4. Novel Quiz / Reading Response (20 minutes total) Multiple Choice Quiz /5 marks Close your books Circle the best answer When you are done, hand in your quiz and take the “Reading Response” handout for your novel
5. Reading Response Purpose to express your personal reactions and opinions about what you are reading to make connections with previous reading or your own experiences to show an understanding of what you are reading to show that you can write clearly about literature Avoid re-telling the story – only re-tell the parts of the story that are necessary to support your own ideas
6. Reading Response /5 What is your overall reaction to your novel so far? Explain your thoughts and feelings, referring to the story details as necessary. You may use your novel for this task. NOTE: this is an in-class assignment. If you missed this class you cannot write on this topic.
8. Group Work – Part 1 Share Reactions Vocabulary – 5 minutes Clarification – 5 minutes Key Events – On large paper, write the key events in point form (try to keep to 5-7 key events) Conflicts
9. Group Work – Part 2 Compare key events and conflicts Discuss differences and defend choices Hand in – I will make copies and post originals