Digging Deeper into Texts

We have spent the first few weeks reading Something Upstairs by award winning author, Avi, as a read aloud in the classroom. This book is a historical fiction text that fits right into the Rhode Island history we teach in 4th grade. I have to say that the students have really taken a liking to this book, and they were sad when we finished reading it! As an integrated Social Studies and ELA lesson, we examined the two points of view on the topic of continuing the space trade through the Port of Providence back in the 1800s. Take a look at one of the class anchor charts we created! I'm so impressed with the deep thinking these students are doing!