Week 1
Lesson 1
NO reading is required for the first class
We will learn a little about the author. We will talk about the story elements. We will learn how to keep a vocabulary journal and discuss what we will do in class. We will guess what this book might be about as we read a short summary. We will draw a new book cover for our book. 
Lesson 2
Read chapters 1 - 4 before class
We will go over our vocabulary words through a few games of Hangman. We will discuss our study questions for reading comprehension. We will talk about foreshadowing and look through the chapter titles in the book. Do they give away what might take place in that chapter? Why or why not? We will talk about where we would take a glass elevator if we could. We will talk about what kinds of things our elevator would do or where it would go. We will draw pictures of what our elevator might look like.
 Week 2
Lesson 3
Read chapters 5 - 8 before class
We will go over vocabulary words and discuss our study questions for reading comprehension. We will talk about the setting of the story. We will create an alien, name it and give it characteristics while we talk about alliteration. What does that mean? Why is it used? We will find examples of it in our story. We will talk about honesty and deception.
Lesson 4
Read chapters 9 - 12 before class
We will go over vocabulary words and discuss our study questions for reading comprehension. We will talk about the characters in our story. We will come up with interview questions we might ask Willie Wonka while he is in space or interview questions we would ask the space hotel about. We will talk about how illustrations in a book can influence or shape what we think about what we are reading.
 Week 3
Lesson 5
Read chapters 13 - 16 before class
We will go over vocabulary words and discuss our study questions for reading comprehension. We will talk about point of view and I will give examples in the story and we will look at how different people from the story might see the same thing but have a different point of view. We will play Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Jeopardy game. 
Lesson 6
Read chapters 17 - 20 before class
We will go over vocabulary words and discuss our study questions for reading comprehension. We will discuss the themes and symbols of the book. We will play a word scramble game. We will create a movie poster for a movie.