Hi Friends!
Thank you for all of the hard work you have been putting in over the last couple weeks! We started our focus on "reading to understand", because many of us seem to struggle with how to inquire through a piece of text/writing.
We chatted about what inquiry means (not just building and playing...) and we discussed how by learning to dissect and analyze a piece written material (no matter if it is fiction or non-fiction), we start to read with intention and purpose. Research is inquiry. Searching for literary themes and concepts, is inquiry.
...And we only get better at it by practicing. 😀 Remember what I said, reading is breathing in, writing is breathing out.
The last few classes have also been very exciting, as we are now in our city-states! The classroom seating has been rearranged (Rome in the centre!) and things are becoming more and more intense as we approach our "signoria meeting". Remember, remain loyal to your "familia" 😏
Since this week is such a short week, we will continue our inquiry via Lit Circles, dig deeper into what the Protestant Reformation was, and, I will also give you time to continue working on your city-state proposals.
Thats all for now!
Oh, see below for some photos of the book studies and peer-review! I know, I'm a bit of a paparazzi...
-Mrs. Lockyer
Thank you for all of the hard work you have been putting in over the last couple weeks! We started our focus on "reading to understand", because many of us seem to struggle with how to inquire through a piece of text/writing.
We chatted about what inquiry means (not just building and playing...) and we discussed how by learning to dissect and analyze a piece written material (no matter if it is fiction or non-fiction), we start to read with intention and purpose. Research is inquiry. Searching for literary themes and concepts, is inquiry.
...And we only get better at it by practicing. 😀 Remember what I said, reading is breathing in, writing is breathing out.
The last few classes have also been very exciting, as we are now in our city-states! The classroom seating has been rearranged (Rome in the centre!) and things are becoming more and more intense as we approach our "signoria meeting". Remember, remain loyal to your "familia" 😏
Since this week is such a short week, we will continue our inquiry via Lit Circles, dig deeper into what the Protestant Reformation was, and, I will also give you time to continue working on your city-state proposals.
Thats all for now!
Oh, see below for some photos of the book studies and peer-review! I know, I'm a bit of a paparazzi...
-Mrs. Lockyer
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