Module 3:
Exploring Literary Classics through Peter Pan
Guiding Questions:
1. How do writer's capture a reader's imagination?
2. What can we learn from reading literary classics?
Reading Research & Resources
"The research reading that students complete for homework will help build both their vocabulary and knowledge pertaining to literary classics. By participating in this volume of reading over a span of time, students will develop a wide base of knowledge about the world and the words that help describe and make sense of it."
The focus this quarter is on books with interesting characters and a story that develops. We are focusing on literary classics. In our class we consider literary classics any fictional text written before 2010, however this excludes graphic novels. If you need specific examples for your child please let me know. Find some examples below:
1. How do writer's capture a reader's imagination?
2. What can we learn from reading literary classics?
Reading Research & Resources
"The research reading that students complete for homework will help build both their vocabulary and knowledge pertaining to literary classics. By participating in this volume of reading over a span of time, students will develop a wide base of knowledge about the world and the words that help describe and make sense of it."
The focus this quarter is on books with interesting characters and a story that develops. We are focusing on literary classics. In our class we consider literary classics any fictional text written before 2010, however this excludes graphic novels. If you need specific examples for your child please let me know. Find some examples below:
Homework
Research Reading Homework
Each month, students will choose research reading books and choose at least four prompts to respond to for homework. These prompts will be included in their homework packet.
These are the prompts we will be working on for Module 3:
Research Reading Homework
Each month, students will choose research reading books and choose at least four prompts to respond to for homework. These prompts will be included in their homework packet.
These are the prompts we will be working on for Module 3:
- What is the main idea of the text? What are some of the key details, and how do they support the main idea?
- What do the illustrations (photographs, maps) tell you? How do they help you understand the words?
- What questions do you have now after reading? What would you like to learn more about? Why?
- What is the most important thing that happened in what you read today? Why?
- Recount what happened in the part you read today.
- How does what you read today connect to something you have learned in lessons?
- Choose one new word from your reading today and analyze it on a vocabulary square.