You should find a "Weekend Adventure" assignment in your child's folder this weekend. Third grade writers should write a paragraph about something they do over the weekend. Please remember, this paragraph is due on Wednesday. I do not expect children to complete the assignment over the weekend, I just give it to them so they can if it is convenient for your family.
This week's FCAs are:
Small moment - The children should write about a small moment in time. It could be 10minutes, or even 3 minutes of their day. They should not write about their entire day, or even an hour. For example, jumping in the leaves is a small moment. Fall clean up day is not. We call the big topic (not a small moment) a "watermelon." We call small moments a "seed."
3+ specific details - Third grade writers should include at least 3 specific details telling about their topic. The details and the topic sentence should be about the same thing.
Capitalization and punctuation - Third grade writers should begin every sentence with a capital and end every sentence with punctuation.
Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions, comments or concerns you might have,
Enjoy your weekend! :o)
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