Paper Bag Book Report

3. Examine the cover of the novel. What images do you see? How do you think the images are connected to the story?

This will go over the character, the time, and the setting in the book, helping to show and understand the theme because the author can convey plot points and themed information better through the components of the book themselves, rather than outright stating it in the book.

Forge is the second novel in the Seeds of America Trilogy, a historical novel series by Laurie Halse Anderson. Geared towards middle-grade readers, the trilogy focuses on the story of Isabel, a 13-year-old African-American slave as she fights for her freedom and that of her younger sister as the events of the American Revolution rage around them. Praised for its historical accuracy and exploring themes of family, race relations in colonial America, and the intersection of major historical events with the lives of its historical characters, the series explores lesser-known moments in the era and incorporates actual quotes and documents from the period. These include the Declaration of Independence and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. The first book

Have you ever been on your own in your early life? It's hard to take care of yourself at an early age, therefore you either get tough or die. All the Right Stuff by Walter Dean Myers gives the perfect example of this. Paul, a kid that has been practically taking care of himself, has been through a lot of good and bad throughout his life so far. Paul has been working at a soup kitchen for a while now, as well as helping a girl named Keisha pursue her dream in basketball. Paul is a pretty open minded person besides the fact that he doesn’t like to listen to Elijah's life tips. Elijah is the owner of the soup kitchen, and helps out Paul with whatever he needs. A lot of the characters show that they put other before themselves in many situations during the book.

1). List and explain one concept from each chapter reviewed and how they connect to the facts of this case.

The learning activity chosen is for year 3 students, having the children chose a book they have read and enjoyed and get them to write up a book report detailing the Main characters, what happens at the start of the book, middle of the book and at the end along with the child’s personal connection with the book, what they think may happen to the characters after the story has finished and if they like the book or not and if they would recommend it to others. They will need to use the form provided to describe the main characters in the books and give an overview of what happens in the start, middle and end of the book. The children will also be required to explore the personal connection they have with the book and what they thought of the

3. Describe at least one connection between the reading and topics from outside class (other classes, news stories you’ve seen, etc.)?

Explain how the author uses details of sights and sounds to help you picture the setting in your mind as you read.

The kickoff began with the President of the Honers College talking a bit about the book and how he is very excited that we are reading this book this year. He discuss that there are four topics in the book we are going to be focusing on. He said we will lear about the different choices that Wes Moore makes and how they affect the characters life, and how the other Wes Moore makes different choices and how they affect his life.

She added a new group to the book club. This group was just reading science passages before because Ms. J needed to find an interesting book on level for this group. The students made a paper booklet for their books and wrote the questions that were posted on the board and their answers for that book on a different page. So the first real page in the book would be the questions for chapter one the next page would be where the students recorded the questions and answers for chapter two, and so on. The new book added was named Summer of Riley. This novel follows the story of an eleven year old who has a dog named Riley that they are trying to save from being put to sleep by the law enforcement for chasing livestock. This raises a lot of interesting questions for the students including how to lawfully go about protesting a law, which is quite interesting to hear their conversations about it because they would never be in the position of William but they apply the story to their lives, which was fascinating. Ms. J really fosters the love of reading in her class, which I have really loved to

Describe an important relationship in the text and explain the effect of that relationship on characters, events and ideas in the book.

Section 3: The next two sections are artifacts (for an Argumentative Essay) from two different students (one student that reads below grade level, another that reads at grade level).

references to the story each main object that has an impact in the story has a

The curriculum for reading with a group of second grade students is, teaching the students how to interact with the text by asking questions and answering those questions. Having the students learn how to ask “who, what, when, where, why, and how” is the first step for new readers to understand what they are reading. The students are learning how to pick out the key ideas and details within the story to help fully understand the concept and meaning behind the writers words. Students need to be able to describe what they are reading and pay attention to the story’s plot. Second grade students now have the ability to understand the reason behind the characters actions within the stories that they read. This short story in particular serves the purpose of learning how to pick out the key ideas and details for new readers.

Choose a pair of 'themed' texts (one short story, one poem) from your booklet and complete the following sections: