Roving Class Reporter Mrs. Benson

Roving Class Reporter The Class Reporter will have the responsibility of writing an article about what we did or learned in class during the week. During the week the reporter will jot down main ideas about each thing we do. Then over the weekend the Class Reporter will type a Roving Reporter article. The following week the Roving Reporter will read the report to the class. Each week a new Roving Reporter will take over the job.

Roving Reporter Notes Notes: Reporter’s Name: ________________________ * Dates Reporting: ________________________ Congratulations, you are this week’s Roving Reporter! You have the responsibility of writing an article about what we did and what we learned in class this week. You can use this sheet to organize your thoughts as the week progresses. During the week jot down main ideas about each thing we do. Then over the weekend you can use these notes to write your Roving Reporter article. Don’t forget that your finished article must be typed. Notes:

Roving Reporter Grading Rubric Reporter’s Name: ___________________________ Dates Reporting: ___________________________ 1- Below Grade Level Standard 2 - Approaching Grade Level Standard 3 - At Grade Level Standard

Sequence Words and Phrases Here are some ways you can begin paragraphs when you write your Roving Reporter article: Next Then After Afterwards Following Finally Once that was done, Once we finished, When we finished, When that was over, At 2:00, In Science, During math time,

Wait! You’re Not Done! Did you remember to : Check for silly mistakes? Check your punctuation? (see brainpop.com) Check for run-on sentences? (see brainpop.com) Put your name, number, and date at the top of your article? Include a quote in your article? Use compound sentences? Did you combine some of your shorter sentences with a comma and conjunction? Add adjectives, adverbs, to make your writing more descriptive? (see bainpop.com) Underline book titles?

Descriptive Language Here are some ways you can use descriptive language when you write your Roving Reporter article. Add adjectives and adverbs:

Roving Reporter Schedule The Roving Reporter will sign up for 1 week during the school year. Each week the Roving Reporter will read the report to the class then place the report in our Roving Reporter Binder.

Roving Reporter Example Reporter’s Name: Mrs. Benson # 32 Dates Reporting: August 16- 20 Monday, August 16 was first day of school, and we’re off to a great year! I greeted the students with a cheerful hello, while music played in the background. The students came in with big smiles and bit of apprehension. They found their seats and got a quick tour of their classroom. Once that was done, we began the long process of putting supplies away, the kids wrote their names on their textbooks. After that we watched a movie on BrainPop called Back to School.. Wow, what a busy day! On Tuesday we started the morning off with another getting to know you activity. We talked about all of the exciting projects we would be learning in social studies, science, math and reading. When we talked about writing the faces of the students changed. I reassured them, that we would be having lots of fun with writing this year. On Wednesday, we read “The Pumpkin Story” what a great story! It was exciting to hear what would happen next to our characters in the story. We finally had our equipment assembly and are now able play on the equipment at recess. The kids are starting to open up a bit and seem more comfortable. They are caring and kind to one another. I know this Is going to be a fabulous year. Today is Thursday and our story continues, we were assigned to do our own pumpkin box. it was fun choosing items for our pumpkin box! We also finished up our “I Am Poems.” Many students who have written these poems in past years treasure them for years to come. It was interesting reading my student’s poems, I learned a lot about each of them. Can you believe it is Friday already? During this week students have learned new routines, rules, and skills. Wow! This is truly going to be a fantastic memorable year! “Fifth grade was my favorite year in school, and is the main reason I became a fifth grade teacher. Boys and girls you will learn so much this year and remember to, “Always, do your best!”

Now sign up to be a Class Roving Reportor for a Week!