Unit Focus: Reading Closely and Writing to Learn
Workbooks: Students will be using workbooks (provided by Wake County) that correspond with unit objectives/lessons. Workbooks will be issued at the beginning of each Module.
READING ANNOTATIONS: What should I include on my post-it notes?
- Unfamiliar/Challenging Vocabulary
- the GIST of a section
- Connections (to self, to another text, to something you've learned, etc.)
- Plot Elements that stand out (important events in the novel)
- Observations about a character (characterization)
- Figurative Language
- Predictions about what will happen next