Greetings, fellow LOC nerds! I’m so excited to share my students’ work with all of you. This year, my sixth graders have been creating their own dictionaries of The 100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know on BookCreator, and the results are remarkable.
For each word, students have been tasked with recording the definition, finding an image from the LOC (or another historic, artistic, or current event-related source), tell the story of the image that incorporates the word, and write one sentence with a personal connection to the term. As we practice various sentence structures, the opportunity to incorporate these skills into their descriptions is abundant. Mostly, they are navigating the LOC website like pros, and that’s pretty thrilling to witness. This is a no-brainer…I can’t believe it took me 20 years to figure this out! If I ever need plans for a sub, or I just need a catch-up day, we work on our 100 words. These are a work in progress, but a thrill to explore. When you open the link, tap the arrow in the upper-right hand corner to read this as a 2-page spread book. Enjoy!
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