The House of Dies Drear By Virginia Hamilton A Mystery Novel Unit 7th/8th Reading Mrs. Olson Introduction to the unit. Overview of the book, timeline, assignments, projects, grade rubrics,
Unit Overview Timeline Reading Assignments Vocabulary & Unanswered Questions Personification, Similes, Metaphors Characterization Sketching, Sculpting, Scenes
Timeline Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Chapters 1 - 5
Reading Assignments In-class Reading Independent Reading Group Discussion Discuss the # of chapters daily, Friday group discussion, etc.
Vocabulary ! Find a new word in each chapter. Define Illustrate Use in a sentence Frame for bulletin board display Do the vocabulary words on computer, print and add to bulletin board
Unanswered Questions I wonder why… At the end of each chapter, write down something you are wondering about…
Personification “Time marches on.”
Comparison using “like” or “as.” Dad’s snoring was like a lawnmower. Similes Comparison using “like” or “as.” Dad’s snoring was like a lawnmower.
Metaphors Direct comparison. "Life is a maze.”
How does the author develop the characters? Characterization How does the author develop the characters?
Sketching Draw a scene from the story.
Sculpting Carve a house from a bar of soap.
Scenes Act out a scene from the story. Create a storyboard. Video-tape a scene. Audio-tape a scene.
In Conclusion… Quizzes Tests Projects Rubrics Grades What have you learned?
Web Pages www.inspiration.com www.kidspiration.com www.technospud.com Inspriation.com to do the mapping of the characters Kidspiration.com to do the states internet research. See technospud.com newsletters for great 30 minute teaching tips activities on the home page of each newsletter www.funbrain.com (Grammar Gorillas) For parts of speech Kids identify the part of speech of the highlighted word
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