Language+Arts

This year was really successful for my writing. I was able to accomplish many things including being able to make inferences and writing. I am really happy with my overall progress this year, and I think that I am now a better writer. I was able to accomplish so much out of school as well, due to my busy soccer schedule. I am really happy with how I did overall this year.

I had many favorite books this year, but overall I think that it was War Horse. We did an author study and I did mine on Michael Morpurgo. His most famous book is War Horse, which has also been made into a movie. I really enjoyed reading it because I really liked reading a book through a horse's perspective. Even though it was about war, I really like war, so I was really happy. It was a really good book, and I would recommend it because it teaches people a lesson to never give up. I have not given up, and life has treated me just fine. I really enjoyed reading the book War Horse.

I did not really enjoy the book Island of the Blue Dolphins because we had connected to the book so much. It was fun to read, but we kept referring to it, so I became less interested by it. It was not too bad, but it was not interesting after we finished. I think that just referring to it so much, made it more of a requirement and less of an extra thing to do. Even though it was not a great book, I think that the teachers did a good job picking out books.

I think that I made lots of progress in LA because I was really prepared for the group discussions and knew what I had read. I learned how to make inferences and are getting better at them. I think that I showed the most improvement in writing essays. I had just learned how to write essay's in 4th grade, and we only write essay's in 5th grade. It took a lot of practice, but I eventually understood how to write a proper essay.

In The Year Of The Boar And Jackie Robinson And Rainbow People

We did many projects for these two books. We did group work for In The Year Of The Boar And Jackie Robinson and I really enjoyed it. There are many larger group activities that I enjoyed, but I think that small group work is easier for me. Also, the class quizzes were not my best work they were just ok, but they were not bad. For Rainbow People I liked leading a conversation, and I enjoyed writing introductions and summaries. Some of these activities I strive in, others are just ok. Overall, I really liked this unit in L.A.

We did an essay about identity after reading a book called IN THE YEAR OF THE BOAR AND JACKIE ROBINSON.

Here is my essay about identity and my photo describing how Shirley has changed.



= This I Believe = Writing in This I Believe I felt that I was able to write and express my beliefs. I think that writing as myself was easier because instead of having to make up stories, the stories are actually true. My second essay, about my belief in father daughter time was fun to write, because I got to share a lot of different stories. It would have been better though, if I had more time to write and think of ideas to add to my essay. Commenting on Edmodo, is my least successful part of this unit because with all of the after-school activities that I do, I have no time to go on the computer, unless it is for homework matters. (Homework is normally short.) If I had time to go on Edmodo, I would like to comment more. I think that I see progress in my writing, I used to think that I was not really a good writer. But, after some very nice peer reviews, I feel confident once again! I really enjoyed this unit, This I Believe.


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= Maniac Magee Evaluation =

This is the third book that we have read this year and it was my FAVORITE! I really loved all the figurative language.I liked posting because what we were talking about was so fun. I absolutely love figurative language!!! I like reading the book because it was really fun to talk and read about. My web shows how I really thought about the book and how comfortable with it. My least successful work was my tests because out of 39 I only got 36 1/2 right. I want to read more carefully when I read. I want to read more carefully because I want to do better describing what I read and and remembering it all. I think that Maniac Magee was a great book for me!!

My best work is my web and here it is!!

**Kensuke's Kingdom Evaluation**

**This was the second book that we read this year. I enjoyed reading the book and talking about the book with Marshall and Emma. I like being in smaller groups to read books. I think that the quiz that we took was my best work because I felt really comfortable with what I had read. My least successful work was my Venn Diagram. I am not a person that enjoys putting my information in that format. Hopefully, in the next book that we are reading I will read between the lines. Also, I want to think about what I read after I read it more.**

This was our first book that we read this year. I think that I worked hard and succeeded in making more realistic inferences and on the final assignment I feel that I did well on it. I enjoy writing on the blog and this year, and it is more fun to be able to see other people's posts. I enjoyed doing the webs but my favorite part of it was writing the paragraph. I really need to work on adding detail when I write because I am always so general. I need to become more focused on the next book because sometimes I become really inpatient. My only problem with reading now is that when I am trying to get work done I get major headaches. I need to work on looking at the directions more carefully too. My new plan is to get the work done first thing so that I have time to really think about what I wrote. I feel like my best piece of work was my essay and here is it BELOW!
 * Island of the BLUE dolphins Evaluation **

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