Week 1
Lesson 1
No required reading
No reading is required for our first class. Talk about keeping a vocabulary journal, we will create a book cover about what our book is about based on the summary of the story and what we know about the movie. We will learn a little bit about the author and the Victorian era in which this story was written. We will talk a little about the fantasy genre.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Have chapters 1 - 3 read before class
We will go over our vocabulary journals. We will go over study questions for the chapters we have read. We will be doing a cause and effect activity. We will talk about the character traits of the protagonist and other characters in the book we have read so far. We will talk about some of the figurative language used in the book such as puns. We will draw a pun.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Have chapters 4 - 6 read before class
We will go over our vocabulary journals. We will go over study questions for the chapters we have read. We will discuss the setting of the book and discuss what happens when the setting is constantly changing. We will be writing a shape poem in this class.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Have chapters 7 - 9 read before class
We will go over our vocabulary journals. We will go over study questions for the chapters we have read. We will discuss the plot of the book. We will do an activity organizing the stages of the plot. We will create an invitation for a tea party.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Have chapters 10 - 12 read before class
We will go over our vocabulary journals. We will go over study questions for the chapters we have read. We will discuss the resolution of the book. We will talk about the themes the author wrote into the book. We will play a word game and find as many words as we can from the title of the book.