Fourth Grade Reading and Writing

Our fourth grade reading groups have completed reading the story Thank You, M'am by Langston Hughes. It's a great story, if you're interested. In it, Roger gets something he didn't expect when he tries to steal the pocket book of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.
Our groups are wrapping up a written reflection of the story and our discussion. Here's a sample of what fourth grade writers can produce. Pretty amazing!

Dear Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones,

Can you remember that night, when a scruffy, dirty faced boy tried to steal your purse? That boy who you took home and fed, that boy who you trusted enough to be left alone with your purse, that boy,  Mrs. Jones, was me. That night changed my life. Every night at eleven o'clock I take out a pair of faded, beaten up blue suede shoes and think about you. Last night I finally found the courage to write this letter. Thank You Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones,  for saving me.

                               

                          Forever in debt,

Roger