Due Monday: Write about your impressions of this book so far. Some things you might want to consider are:
-How would you describe the main character?
-Does the main character have any big problems?
-What do you think might happen next?
-What would you do next if you were the main character?
-If you are enjoying the book, what specifically do you like about it?
-Have you made any connections between things that have happened so far in the book and things that have happened in your life?
Today Deborah and Jake’s fourth grade had a immigrant share of their immigrant studies. The fourth graders have been studying immigrants and tenements for a few months. Some of the things they have done is take field trips to study how immigrants who came to America used to live. One other thing that they did was make graphic novels to help make a story about their immigrant character and how they lived.
At the share all the fourth grade parents came and got to see what they had studied and all of the work they did about immigration. First the parents asked a few questions about our characters which we dressed up as and then we showed them our blog posts that we put pictures on so everyone can see the pictures. The names of our blogs are the names of the fourth grade characters, like Olivia Ps blog is Luca Lee’s immigrant blog because that is the name of her character. Also besides putting pictures on our blog we put some other things on it too. Some of the things the fourth graders put on the blog were their immigrant persona interviews (Jake told us to name it that) and also the recording of our immigrant persona interview because we recorded it and typed it on the computer.
That is mostly what the fourth graders did on their immigrant share. Olivia P thinks that we did this whole immigrant share because we are finishing up our studies of tenements and maybe immigrants, but it is just a guess!
We will celebrate poetry in a variety of ways this month, including daily poetry readings. The basic idea is to share a favorite poem but the way in which you decide to share your poem is up to you. Possibilities for the format of your share include: dramatic reading, recitation, stop motion film, graphic novel, audio recording with accompanying painting or art project, reading with a follow-up reflection or activity devised by you, reading plus a special snack related to your poem, reading plus a field trip to a place related to your poem, and so forth. The sky is the limit. If you can imagine it, you can do it. If you decide to create a follow-up activity to go along with your poem, please give us a heads-up so we can plan accordingly. If you have questions or big ideas about this fun and exciting project, please feel free to email us. Here is the schedule for the poetry share:
Monday, April 7: Emily and Cooper
Tuesday, April 8: Piper and Jack
Wednesday, April 9: Olivia B. and Freddie
Monday, April 14: Tilda and Zach
Tuesday, April 15: Olivia P and Gus
Wednesday, April 16: Polly and Ben
Thursday, April 17: Lila and Kate
Monday, April 21: Margaret and Eli
Tuesday, April 22: Johnny and Colette
Wednesday, April 23: Dora and Oni
Thursday, April 24: POEM IN YOUR POCKET DAY
Friday, April 25: Meadow
Monday, April 28: Make-up day
Here is a link to the People of the Lower East Side website. From the main page, look for your child’s tenement friends, click there, then click on their individual portrait to be taken to their personal blog. Enjoy!