Writing Excellent Descriptions

Last week 5/6J had to write excellent short narratives about a sea creature.  Check out their writing to see if they wrote descriptions with lots of interesting adjectives, adverbs and use of sensory imaging!   Another way to create excellent descriptions is to use figurative language, also known as literary devices. These include:      …

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Welcome Back!

We have had 8 days of learning of 2014 so far, and already the new members of 5/6J have brains that are full of new knowledge. We read an intriguing picture book called “The House of Narcissus”, by Margaret Wild which seemed absurd – a talking and feeling house that is in love with it’s…

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