Read-Aloud text: Max the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
We viewed the film, "The Mighty", based on the novel, "Freak the Mighty", and students all agreed that they enjoyed the book more than the movie! Students wrote a comparison journal entry. We have just recently begun reading the sequel.
Literature Circles
Students will be receiving their literature circle groups and novels on Wed. Oct. 16th. The unit will last 4 weeks. Each week, students will be responsible for reading the week's section, and preparing a role for Discussion Day. Discussion Day will take place every Tuesday, beginning with Week 1 on Oct. 22nd.