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Diary Entry

Biography Choice board

For grading writing responses which use the RAFT format

For grading writing responses which use the RAFT format

Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then

Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then

Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then

Checklist with steps used for class and individual prewriting webs

This rubric was created as a guide for students and parents new to research projects. A 2nd research project will be evaluated more ctitically after this one has evaluated

After a Read Aloud of different Myths and a class discussion you, the students will be writing your own myths. You will create a myth that explains a natural phenomenon such as the reason behind a volcano's eruption, earthquake, echoes, rainbows, droughts etc. This corresponds with the second half of the Greek Gods novel, "Nature Myths." As you brainstorm what to write, it is important to remember that Greeks created their stories with a purpose. Everything they created, wrote, thought of, danced, sang, or explained had a reason. The main purpose of mythology was to explain the way their world worked or to help them understand mysteries of nature or human life. Your story should not only have beautiful language, but should also serve a function (explain something in nature - either human nature or the earth).

After a Read Aloud of different Myths and a class discussion you, the students will be writing your own myths. You will create a myth that explains a natural phenomenon such as the reason behind a volcano's eruption, earthquake, echoes, rainbows, droughts etc. This corresponds with the second half of the Greek Gods novel, "Nature Myths." As you brainstorm what to write, it is important to remember that Greeks created their stories with a purpose. Everything they created, wrote, thought of, danced, sang, or explained had a reason. The main purpose of mythology was to explain the way their world worked or to help them understand mysteries of nature or human life. Your story should not only have beautiful language, but should also serve a function (explain something in nature - either human nature or the earth).

After a Read Aloud of different Myths and a class discussion you, the students will be writing your own myths. You will create a myth that explains a natural phenomenon such as the reason behind a volcano's eruption, earthquake, echoes, rainbows, droughts etc. This corresponds with the second half of the Greek Gods novel, "Nature Myths." As you brainstorm what to write, it is important to remember that Greeks created their stories with a purpose. Everything they created, wrote, thought of, danced, sang, or explained had a reason. The main purpose of mythology was to explain the way their world worked or to help them understand mysteries of nature or human life. Your story should not only have beautiful language, but should also serve a function (explain something in nature - either human nature or the earth).

• If the prompt requires two texts and the student only references one text, the response can be scored no higher than a 2. • If the student writes only a personal response and makes no reference to the text(s), the response can be scored no higher than a 1. • Responses totally unrelated to the topic, illegible, incoherent, or blank should be given a 0. • A response totally copied from the text(s) with no original student writing should be scored a 0.

Used to grade Graphic Organizers and Compare & Contrast the passage of a non-fiction topic.

Groups of students will orally present and use a poster to discuss three points from a story that demonstrate cause and effect or compare and contrast .

Reading Expectaion 1.5: Making Inferences/Interpreting Texts Students will: make inferences about texts using stated and implied ideas from the text as evidence

The book report will include; explaining the story elements on the plot, character analysis, identifying the theme of the story, and relating their original illustration to the story.