Week 2 Syllabus: October 30-November 1

THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED WEEK BECAUSE OF PARENT/teacher conferences, which run Wednesday afternoon through Thursday night. We will begin a close reading analysis of our final short story, “Raymond’s Run” in small groups, moving to a large group discussion. We will start Haroun and the Sea of Stories next week, on Tuesday. Purchase your copy this weekend. The ISBN # is: 9780140157376.

MONDAY, October 30

• Independent reading.

• Reading the short story, “Raymond’s Run” in class together. Annotate for the narrator’s relationship with her brother.

• Reviewing the rubric we will use to evaluate your presentation of your book review slide. These will happen in class on Wednesday.

• HW: Prepare for your presentation. These will happen in class on Wednesday.

Wednesday, November 1

• Independent reading.

• Book slide presentations.

• HW: Finish the worksheet Q&A on “Raymond’s Run”