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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Picture Wednesday #7 (A Running Jump)

"A Running Jump"

*This is the seventh Wednesday of our year together and that means it is "Picture Wednesday".

*We only have three days of school this week because of our fall break which we call MEA.  I wanted to pick an image that represent the fall season, having fun, and of course who doesn't love a cute dog.  

*I set aside time during each day for us to work in our writer's notebooks. 

*Each Wednesday I feature a photograph, image, or graphic.  My goal is to have my writers do some thinking, reflecting, and writing about the image.

*We talk about what types of writing we can do in the notebook.  Here are some of the possibilities...

-What we notice in the image
-What we wonder about
-Connections we have to the picture
-Thoughts, feeling, emotions about the visual
-Reminders we have from the image
-Create a fiction story about the picture


*Once the image is revealed to the writers, we spend a few minutes "talking" about what we see.

*My writers set up their HEADING in the notebook and we get busy writing.

*During the start-up of the year, I have my students write for about five minutes.  We slowly build our stamina for writers and slowly add time to our writing block. 

*At the end of the individual writing time, we call on a few volunteers to share their actual writing and/or further thoughts about the visual in front of us.


Our Images from 2016-2017...  
Week #1 - Back to School -                                                                  Click Here to See IMAGE
Week #2 - Be Kind to Others -                                                             Click Here to See IMAGE
Week #3 - Be Safe -                                                                              Click Here to See IMAGE
Week #4 - Be Responsible -                                                                  Click Here to see IMAGE
Week #5 - Animal Friendship -                                                             Click Here to See IMAGE
Week #6 - A Helping Hand -                                                                Click Here to See IMAGE

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