Agenda
DO NOW: Is the rough draft of your story complete? Please spend a few minutes putting the finishing touches on it!
Period 3
- Pass back work/grammar discussion!
- Peer Editing: Please use the worksheet provided. Add comments to your peer's story.
- Polished final copy is due Wednesday!
- We are going to begin our children's literature unit!
- Please read the information below.
- We will then pick up The Witches By Roald Dahl.
Children's Literature
Answer the following questions in your notebooks:
What is children's literature?
What are the characteristics of children's literature?
Why study it on the high school level?
Please read all of the information on this page:
Dahl was a very interesting man. He was a novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter.
Some of his notable works include James and the Giant Peach. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Twits, Georgia's Marvellous Medicine, and The BFG. Read more about Dahl at http://www.roalddahl.com/.
Some information on The Witches
Roald Dahl’s imaginative stories capture the attention of elementary students. In his book, The Witches, Roald Dahl takes children an adventure they will love. Like most of Roald Dahl's stories, the characters are richly described and have unusual traits. In this story the grandmother smokes big, black cigars and the kitchen staff spits in cranky customers food before serving it. These and other little details make the book a fun read aloud choice. (brighthubeducation.com)
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