Week of November 25 - 29, 2013
Students are using their SCHEMA to set the stage for our Narrative Unit. Each year, they will build upon previous learning / skills to grow and develop their Reading and Writing abilities.
Tasks in class:
- -Pre-Assessment (Aesop's Fable - choice between 2; students answered specific questions, using the text to support their answers) **This is not an assessment for Reporting purposes. This is to inform my teaching :)
- -Venn Diagram for Fiction / Non-Fiction (students worked in groups and then shared results with whole class to create personal notes) Here is what 7A discussed / developed:
Fiction - make believe, imagination/creativity, fable/fairytale, dialogue, plot, characters, mythology, moral/lesson, magic, mystery/suspense,themed, narrative.
Non-Fiction - authentic(past, present,future), labels, diagrams, photos, captions, factual, quotes, purpose:to inform, evidence, real people, table of contents, index, glossary, current events, research, bibliography,(Examples-textbooks, biographies, diaries, documentary, news)
Both - setting(time, place), captions, subtitles, titles, historical fiction, illustrations, prologue, epilogue, series /volumes
- - Students read the short story Fear.... by Budge Wilson - Using prior knowledge about NARRATIVES, groups will chart the basic elements of a Narrative, using information from the text to identify these elements
(notes on Elements of Narrative to follow next week)
