Reading Literary Texts IAB Practice and Genre Notes - 3 December and 4 December 2019

Today's Goal: 
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.9
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories

The Plan:

1. You'll need your Independent Reading Notebook AND your ELA Journal open. Feel free to go copy and paste the questions from Ms. Black's ELA Journal into yours.
2. Read
3. Genre Notes 
4. IAB Practice - Reading Literary Texts

Reminders/Homework:

• Read for at least 20 minutes each day. More is preferable.
• Get access to a book that you have finished in the last month or so. Put it in your backpack because we'll be using it in a couple days.
• Typing.com Intermediate #5-8 
  • Due Friday, 6 December 4pm
• No Red Ink "Choosing the Right Word" Assignment
• Due Friday 13 December 4pm
• Typing.com Intermediate #9-12 
• Due Friday, 19 December 4pm

Genre Notes

In your "Independent Reading Notebook" where you track your books, you will find a tab at the bottom that says "Genre Notes."

Today we will discuss three genres:

1. Realistic Fiction
2. Historical Fiction
3. "Traditional" Literature, sometimes called "Classics" (Here's a list of some)

In your reading notebook, we'll take some notes together. Then, in your ELA Journal, you'll copy and paste and answer the following questions:

1. Hatchet is a realistic fiction novel. Why would Hatchet also be considered a “classic” novel or “traditional literature”?
2. What is one realistic fiction book you have read this year. What makes it a realistic fiction novel? Please explain using details from the story.
3. Have you read a historical fiction novel this year? If so, share a little bit about it and what makes it a historical fiction novel. If you haven’t, explore a little bit and share one that you might be interested in reading and why.

IAB Practice - Reading Literary Texts

Honestly, we're going to figure this out together, but today you'll be doing some practice CAASPP questions. You'll be doing a set of questions about a piece of fiction/literature reading, as that's what we've been practicing while reading Hatchet. 

The goal today is for you to learn how to use the testing interface, and for you to practice experiencing these types of questions.

The deal today is that you are expected and encouraged to work with your table. You have to complete your own answers, but you get to help each other get them right. Talk about the questions, interrogate the text, and see if you can all do even better than you might expect.

In order to do this, you'll need an ID card from Ms. Black and you'll have to log out of your computer to log into the testing window.