1. February
Writing:
We are going through the writing process for Informative Essays:
Dissecting Prompts
What plan should I use?
How to bring in relevant text evidence
How do I explain my evidence?
Self-editing
Reading:
We are reading two different texts:
“The River Between Us” (Narrative)
“The Boys’ War” (Primary Sources from the Civil War)
-We are focusing on creating main ideas.
*Ask your child what they just read after reading each night for homework!*
Social Studies:
We are learning about the Civil war.
Students will read firsthand accounts about life during the Civil War
We are focusing on how wars impact people.
Upcoming
Events:
Valentine’s day Dance TBD
No school Monday February 18th
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Helping your students grow,
Ms. Kuhl
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