Save the Date: Feb. 14 for the book chat during your student's reading class
Standard
ELA7RC1 The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.
ELA7R1.1b Interpret character traits, emotions, motivations, and supporting evidence
Warm Up
Students will review point of view on pg. 62 in Reader’s Journey and complete the handout 0678311.
Homework
Read a challenging biography/autobiography book for 30 minutes. The biography/autobiography book must be read by 1/30.
Students should have completed the following assignments (in preparation for the book chat project) by now:
Business Card for Biography:Autoiography
Education or Training of Protagonist
Theme: state the theme and give 3 pieces of evidence to sustantiate it
Accomplishments and Struggles handout
Setting handout
Students may practice the skill of point of view on Point of View Practice Exercise. Print your results for extra credit.
Activities
As students read their biography/autobiography today, students will identify the education and/or training of the protagonist.
