READING AND WRITING

READING - Author's Purpose

Learning Goal:

In reading, your child is learning how to identify the authors purpose for writing.

Success Criteria:
I can identify the authors purpose (Persuade, Inform and/or entertain).

I can explain my reasons for why I think this.

WRITING - Procedural Writing

Learning Goal:

In writing your child is learning how to write a procedure.

Success Criteria:

Stay tuned.  The class has developed the success criteria together today, I will be taking a picture of the chart soon.

READING - Asking Questions

Learning Goal:

In reading your child is learning how to ask questions before, during and after he/she reads.

Success Criteria:

WRITING - Recount

Learning Goal:

In writing your child is learning how to write a recount to retell and evaluate events and experiences.

Success Criteria:

One of the activities that we did in class was to re-order "A Trip to the Zoo" Level 3 recount. (I had each paragraph cut out) After it was in the correct order, your child then worked on labelling the different parts of this recount. The "big stars" (title, introduction, etc.) first and then the "shooting stars" (who, where, etc.) after.


EXAMPLES OF RECOUNTS:

Level 1

Level 3

Level 4

Recount Organizer: This organizer will then be used to create a written recount. Point form notes are acceptable for the When? Who? Where? and Why? boxes at the top but sentences should be filled in for the rest.

RECOUNT RUBRIC

This is only a piece of the rubric that was created as a class.  The full rubric that will be used is below.

Reading and Writing - Retells
Learning Goal:

In reading and writing your child has learned how to RETELL a story.

Success Criteria / Look Fors:

Your child needed to be able to independently talk about and write:

• Who the main characters were
• Where the story took place
• What the problem was
• What happened in the story (using the words first, then, next and last and ensuring that what they are saying is in sequential order)
• How the problem was solved

The Written Retell Organizer the students were provided looked similar to this picture.  It had the 6 squares with the green words (ex. First, Then, Next...) already on the organizer to support the students in their writing.

RUBRIC FOR RECOUNTS: