SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE: We reviewed examples of strong and weak book reports while discussing what made one model more successful than the other; hopefully, students will be able to model this when writing their own book reports for next week. We also played a game to review grammar, mechanics, and spelling for possessives, plurals, proper nouns, and more.
EIGHTH GRADE: In addition to analyzing examples of strong and weak book reports, we also tested our creative prowess with a game focused on writing a short story as our next writing project (other than the book report) will be a creative writing endeavor.
To engage with your student, you could ask them:
- what book they are reading for their first book report;
- what LAD Fair categories they have completed their entries for;
- what made the stronger model more successful than the weaker model; and
- specifically for eighth grade: what their short story was about.