This Unit in Language Arts we are focusing on Realistic Fiction writing and Social Issues that go along with our literature circle books.

Some social issues:

bullying

bad grades

mental and physical disabilities

illnesses

violence

poverty

neglect/abuse

divorce

single parent families

weight/height

nationality

We are creating different characters within our classrooms and learning about story elements to help us to be able to write a Realistic Fiction story.

Another concept that we are teaching is about 3rd Person Point of View: