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Assignment Directions:
Tips for Fiction
- Before reading, review "Tips for Accessing Fiction."
- READ! Click HERE TO ACCESS PART 2 OF OUR TEXT.
- During reading, annotate for symbolism, alliteration, word connotation and denotation!
- After reading, complete the quiz questions and one square from the choice board located in the last question!
Engage actively by focusing on elements like characters, themes, setting, plot, and perspective, and seek out details that reveal meaning. Immerse yourself in the story, finish each section to understand its complete message, and separate personal enjoyment from objective appreciation of the author's craft. For deeper understanding, practice active reading by taking notes or annotating, visualizing scenes, and discussing the story with others during VC, instructional support, and/or in the weekly discussion board posts!
About the Author
Pg. 71-146 Summary
How to Annotate
Reading Assessment Two, Part 2
First, you always want to annotate for words, ideas, and passages that stand out to you. Also, it is smart to annotate for a purpose (see assignment directions for what you will be assessed on in this module!) Feel free to use the annotation text symbols by clicking the plus sign link
Optional Dialectical Journal for Active Reading
Summary Pages 71-146
- Between pages 71-146, Will continues his elevator ride to seek revenge for his brother Shawn's murder, encountering the ghosts of Buck, Dani, and his Uncle Mark.
- He learns more about the history of violence and the consequences of the rules he's trying to follow, but still grapples with the weight of his decision.
- Buck, who gave Shawn the gun, confronts Will about his intentions, while Dani's ghost questions why Will needs the gun, and his Uncle Mark pushes him to confront his actions
About the Author
Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of many award-winning books, including Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks, All American Boys (with Brendan Kiely), Long Way Down, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (with Ibram X. Kendi), Stuntboy, in the Meantime (illustrated by Raúl the Third), and Ain’t Burned All the Bright (with artwork by Jason Griffin). The recipient of a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Coretta Scott King honors, Reynolds is also the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC.
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Transcript
*Trouble accessing the Kami? Click HERE FOR THE SECTION PDF.
Assignment Directions:
Tips for Fiction
Engage actively by focusing on elements like characters, themes, setting, plot, and perspective, and seek out details that reveal meaning. Immerse yourself in the story, finish each section to understand its complete message, and separate personal enjoyment from objective appreciation of the author's craft. For deeper understanding, practice active reading by taking notes or annotating, visualizing scenes, and discussing the story with others during VC, instructional support, and/or in the weekly discussion board posts!
About the Author
Pg. 71-146 Summary
How to Annotate
Reading Assessment Two, Part 2
First, you always want to annotate for words, ideas, and passages that stand out to you. Also, it is smart to annotate for a purpose (see assignment directions for what you will be assessed on in this module!) Feel free to use the annotation text symbols by clicking the plus sign link
Optional Dialectical Journal for Active Reading
Summary Pages 71-146
About the Author
Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of many award-winning books, including Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks, All American Boys (with Brendan Kiely), Long Way Down, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (with Ibram X. Kendi), Stuntboy, in the Meantime (illustrated by Raúl the Third), and Ain’t Burned All the Bright (with artwork by Jason Griffin). The recipient of a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Coretta Scott King honors, Reynolds is also the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC.