Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Making Inferences Using Facts and Evidence

After thinking about what it means to make an inference, we started our lesson by watching a YouTube video on making inferences. The students then provided their "take-away" from the video.


After being introduced to the book, Christopher Reeve A Real-Life Super Hero, we watched a YouTube video from the perspective of Christopher Reeve's son.


The students were then shown a chart that included fact, inference, and evidence.





The lesson was modeled with a read aloud of the introduction of the book. Then, each student was provided a copy of the introduction. As a group, we highlighted facts, produced inferences, and provided evidence to support our ideas and added them to our class chart.




The students were then placed in small groups and provided a different chapter, 1-5. They completed the fact/inference/evidence form as a group by highlighting the facts, forming inferences, and producing evidence for support.








Working together!!


















Sharing facts, inferences, and evidence from their chapters with classmates!











Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Opinion Writing Final Drafts

After our Tug-of-War thinking routine, graphic organizer, self editing, peer editing, and teacher editing, we have completed our final drafts. We are so proud to display our 5-paragraph essays stating our opinions regarding e-books and physical books. Which do you prefer?