Welcome Moreland Hills 5th Graders!

This blog is dedicated to sharing our thoughts about the books we read and love. All of the fifth grade students and teachers will be able to see the content and information posted. Keep in mind that there are some ground rules that we all need to follow.

This website will be a lot of fun. This is a great way to communicate with each other at all times. We will share thoughts on books, recommendations, and show are strong thinking as readers.

We look forward to having an engaging and fun time!

The 5th grade teachers

Blog Guidelines

1) This blog is for discussions about literacy and books.
2) All comments have to be approved by the teachers-make sure that what you are writing is appropriate for school.
3) Book recommendations, topics, discussion threads, and comments will be both teacher and student driven.
4) We all have our opinions on books-it is fine to disagree with an opinion or comment.
5) Disagreeing is different than disrespectful. Treat everyone and every comment with courtesy and respect.
6) Grading-students that write recommendations and give substantive comments will be able to use their blog entries as a replacement for a journal entry from that week.
7) Names-students will have the option to use their own name or post anonymously.
8) All discussion threads/topics/themes will be teacher monitored.
9) Students will post and comment on book recommendations for each other that they think highly enough of to share with the class.


Thursday, January 28, 2010

Posts and Comments

Welcome 5th Graders,

What a wonderful response to the blog! Just a couple of reminders:

If you are going to post a comment to the blog, you need to have a user name. All comments are submitted for teacher review before they are able to go on the blog. The user name allows for students to be anonymous but also allows teachers to keep track of who is posting. Please make sure the user name that you create is easy to remember but does not reveal who you are. The name will be known by you and your reading teacher, so to ensure anonymity keep the name to yourself.

Main page posts must be done with teacher assistance. The set up of the blog makes this the case. If you have a book to recommend or write a review for, please see a teacher to get help in getting it posted.

Thanks,

Mr. Hastings
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The Wanderer-Book Recommendation

If you're into sailing and adventure books, then "The Wanderer" by Sharon Creech. It is about an orphan who goes with her 3 uncles and 2 cousins on a long journey across the Atlantic Ocean to visit their Grandfather, Bompie, in England. Along the way, they stop at lots of islands for a reason that only their Uncle Dock knew. They were in search of something-but you'll need to read the story to find that out. In the end, they make it to England, and see their grandfather.
You'll have read the book to find out what happens next!

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Browns36 :)
Baconboy2.0
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