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We connected to the Destiny system which catalogs all the books and resources in our media center; the first of many steps in our research process.
Ask your son/daughter why we are doing research. Hopefully they will remember that our purpose is to learn and practice the steps in of locating research sources.

SKILLS:
Writing complex sentences.
Writing paragraphs with topic, detail, and clincher sentences.
Using multiple sources to research a topic.
Applying MARK and COPS strategies to writing.
Writing for a variety of genre.
Reading a variety of genre.

HOMEWORK:

• Read for 30 minutes 5 days each week/Book report-You should be working on your book reports as you read, adding information as you go along. The book report is a variation on the daily reading log.

Posted by Mrs. Beals