In keeping with the mood of the day, students wrote scary stories in groups on Halloween and shared them at the end of class complete with sound effects. The groups with the most telling details/ideas will receive their prize tomorrow.  Tuesday, students evaluated their connections to the book Rose Blanche for ideas.  Samples of their written work were sent home to be viewed by parents, signed and returned.  They worked on avoiding sentence fragments and reviewed the parts of speech.  Wednesday during writing workshop, they wrote for twenty five minutes uninterrupted on a piece of their choice.   We have been thinking and reading about Remembrance Day and its importance.   There are many moving examples of poems and essays on the Royal Canadian Legion’s website.  Check out the student winners section for inspiration- http://www.legion.ca/Poppy/contests_e.cfm    Students are to check out this site and think about what Remembrance Day means to them.  They may write a poem, persuasive piece, personal narrative, historical fiction or a letter of thanksgiving to a member of the military.  Students can write as if they are a soldier in battle, write a letter pretending that they are writing home from the war front, or write the details of a family member’s contribution in the armed services- in war or peace keeping. Students should have chosen an idea and the format they want to use for Monday. All marked writing samples should be signed and returned.