Informational Writing-Westward Expansion-Units of Study

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This past week we kicked off our Unit of Studies-Informational Writing-Westward Expansion.
Friday, we decided what topics we were going to research and create a book in the App Book Creator.  Many writers/researchers have chosen topics such as Lewis and Clark, Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Thomas Jefferson, etc.  I am excited to see and read about their adventures as the "travel" west.

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Ms. Wenzel

Arbor Day!

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In celebration of Arbor Day, Nelson House students planted a tree at Lineville.
A special thank you to:
Green Bay Packers Frist Down for Trees for donating the Swamp White Oak tree and ATC for donating the tree seedlings.  Also thank you to Mike Harris, Burt McIntyre, Effery Gullbrand, and Howard Forestry for helping us honor Arbor Day!

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Ms. Wenzel

Map of Holes

Hello!!  Personalized learning- student Voice, Choice, Pace, Path, and Place continues to emerge in Room 214.   Here are two students of the Nelson House.  Jenna, the student on the left, created a map of the setting of her book, Holes.

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Ms. Wenzel

TEAM FUN!!!

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Yesterday in TEAM we tried an engaging, problem solving, and team game!

Partners need to try to get up, with arms locked, while sitting back to back.  They can not use their hands to help pull themselves up!

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Ms. Wenzel

Informational Research Writing-Westard Expansion!

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Today we started our informational research writing on westward expansion!!!

Here are a few snapshots of our gathering and collecting of evidence/topics to write about1

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Ms. Wenzel

Nine is Fine Writing Game!

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Today we played Nine is Fine!!  Writers write a word on their paper.  Next, the crinkle up their paper into a ball and launch it into the air.  Everyone gets a new paper and has to write a 9 word sentence using the word.  They then write another new word for the next round and the game continues!!!

We had a writing blast-creative, energizing, and we utilized our 21st Century Skills.

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Ms. Wenzel

Glow Party

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Today we had our Glow With Books Party-Read-a-thon!

We got neon pencils to write with, glow bracelets and necklaces, used a few websites to make glow signs, and also read to self!!!

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Ms. Wenzel

Quizizz

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Today we tried our first Quizizz!  It is an interactive, engaging way to check mastery of a skill, topic, or subject.  Today we played one on Author's Purpose.

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Ms. Wenzel

Scoot!

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Today we played a game called, Scoot with Author's Purpose.  Basically, I put task cards on each child's desk that had a little passage on them.  Each passage then had three to four choices of what the author's purpose was of that passage.  Each student needed to do each task card and moved from desk to desk-scooting to complete all the task cards.

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Ms. Wenzel

On-Demand Argumentative Writing

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Today we took our 45 minute On-Demand Writing Prompt for Argumentative Writing!  Writers, I am so proud of you!!!  BRAVO!

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Ms. Wenzel

Argumentative Research!

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Kuddos to Nelson House writers for their phenomenal and scholarly research on their argumentative topic.

Here we are in action:

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Ms. Wenzel

QR Codes on Author's Purpose

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In Writing and LA today we used QR Codes to review Author's Purpose!  Here we are:

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Ms. Wenzel

Acrostic Poems on Book Club Books!

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Here are two Nelson House students who wrote Acrostic Poems on their Book Club Books as Voice/Choice/Path options to show understanding of the firs 1/4th of their books.

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Ms. Wenzel

PIEED-Author's Purpose Continues!

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Today we continued to learn about Author's Purpose!  We played a Kahoot and also read a series of small passages to identify what the purpose of the passage was.  A couple of students used Post-It Notes to make it a fun game.

Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel

Barebook Writing

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Today we started our rough drafts for our Barebooks.  Each Block will have their own, unique book published and available to purchase!  We are so excited to be published authors and have the opportunity to be part of a class book!

Smiles,

Ms. Wenzel