6th+Read+Aloud

6th Read Aloud

After a mini-lesson and read aloud using the current class read aloud book (i.e: The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963), students will write three to five sentences in their Reader's Journals commenting on the day's main focus. Main focuses can include theme, setting, mood, literary devices, irony, sketches, point of view, foreshadowing, conflict, and sequence of events. To check that this has occurred, the teacher will circulate the room and provide simple feedback in each notebook (Check, Check Minus). A check minus tells the student to revisit the focus area and revise or expand upon ideas.

Example: Students write three to five sentences on the imagery used in one chapter of the book.