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A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck

A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck . Have the book read and be ready to start discussion on Monday, October 15. You may count the first read on your reading log. Things to do while reading:. Annotate using sticky notes. To annotate means to “talk to the text”

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A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck

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  1. A Long Way from Chicagoby Richard Peck • Have the book read and be ready to start discussion on Monday, October 15. • You may count the first read on your reading log.

  2. Things to do while reading: • Annotate using sticky notes. • To annotate means to “talk to the text” • Use sticky notes unless you would like to buy your own copy to write in • Ways to Annotate (Language Arts Handbook, p. 2): • Question and comment • Clarify • Connect • Interpret • Predict

  3. Additional tips to Annotating • Note setting • Note characterization- both direct and indirect • Briefly summarize each chapter • Note contrasts and contradictions

  4. The character acts in a way that is contradictory to how he/she has acted or that contrasts with how we would act or that reveals a difference among characters. Text Clue: Author shows actions or feelings that we haven’t seen before. Question: Why would the character act (feel) this way? • Contrasts & Contradictions

  5. Suggested Codes for Annotating • ?- a segment that is confusing or doesn’t make sense • !– thought provoking, important • *- specific salient information or a section to be remembered or revisited • CC- contrast & contradiction • Question: Why would the character act (feel) this way?

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