Literature 

Homework Assigned Wed. 9/2 and Thurs. 9/3

• 2 - None

• 3/4 - Read King Arthur p. 29-41

• 5/6 - Read and annotate The Door in the Wall p. 32-61 (ch. 4-6)

• 7/8 - Read and annotate The Adventures of Tom Sawyer p. 69-121 

  • • • • complete Reading Log #2  

Class Unit Updates:

In the 1/2 class, we will begin the year reading Charlotte's Web together.  Students will be creating a lapbook based around some of the elements of a story as we introduce those concepts: characters, setting, and theme.  They will leave these here as we work and then bring them home when we finish the unit in November. 

In the 3/4 class, we will begin the year with the Classic Starts version of The Story of King Arthur and his Knights.  We will review all of the elements of a story, including plot, setting, and theme, but will focus primarily on characters as we study the idea of characterization.  Students will create a brochure based on the characters and their development.

In the 5/6 class, students will begin the year reading The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli.  We will identify elements of a story (plot, setting, character, and theme) as we read, and we will focus on the how and why behind annotating a text.  

In the 7/8 class, students will begin the year reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. We will read and analyze the text through the lens of the author's life as well as that of a modern-day reader.  Students will practice engaging in large and small group class discussion as they learn to recognize Twain's trademark style, learn the how and why of annotating a text, and practice asking and answering good questions.