Today I introduced our next read aloud, Front Desk by Kelly Yang. In addition to reading the first chapter I also gave the students some background information about China in relation to some of the things that were brought up in the book (ex: the one child policy).
After read aloud I introduced our 4th sign post: Words of the Wiser: When a supporting character (usually older and wiser) offers insightful advice to the main character....Ask yourself: What's the life lesson, and how might it affect the character? I explained to the kids that this signpost is often useful in also identifying the theme of the novel or story. For this lesson we watched a video clip from the 4th Harry Potter movie. The students watched the clip (a few times) and identified not only the Words of the Wiser signpost, but Contrasts and Contradictions and Tough Questions. Afterwards, we had a discussion about what the importance was of each of these sign posts in the clips and what it made us think about. Homework: Read for at least 30 minutes- identify sign posts We will be going to the book fair tomorrow during LA for about 10 minutes- so students may want to bring money to purchase a book :)
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