"It's only an inch!"

Wowie! Jean and I had so much fun last week with our classes!  We have been working on reading and comparing two different articles from two different perspectives.  How do we, as readers, comprehend information from mutliple sources, draw conclusions after summarizing, and communicate the most important ideas both verbally and in writing??? YIKES!  that's a lot to do if you're only 9!  Well, we chose a wonderful topic we've seen in the media lately---Subway's Footlong sandwiches.  Several consumers worldwide have measured and found that their subs have been coming up short!  Since our kids know this advertising jingle and have been to a Subway restaurant before, they were hooked on the idea.  Not only that, but since we're making connnections in math with measurment, this was a perfect fit! We also hit upon point of view, figuartive language, and persuasive writing with powerful words! WHEW! Here are some snapshots of our learning--they are messy, but were created in the moment of teaching.   Here is a link to one of the articles we used:


http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/01/nj_men_sue_subway_claim_theyve.html