Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 5:10PM Wow! This has been an amazing first week of school! I just adore my new classes and I know we are off to a great start. Remember you can use this website to learn about me, Mrs. V., the things we will be learning, AND your all about your homework. Just click on the assignments tab!
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 1:28PM I hope everyone had a pleasant holiday! I am rested and ready to get back into writing. Our first unit will be the personal essay. Can't wait to hear your opinions!
Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 9:42AM Yesterday in class we jumped right in to generating ideas for fiction. We each brought a book with a blurb to the circle and used the blurbs to come up with ideas for fiction stories. At the end of the session each student had generated 5-7 ideas.
It was such a pleasant moment though; everyone sitting in a circle, sharing books, and thinkig of writing. I felt that we are really beginning to establish our community as readers and writers and it was quite humbling.
Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 9:43AM Great job to my readers and writers! Our first unit of study is completed and we celebrated with a gallery walk publishing party. I am looking forward to starting our fiction unit next week!
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 12:55PM Wow! Our workshops are in full swing! We've practiced using strategies that all good readers use, and we are learning to use strategies that real writers use to write personal narratives. Our first unit will be completed next week and I can't wait to read all the published pieces at our 1st publishing party! Next up: A unit on reading fiction with a focus on characterization and a corresponding unit on fiction writing with a focus on developing realistic characters.