There are many opportunities to speak and listen. Students should refer to the Speaking and Listening Code of Etiquette that they created for our classroom.

June Speaking and Listening - Literature Circles, and our last read-aloud is "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

May Speaking and Listening - Parodies - Also, Mrs. Driscoll is reading "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson to us.

April Speaking and Listening - Author's Chair - Book and Movie Reviews

March Speaking and Listening - Newspaper Project. Also, Mrs. Driscoll is reading "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"  by John Boyne to us.

February Speaking and Listening - Readers' Theatre, Scene Writing and Acting, Book Report Oral Presentations

January Speaking and Listening - Drama, Impromptu Speaking, audience evaluation

December Speaking and Listening - Drama, discussion

November Speaking and Listening - "Walk and Talk", Talking Stick, Memoire sharing

September / October Speaking and Listening - newspaper articles summary and discussion, "talking stick", "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle