Monday, December 1:
Journal Topic: Using a Venn Diagram, compare/contrast yourself to the main character, Toby. This will give you a better insight into the character of Toby.
DCP: Reading Comprehension Pretest, Fiction
Reading Skills:
Which character do you think is the most intriguing? Write a Character Poem about him.
Literary Devices: similes p. 6
Quiz on Chapters 1-4
Begin Chapter 5
Homework SkillsTutor (see web link above)
Tuesday:
Journal Topic: This book is written in the present tense. What is meant by present tense and past tense? Write three present tense sentences and three past tense sentences.
DCP: Reading Comprehension Pretest, Nonfiction
Reading Skills:
Preview vocabulary for Chapters 5-8
Complete vocabulary activity p.7
Continue reading and discussing
Homework SkillsTutor (see web link above)
Wednesday:
Journal Topic: Toby's mom is away for awhile and the men have to do all the cooking and household chores. Do you think it is important for boys and men to know how to do "women's work"? Explain.
DCP: Fudge-O-Mania Excerpt
Reading Skills:
Preview questions for Chapters 5-8
Literary Device: Foreshadowing p. 8
Continue reading
Complete questions p. 8
Thursday:
Set up PIV accounts
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SkillsTutor
Friday:
Journal Topic: What is an "unlikely friendship"? Can people from different backgrounds still become friends? How might an "unlikely friendship" change a person's life?
DCP: Mr. Popper's Penguins Excerpt
Reading Skills:
Vocabulary Activity
Literary Element: Characterization p. 9
Prediction discussion
Continue reading and discussing
Complete questions p. 8
Homework SkillsTutor (see web link above)
GPS:
ELA9RL1 a, b, c Comprehension/Fiction
Essential Question:
How can using evidence of character development, setting, mood, tone, and point of view help students to interpret the literature they read?
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