Class Agenda
October 29-November 2
We are currently reading The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. In the next few weeks we will continue working towards the following objectives through the novel and other short passages:
* analyze how words, phrases, and details reveal aspects of characters
* identify the setting of a text
*identify the theme and central idea of a text
* define words in context
* summarize the plot of a story
* identify changes and advances in the plot of a story
* analyze how a character's thoughts, feelings, and actions impact the reader
* explain how changing points of view changes the meaning of a text
We are learning the elements in order to learn them, as well as prepare for unseen comprehension exams and DCAs.
We will have a Vocabulary quiz on 16 words, identified in the current text, on WEDNESDAY October 31ST, 2018