SWBAT: Use context clues to arrive at word meanings, define vocab terms to use words in meaningful sentences, analyze key themes characterization, structural features of a fairytale or play to critique literature and discuss author´s perspective & craft, and identify 8 literary devices to create an informational text trifold related to the story & author.
Thus far, students should be able to identify, analyze, and discuss:
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Protagonist and Antagonists
Vernacular/speech pattern motif and at least 3 major examples
Secondary characters
Author's perspective as demonstrated through dialogue and narration
Influence of culture and time period on novel
Author's craft
Figurative language and imagery in novel
What we've been Reading!
Holes by Louis Sachar
Vocabulary Words of April 9:
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Projects!
This quarter students will be creating trifold displays to showcase their reading, literary knowledge, hobbies, and personal interests.
As reinforcement, students write interesting papers, give powerful presentations, and create dynamic informational text to communicate to the audience their personal interests, hobbies, and literary knowledge.
Below, see two poster projects completed last year as a prewriting exercise.
As reinforcement, students write interesting papers, give powerful presentations, and create dynamic informational text to communicate to the audience their personal interests, hobbies, and literary knowledge.
Below, see two poster projects completed last year as a prewriting exercise.