Students began reading and analyzing our background text information on the Battle of Bull Run this past week.
After we discuss the text analysis, students will complete a storyboard to understand and retell the sequence of events, and write two essays this week in class following the models I will provide. Students have asked if we can put on another improvised play on the event, and we will make plans to do just that! We will also have a writing strategy lesson.
Following this week, we will begin our novel, Bull Run. Students will be assigned a character in the book and be asked to complete a character analysis for a presentation in class. The goal is that students will become the expert on that particular character and teach the class all they know.
This unit will take the next 3 weeks. Please remind your student of their daily Edmodo posting for practice work. Monday through Thursday!
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