My Fun Literacy Padlet by https://padlet.com/petersenk3/funliteracy Made with open books & an open mind! en-us 2017-02-13 21:20:54 UTC 2017-02-27 19:27:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png After Reading petersenk3 https://padlet.com/petersenk3/funliteracy/wish/153576244 Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

This activity will help build the students' overall comprehension of the book as well as provide them with an opportunity to recall important characters and events from the book after reading it.

Students will write down the kind of information that is normally featured in an obituary. Have the students recall and reread one of the obituaries that Miss Volker writes for the Norvelt News. Students will then write their own obituaries for an old toy. Students will be encouraged to use personal information and possibly make it humorous, but keep it appropriate. ]]> 2017-02-13 21:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/petersenk3/funliteracy/wish/153576244 During Reading petersenk3 https://padlet.com/petersenk3/funliteracy/wish/153576270 The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

This activity will help the students engage with the text in ways that will support their comprehension and understanding while reading the book. 

Students will look at the different personality traits and physical characteristics of the main characters throughout the book. They will pay attention to and make note of the characters' specific traits, what makes each character unique, and why they think that the author chose to create each character the way she did. Students will then share and compare their notes with their classmates.]]> 2017-02-13 21:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/petersenk3/funliteracy/wish/153576270 Before Reading petersenk3 https://padlet.com/petersenk3/funliteracy/wish/153576281 Circle Unbroken by Margot Theis Raven

This activity will help build the students' schema and prior knowledge before they begin reading.

Students will look at and make observations of several pictures and images that portray slavery, plantations, and the lifestyle of the people who lived during this time period (the Civil War and the 1860s).


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