Sooooo......
Here's what's going on in Language Arts.
We are currently studying Folklore.
Students recently handed in original Tall Tales. We will work on editing a few of those this week. I will take the student names off of the paper and display it on the overhead. Students will help me improve the work as well as point out the positive features. Students often improve their own writing once they become a peer editor.
Please check with your student to make sure they are keeping up with their notes. Today, we covered Fairy Tales. Their notes should include the following:
Common Elements of Fairy Tales:
1. Once upon a time
2. a long, long time ago
3. fantasy and make believe
4. good and evil characters
5. royalty
6. magic/fantasy
7. three is the magic number
8. they all lived happily ever after
9. a damsel in distress
10. a problem that needs solved
We are going to do an activity on Tuesday that will show students a unique way of writing as we recount the events in a fairy tale.
Later on this week, students will receive a "passport". They will need to find 6 stories from 6 different countries. These stories can be any category of Folklore.
Next week, we will cover Legends and begin Myths.
PLEASE REMEMBER OUR ANGELS. ALL PRESENTS MUST BE HERE BY DEC. 7TH TO ENSURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO WRAP THEM AND DISTRIBUTE THEM.
THANK YOU
