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School Year 2019-20
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Prof. Fee: $0
Homework: no
Hours/Week: 0
Max/Min Students: 12/6
Grade Range: K-2
This fun, interactive course will introduce emergent readers to the foundations of analysis through guided class conversations, creative reading, movement activities, and hands on projects.
In the first semester, we will learn about literary elements such as character, setting, rhythm and rhyming, theme, alliteration, and point of view. During the second semester, we will apply our learning and rotate Literature Circle jobs such as “Character Describer, Problem Identifier, Questioner, Summarizer, Word Detective and others so each student has an active role in the book discussion.
We will read the humorous books of Arnold Lobel including “Owl at Home”, “Mouse Soup”, “Frog and Toad Together”, and “Grasshopper on the Road”. We will also explore some of the classic stories of Robert McCloskey in “Make Way for Ducklings”, “Blueberries for Sal”, “Lentil”, and “One Morning in Main”. Interspersed throughout the year, we will also have fun with short, light-hearted poetry selections.
Course Expectations:
Be respectful and courteous. Have a positive attitude. Listen to and/or participate in reading the text aloud in class, and join in learning activities and conversations.
Homework: (None)
Teacher provides: Read-aloud books, copies of poems, and activity supplies
Students should bring: sharpened pencils, colored pencils and a 1-inch three-ring binder.
**Students are not required to purchase the books. If you already own the books or want to borrow them from the library, students are welcome to bring them to class and follow along with the reading.
** This ID is assigned to classes not on the current class schedule. The codes and descriptions are available then to revive to offer again. **
Details:Class meets on Monday from 6:30 PM to 7:25 PM