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Week of March 21. AdVENTURE Language Arts Novel Studies. Vocabulary. March 21, 2011. Good Readers…. Do use context clues to understand challenging or difficult words Use the dictionary to check the meaning Don’t Guess or skip over difficult words
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Week of March 21 AdVENTURE Language ArtsNovel Studies
Vocabulary March 21, 2011
Good Readers…. • Do • use context clues to understand challenging or difficult words • Use the dictionary to check the meaning • Don’t • Guess or skip over difficult words Please add this strategy to your novel studies journal
Bud, Not Buddy VocabularyChapters 4-7 • Fumbling • Privilege • Drowsy • Torturing • Spigots • Gait • Retrieve
The Giver VocabularyChapters 3-5 • Chastisement • Conviction • Infraction • Petulantly • Tabulated • Remorse • Bewildered
The Outsiders, VocabularyChapter 3 • Gallantly • Buckskin • Dumbfounded • Passionately • Reputation • Aloofness • Ornery • Resignedly • Frustration • Impersonally • Elite • Bleak • Reeling • Winced
Analyzing the Characters Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Good Readers • Do • Understand the character(s), their relationships and their motivations • Use evidence from the text to support their ideas and thoughts
Character list As we read, complete the Character List graphic organizer that I give you. It will help keep the characters clear in your mind, and you will use this chart to create to character poster in a few chapters. Take good notes!
The Characters in our Novel Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Knowledge Questions – record the answers in your novel study journal • Who are our characters? • How would you describe the main character? Secondary characters? • How would you compare and contrast this character to other characters you’ve read about? • What ideas, words, phrases show us the relationship between the characters?
Character Activity Thursday, March 24, 2011
Character Poster Group Project • You will work with 3-4 other students to create a character poster. Groups will be assigned a specific character from the book. • It will include information about the personality and appearance of your character, his/her relationship with other characters in the story, his/her wants and desires. • As a group you will also create a poem about your character.
Assessment Friday, March 25, 2011
Friday quiz • Your assessment this week will be to complete your group poster demonstrating your understanding of your character from the book.