Weekly Update: Perspective Writing

Happy Friday!

Here is a look at one of the tasks we did this week: Perspective Writing

Learning Objectives:

• Develop creative expression through the use of organizational processes, methods, and tools.
• Reread written texts to identify what could be added or deleted to enhance creative expression.
• Edit writing for spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• Compare or contrast aspects of texts within an individual text or between multiple texts.
• Examine the narrator’s point of view in texts.
• Create imaginative representations or dramatizations of fictional texts that depict point of view.

We reviewed the fariyles "The Three Little Pigs", "Cinderella" and "Goldilocks and the Three Little Bears".  We then looked at these stories from one of the character's point of view such as "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" told by the wolf, and saw the story from a different perspective.  We also listened to "Serioulsy, Cinerella is SO annoying", a version of the story told by the wicked stepmother.  Students got to see that while the main events in the story stayed the same, the characters were misunderstood and wanted to tell their side of the story.  Now, our students are working on retelling "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" from one of the character's perspectives.  They are busily working on creating their story map (planning their setting, characters, main events, problem and solution), rough copies and then editing their work before working on their good copy.  We are excited to show you at what stage we will be at at next week's conferences.

Reminders:

- Book your conference with your child's teacher on Nov. 22nd on Powerschool.