Language+Arts

=6-11-12=

//__Favorites of 5th grade__//
===//My favorite book that we read was __Tuck Everlasting__ which was a great book! It had very descriptive language. The author is Natalie Babbitt. She's a great writer. We read many other books but this was my favorite. My second favorite book was __The Reluctant God__ by Pamela Service. I loved LA this year!//=== = = = = = = = = = = =10-24-11=

Below I have a document about how the book __Island of the Blue Dolphins__ and __Hatchet__ are the same and different.
=11-2-11=

Yesterday we started reading __Maniac Magee__. It's really good so far.
=2-10-12=

__This I Believe__
We made Glogs on Glogster about what we believe. The first glog is I Believe in Best Friends. The second glog is I Believe in Family. I am writing the second one as if I am Maniac Magee. I think the first glog about best friends is better then my second glog. It was a lot easier writing from my point of view then a book character's point of view. I think my glog's would have been better if I used a different tone of voice that really went with the point I was trying to make. In the glog about Maniac Magee I think I gave to much of a summary of the book. It would have been better if I didn't give a summary. In the essay about Best Friends I saw a lot of progress. A lot more then the Maniac Magee essay. Before we wrote our essays we listened to some other "I Believe..." essays. I listened to 3. I listened to one about a woman who believed that Barbie should not just be known for her body but for what she does, one about a woman who believes that everyone should be included. I also listened to Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech. It was really good. He had a very good speaking voice. The writers used many strategies when they were writing. They used personal stories and they used their tone of voice. Sometimes their voice was sad and sometimes their voice was happy. When we were writing we had to give peer reviews. I gave many peer reviews. I think they helped a lot. My glogs are pretty good. At least I think so. My glog's and essays express what I believe.
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