Student centered projects that provide children opportunities to use critical thinking skills, make decisions, and collaborate with their peers. Some titles include Dragonwings/Yep, Call of the Wild/London, and Nothing But The Truth/Avi. Literature Circles
Independent Reading Book projects/reviews will cover the following genre: Fiction Historical fiction Biography Non-fiction
Writing There are three major writing workshops/units throughout the year: Proper composition (multi-paragraph/essay) Open response Creative writing
The Write Source 2000 Handbook A student reference handbook that offer assistance on the writing and learning process.
Daily Oral Language For five to ten minutes several days a week, students review and reinforce basic skills in the areas of spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar and usage. redbank.injersey.com/kids.html
Assessment Major/minor writing assignments. Rubrics are aligned with the ELA frameworks. Reading Log Daily Oral Language / classwork Tests, quizzes, and projects Effort is always taken into consideration. Assessment