Exploring Literary Classics
How do writers capture a reader's imagination?
What can we learn from reading literary classics? |
Research Reading
"The research reading that students complete for homework will help build both their vocabulary and knowledge pertaining to literary classics. By participating in this volume of reading over a span of time, students will develop a wide base of knowledge about the world and the words that help describe and make sense of it."
The focus this quarter is on books with interesting characters and a story that develops. We are focusing on literary classics. Find examples here:
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For Research Reading homework, student records:
Date:
Title:
Author:
Pages Read:
Then chooses a prompt to answer using our RACE strategy:
The focus this quarter is on books with interesting characters and a story that develops. We are focusing on literary classics. Find examples here:
Recommended Texts:
Download File
For Research Reading homework, student records:
Date:
Title:
Author:
Pages Read:
Then chooses a prompt to answer using our RACE strategy:
- What is the main idea of the text? What are some of the key details, and how do they support the main idea?
- What do the illustrations (photographs, maps) tell you? How do they help you understand the words?
- What questions do you have now after reading? What would you like to learn more about? Why?
- What is the most important thing that happened in what you read today? Why?
- Recount what happened in the part you read today.
- How does what you read today connect to something you have learned in lessons?
- Choose one new word from your reading today and analyze it on a vocabulary square.