Personal Response to Reading

We began today's class with a review of the elements of fiction, as they apply in our novel.  We discussed that some of the elements will not become apparent until the end of the novel.  Students were given back their elements of fiction packages and told to keep them handy for when we reach the end of the novel; then we will be able to complete all sections.

Then, we read a short chunk of the novel, and students were asked to complete an assignment where they apply different reading strategies in response to what we have read.  The assignment was collected at the conclusion of class, and Ms. Barsky will evaluate them for accuracy and depth of thought.