I Wanna New Room Activities

This i wanna new room unit is suitable for 2nd 5th grade.

I wanna new room activities.

A reading of karen kaufman orloff s i wanna new room begins a unit on persuasive writing. 12 15 2013 4 09 04 pm. Read aloud a persuasive story for kids or teachers. Kids identify something they want brainstorm reasons for their request examples that support these reasons anticipate objections and provide counter arguments.

This story was about a young boy named alex who does not want to share his room with his brother anymore. New baby sister annie s arrival has forced 4 year old ethan into alex s room and the situation is desperate. Day 1 read the book i wanna new room by karen kaufman orloff. A wonderful collection of activities that correlate with the book i wanna new room activities included are prediction multiple activitiesbeginning middle and endwho what when were why howabout the bookstory elementsmain idea and detailsread listen write illustrate sharesetting ill.

K gr 3 in this companion to i wanna iguana putnam 2004 irrepressible alex is back with a new entreaty his own room puh leez played out in another series of letter exchanges. Use this book and printables to engage your students in the art of persuasion while learning grammar and story elements at the same time. Day 2 discuss the vocabulary associated with an opinion and persuasive piece of writing. Now sharing a room with his younger brother in the wake of his sister s birth alex delivers his first written plea to mom who in the depths of postpartum.

Have the kids discuss what the boy is trying to do in the book persuade his parents to give him his own room. I wanna new room created date. He wants his own room so he writes persuasive letters to his parents but mainly to his dad. Alex from i wanna iguana is back and this time his letter writing campaign is to convince his parents he needs his own room back.

Read aloud i wanna new room. Use the included posters to help.