Clark’s Reading Class

What We’ll Accomplish *In depth novel studies *Typically 4 or 5 novels covered *During the year *Unit on interpretation of Poetry *Biography Unit

Focus On…. 1.)Demonstration of comprehension through written response 2.) Development of Vocabulary 3.) Focus on the following skills: *Sequence *Main idea and supporting details *Predictions *Drawing Conclusions *Comparing and Contrasting *Inference *Fact and Opinion *Cause and Effect

Novels and Homework Three novels we will" definitely” read: Number the Stars Fever 1763 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry I don’t give a test at the end of each novel. (I do give vocabulary tests throughout the novel.) Instead they have a choice of projects to choose from. I try to give a portion of class time to start assignments I will incorporate “Latin roots” as a part of my program this year

Please feel free to e-mail me at: pclark@iss.k12.nc.us With any questions or concerns