Create a list of quotes which describe character, conflicts and themeħ. Make connections between the novel and student's personal world, and society.Ħ. Explain how the author develops the theme in the novel.ĥ. Describe how a character’s personality, attitudes, conflict and relationships change and explain why these changes are important to the novelģ. Tell the author’s purpose for writing this novel.Ĥ. (For example: How does character relate to setting or theme?)Ģ. Describe a character in-depth and explain how the character traits relate to other literary elements of the novel. The first is that he and his big brother, Ernie, are leaving Brooklyn for the very first time to spend the summer with their grandparents all the way in Virginia-in the COUNTRY!'Īs Brave As You by Jason Reynolds - Goodreadsġ. 'When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires-literally.

I hope the students will continue the reading habit throughout the summer, and throughout their lifetimes.įor the month of April the students will read the online novel unit called As Brave as You, by Jason Reynolds. Hopefully, it will broaden their reading horizons in the future. The author choices are classic ones like Poe, Hinton, Angelou, Hijuentes, Hong-Kingston to name a few. Each year our class is filled with so many fun and engaging activities that the year goes by before you know it!įor the months of May and June the students will learn about Famous Authors! They will choose an author to research, using technology, encyclopedias, and biography books to gather information about their selected author. They will also learn to write essays and poems and compose their own short stories. For Language Arts this year the students will learn to read short stories and novels with greater understanding and appreciation.

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