Welcome to Mrs Murphy’s Fourth Grade ELA Class
The students have been off to a wonderful start of school. We began the year with the question, “What do good readers look like?” The...
What's the POV?
Understanding Point of View (or POV) allows the reader to grasp the overall plot of a story. To master this concept, we have been...
Schema, Inferences and Evidence! Oh My!
Determining character traits based on schema and inferences: The members of room 204 wrote an essay identifying appropriate character...
Persuasive Arguments
Should contact sports be banned for kids under 14 years of age? Should students be allowed to have cell phones? Should dodge ball be...
Cooperative Learning
Recently, we have been spending a significant amount of time focusing on main ideas. To apply their skills and knowledge, the students...
Tall Tale Creations
Last week, we read the story Thunder Rose which is a Tall Tale. Tall tales are filled with exaggerations and hyperboles! To go along with...
