8.27.2010

Genre Unit & Lit Logs

Genre Unit
In our genre unit we will cover some of the basic genres: realistic fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, biography, informational, fantasy and autobiography. Our pattern in class will be to introduce the reading selections with some background building. We will have vocabulary and reading skills that accompany each selection. We will read the majority of selelctions together and discuss key points in class. Students will often need to complete the responding questions before the classroom discussion, so these will most likely be homework. Quizzes will follow each selection that assesses vocabulary, comprehension, reading skills and application. Our unit will end with a unit test that will assess genre styles and characteristics, reading comprehension, reading skills and application of those skills.




LITERATURE LOGS
Students have been assigned a lit log for reading OUTSIDE of the classroom. The lit log consist of reading an approved novel, writing a summary, completing a project to present to the class.
Students have all the due dates for the entire school year in their binders. Parents, you are welcome to read through all the details about lit logs from the hand out give to your child(ren).

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