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Exotic Animals as Pets - Expository Blog 03/04/13

Exotic Animals as Pets

 Should a Tiger Be a Pet? - WHAT DO YOU THINK

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TASK: 

 Write a 5 paragraph essay about your response to this question. You must read the article first, then respond to the question. You must use evidence from the text to support your opinion. Directions:

1. Read the article about exotic animals.
2. Decide upon your thesis statement - We should be allowed to own exotic pets or

                                                                       We should not be allowed to own exotic pets

     3. Choose 3 supporting reasons  we should (or should not) be allowed to own exotic pets.                                                               

Here is the sentence breakdown for each supporting paragraph...

• You should have one sentence stating your opinion (sentence 1)
•  one quote from  the article that supports your opinion (sentence 2)
•  one sentence that explains how the article quote supports your opinion (sentence 3)
• and a few sentences of your thinking that further explain your opinion and why you're correct (sentences 4 and 5+).

4. Reread for crystal-clear-clarity

Inspirational Gabby Douglas!

We had such a great discussion today about Gabby Douglas  and examined her quote, "Believe, never fear, believe."  So many of us were really impressed by her confidence, poise, grace and strength.  You were inspired by Gabby's story to write about your own dreams and how you find motivation and inspiration.  Here are links to the photos and videos we saw in class:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2012/08/01/evexp-pkg-gabby-douglas-olympic-sacrifices.hln

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/08/02/sports/20120802_wg_337.html

 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/sports/olympics/gabby-douglas-of-united-states-wins-gymnastics-all-around.html?pagewanted=all

Historical Fiction Reading Response 3/08/13

Historical fiction stories ...*are written to portray a time period *convey information about a specific time period or historical event *contain a lot of setting details *contain characters who are either imaginary or who have actually lived during the time period *introduce readers to themes that occur in our history: such as war, famine, and migration.
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Students, please use the following links to choose an historical fiction book to read this month:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/kids-historical-fictionhttp://www.tc.edu/rwp/booklist/lists/4.2%20HistoricalFictionFINAL.pdf
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Reading BlogTask:


Find a text quote that shows how the setting affects the story.
Write about how the historical setting is important to the story, and how the historical setting affects the theme of the story.
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Be sure to:Start with title, author
Include your setting text quote
Write about how the setting affects the story****Write about how the setting affects the theme

Show your thinking - not retelling
Crystal clear editing!************************************************************************************
We are further into the sixth grade reading workshop, so my expectations are increasing. Remember that a good reading response takes planning.

Zabbia Historical Fiction Reading Response 03/08/13

Historical fiction stories ...*are written to portray a time period *convey information about a specific time period or historical event *contain a lot of setting details *contain characters who are either imaginary or who have actually lived during the time period *introduce readers to themes that occur in our history: such as war, famine, and migration.
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Students, please use the following links to choose an historical fiction book to read this month:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/kids-historical-fiction
http://www.tc.edu/rwp/booklist/lists/4.2%20HistoricalFictionFINAL.pdf
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Reading Blog Task:
Find a text quote that shows how the setting affects the story.
Write about how the historical setting is important to the story, and how the historical setting affects the theme of the story.
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Be sure to:
Start with title, author
Include an important setting text quote
Write about how the setting affects the story **Write about how the setting affects the theme
Show your thinking - not retelling
Crystal clear editing!
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We are further into the sixth grade reading workshop, so my expectations are increasing. Remember that a good reading response takes planning!