1. Clark’s Reading Class

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

3. 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

4. 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

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