are very evident when seen in comics. Students explored how different comics have utilized onomatopoeia in their stories, then choose their own word to create a piece of art. I can not wait to see all the elements come together in the final comics!
Preparing for our next writing unit, today students organized books into 3 different categories; picture books, comic books, and novels. Students then described what features make each books fit into the specific category. Students brainstormed what they know about comic books in preparation for creating their own comics.
Students are working hard on creating their final copy of their procedural writing, and working on their presentation style. Some students are planning on creating a video ( visual learning), others are creating an audio file, and some students will be using kinaesthetic learning to teach their peers how to create something.
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