by newschoolsyr | Apr 10, 2012 | 2011-2012, language arts, language arts grades 4 - 8, whole school
At the end of every day, we schedule time for Read Aloud. During this time a teacher reads to a small group of students. Students often choose to draw in their sketchbooks as they listen. The groups change according to the book we read. At the beginning of the...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 23, 2011 | 2011-2012, language arts grades 4 - 8
During snack each week we have been listening to the plays of William Shakespeare as retold by Bruce Coville. We started with Romeo and Juliet and then moved on to the dark tragedy, MacBeth. In our discussions we have talked about the characteristics of a tragedy and...
