Each lesson will be interactive and give every student a chance to respond, read, and participate if they would like (no pressure classroom). We will work on how to respond accurately to multiple choice questions, play matching and word games with words from the text (e.g. hangman, Wordle), practice constructing sentences, using words in context to determine their meanings and comprehension.

Learners will also practice recalling details, making inferences, identifying main ideas, summarizing passages, and analyzing word meanings and figurative language.

I do my best to cultivate a supportive classroom where each and every learner feels heard, seen, and understood. This is a place to make mistakes....and be OK with it! That means that learning is taking place and their confidence is growing. 

*We will have a 5 minute break during each session at the 45 minute mark.*

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Week 1 - Learners will quote accurately and draw inferences from the text. After reading, learners will review the prefix 'rupt', explore how it's used in the book, study various words that have it, and practice using these words in context. 

Week 2 - We will focus on the main idea an plot of the book (Leigh's letters to author Mr. Henshaw shed light on his dreams, goals, school, and home life). We will explore what family means to the learner and focus on how to pick out the main idea in any article, book, or essay. We will also dissect how the characters in the book respond and or change and will write short responses to questions based on the chapters.

Week 3 - As we conclude the book, we will focus on figurative language, specifically metaphor, simile, and personification.