What's your opinion?

Dear Readers,

We have begun studying and analyzing (looking closely) the characters in our assigned books. I am interested in hearing what your thoughts are about your character.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is your initial opinion of your character? Give text evidence.
2. Do you connect to your character? Explain and give text evidence.

I can't wait to hear about your book!

What exactly is a blog?

Dear students,

What exactly is a blog, and why are we using it in 4th grade?

We will use the blog to communicate about different things we discuss in class. Our online post will extend our conversations from class, and allow us to see what other classmates are thinking as well.

We will use the blog for many different things. Often I will write a post, and you will be asked to respond to it for homework. For example, we might post about different reading strategies, or use it to respond to poetry in the spring. However, this year I would also love to have students write a blog post, and classmates can respond to their post.

Today, I am interested in your thoughts about the blog. Please answer the following questions:
1. What excites you about the blog?
2. What questions do you have about the blog?
3. What ideas do you have for future blog posts or using the blog?

I look forward to reading your first blog response!