It's so exciting! Winter break is near! What are your plans? What are you looking forward to most? Are you traveling or staying in Houston? If you celebrate Christmas, what are some of your family's traditions you look forward to every year? If you celebrate Hanukkah, what are some of your traditions? If you observe any other celebrations, please tell us about your traditions. I can't wait to hear what each of you have planned!
We all have "pet peeves" or things that really bug and annoy us. A pet peeve is when someone, something, or an action is done that really irritates you. Pet Peeves can be different for everybody. My major pet peeve is when people constantly interrupt me or blurt out while I am talking. That bothers me because first it is rude with a capital R and second it interrupts my train of thought. My second biggest Pet Peeve is when someone is reading a book while I am teaching a lesson!!! So get on your soapbox and tell us your pet peeve and why it annoys you. Write about four to five complete sentences using the correct capitalization and punctuation.
Today we discussed the difference between plot and theme. The plot is the events in the story and the theme is the message the author is trying to get across to the reader. We focused on the different themes, messages or big ideas from our book Cheyenne Again. Please write about some of the themes you discovered in your reading with your partners or what we read-aloud and give examples. For example, one theme was treating the Indians unfairly in school when they taught them lies or left out important facts about their culture and some of the battles they had won. Please write the theme and the reason you think that. Write four to five sentences with the correct punctuation.
