What We Are Reading

• Independent choice novel 
• Short Story
  • 2/3 & 6/7- "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
  • 9/10- "Hoop Court"
• Whole Class Read aloud
  • 2/3- The Wanderings of Odysseus
  • 6/7- Long Way Down
  • 9/10- The Canyon's Edge
• Fiction Book Clubs- Ask your children which book they chose!
• "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe for an Escape Room activity!

What We Are Writing

• Reading Responses
• Book Commercials
• Sketch notes
• Narrative Short Write
• Cornell Notes and Graphic Organizers
• Narrative Continuation

What We Are Talking About

• MP1 Goal groups
• iReady Data Chats
• Book Club discussions
• Narrative mini lessons
• Analyzing literature

What We Published (Look on SeeSaw)

• Book Commercial
• 6 Word Memor
• Narrative Short Write
• Narrative Continuation

Our library accepts books anytime! If you have young adult novels that you'd like to pass along to other readers, we would really appreciate it. If a student donates a book, a sticker will be placed inside with his/her name on it. Thank you so much!

Ask your children to see their posts on SeeSaw to get a glimpse into our classroom. Please join SeeSaw (if you haven't already) to see their online writing portfolio!

• 2/3
• 6/7
• 9/10

Please encourage your son or daughter to talk about his/her book club book. In order to have  discussions in their book clubs and with me, they have to be reading. Use the questions below to spark up the conversation:

• What made you choose this book? A recommendation A friend? The cover?
• Explain the setting. How is the setting affected by the conflict?
• Who or what does the main character struggle with in the novel?
• Explain the most exciting part; the turning point; or an unexpected event in the novel.
• How has the book affected/changed you as a reader?

October Book Recommendation

Stay Tuned,

Mrs. Ehrlich