Write about "the Best Day EVER!" For morning work, I asked my 4th graders to write about the best day ever. They could recall a past experience or create their ideal day. The learners included illustrations, their friends, funny details and heart-touching sentiments. I was impressed by the voice found in a lot of student's responses that is usually missing from their assignments. I wrote back to the students and gave them their papers back the next day. A majority of them chose to put their papers (with my comments) on the "Wall of Fame!" I believe that by taking the 20 minutes to respond to my students, they embraced the writing and were proud of their work. Moving forward, I will definitely continue this trend. Below, you can check out the students' best days and my responses.
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Thanksgiving from the Turkey's P.o.V. a 4th grade Writing lesson
connections to any celebrations they take part in involving food, family, and traditions. My culturally diverse students were able to participate fully in the lesson. Student Planning Sheet and ChecklistThe format of the planning sheet has been morphed by this website's uploading service, the font is different- see student examples further down.
Each table group was provided with their own "Transitional Words and Phrases" reference sheet (see above) to better organize their writing. (Transition words sheet- Source) I left a "To Do" list to provide my learners with an explicit cue during independent work. Turkey Puppets to Share Our Writing
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