Page 3 Pre-reading
Completion requirements
Page 3 Pre-Reading
Pre-Reading
Review the
reading strategies you learned in previous units before reading your novel.
Take a look at the Reading Strategies poster on the 4Learning website. Consider when each strategy might be helpful.
Consider the following features before reading your novel:
- Front Cover: title and images to represent the story
- Acknowledgements: contributions of others
- Dedication: author's dedication of the book
- Prologue: introductory chapter
- Special Features: unique and defining characteristics
To preview the book cover of your novel and complete your downloaded assignment file for Lesson 5-1, click on
ONE of the following links with the title of your chosen novel:
- A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
- Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff
- Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
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I am Malala by Malala Yousafzi with Christina Lamb
- Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes
- The Tuesday Cafe by Don Trembath
- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Vocabulary
What makes learning new words worthwhile?
- discovering the meaning of an unfamiliar word
- learning that context affects the meaning of a word
- using a new word confidently in writing or speaking
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Show What You Know
Record significant words as you read your novel and complete Sections 1, 2, and 3 in your downloaded assignment file for Lesson 1 . Be sure to save your work. |
When you have completed all parts of Assignment 1,
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| Check your Submission box in two to three days for your marked assignment with feedback from your teacher. | |