Anchor+Charts

1.Writing Anchor Chart "What good writers do" - link :[] I will use this anchor chart with my students throughout the year and definitely during the Civil War writing activities. The anchor chart will have information on it about what good writers do. The chart will be posted in the room so that the students can refer to it as they do each of their writings. It will have things on it such as brainstorm, keep readers engaged, and include punctuation and capital letters.

2. Making Connections Anchor Chart - link: [] This anchor chart includes sections called: the "title of the book", "the event in the story", and "it reminded me of". Throughout the year, students use sticky notes to post up connections that they made during stories read in class. This chart can be used in class during the Civil War unit by allowing students to post connections made from text-to-self, text-to-text, and/or text-to-world. Having students make connections is a great way to get them interested in what they are learning about.

3.Reading Anchor Charts - link: [] The three important reading anchor charts are: reading to self, reading to someone, and listen to reading. Each of these anchor charts are great to have in the classroom and definitely important to use for this Civil War unit. Most of the activities in the wiki involve some form of reading, so it is important that the students can refer to the charts to know what they are supposed to be doing. Also, as a teacher you can refer to the charts as a form a classroom management.