This week we will work on a few more components of what helps make a good reader. Now these are all introductory and we will definitely go back and dig in deeper but The Polar Express has been such a fun way to get to know these concepts! We will reread The Polar Express and visualize the book as I read (no picture-which is a shame because the illustrations are magnificent)! They will form their own picture in their head of what they see. As a group we will brainstorm different ideas and thoughts we had. They will then write about their image of the North Pole. I am constantly talking about how great books can be because there are no pictures and that really lets you create the setting in your mind. We have talked about Harry Potter a lot because of the movies. Our conversations have lead us here actually! Movies are someone's interpretation of a story, and that's how the movie director visualizes that story! The discussions have actually been really great and in depth, we are half and half whether books are better than movies and vice versa. I'm always a fan of the books :) Except Harry Potter does do an amazing job :) The setting is also an important part of how a story is told and how the author creates those visuals in your head. We will use the pictures and words from The Polar Express to determine and draw the 3 different settings the author uses to tell the story. They will write and draw in their Polar Express packets. We will also write a letter to Santa, Father Christmas, Sinter Klaas! They will decorate a cute heading paper and then write a letter to Santa. They will work really hard on their handwriting, spaces and spelling so that Santa can read it! These will hang up in the hallway for you to see on Thursday and then go home so they can leave it for Santa on Christmas eve.
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