In this course, learners will read the assigned portion on their own or with the help of someone else and come prepared to talk about what they thought (or type it, draw a picture of something, etc. Whatever gets your learner thinking!). Each week, I will do a small lesson on a different literary device and some examples of that device in the week's text, then we will talk about what learners thought. We will be discussing characterization, tone, syntax, imagery, personification, simile, metaphor, and onomatopoeia. Chapters are short in the book, so I have put the following assignments into place for our weekly reading. The reading schedule is as follows:
Week 1: Chapters 1-4
Week 2: Chapters 5-8
Week 3: Chapters 9-12
Week 4: Chapters 13-16
Week 5:  Chapters 17-21
There will be optional assignments for each chapter in the form of discussion and comprehension questions, but they will not be formally graded.