Today, students dove into their first vocabulary list! They will engage the words multiple times in a variety of ways in order to learn them. After a week or so, they'll take a quiz on the words, though the broader goal is to use them in their own writing/speaking, and notice them being used by others or in print.
Mid-week students will read "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. They will examine the setting of the story, the characters and their motivations, and themes that arise; in addition, they will map out the story on Freytag's Pyramid (aka, plot line diagram) to understand the movement and pacing of a fiction plot.
On Friday, students will ponder (vocab word!) the things that good readers do when they read, and I will model some of these things with a piece of text. They will also consider the ways in which a reader might respond to a novel they're reading. We will read and discuss an exemplar of response writing and prepare a composition book in which students will write responses to a novel of their choice. On Monday, we will visit the library to choose books; if a student has recently begun a novel (and they're not too far into it), they should bring it to class on Monday.
Looking forward to seeing you at Open House on Thursday!
Homework:
Monday: Project due Wed.
Tuesday: Project due tomorrow!
Wednesday: Finish vocab puzzles
Thursday: Write a sentence using each vocab word correctly; include enough info in the sentence to convey the meaning of the word.
Friday: Study vocab words (can use Quizlet link below); if recently started a novel and not too far in, bring it to class on Monday.
Quizlet for Vocab Words
