We talked today about how to make insightful, supported inferences when we read literature. We read the first chapter of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and I modeled the inferences I was making while reading. We discussed that insightful inferences come from thinking carefully about what we already know (our background knowledge) and the clues we are being given in the story (textual evidence).
Students then met with their Literature Circle groups and discussed the third chunk. After discussions, groups chose their fourth chunk, and students were asked to write a personal response to what they've read so far. I will collect, and mark, these responses. Responses are due at the beginning of Friday's class.
I also collected the run-on sentences/comma splices practice worksheet, which will inform me about whether we are ready for a quiz yet.
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