~I can apply strategies to become an active reader.
~I can determine the figurative and literal meaning of words and phrases based on how they are used in a text.
~I can explain how the characters respond or change as the plot advances.
Class Activities:
Connector Notes
Read Egypt Game Chapter 7
Discussion Questions:
Chapter 6: “Eyelashes and Ceremony”
- Why is April having trouble concentrating the day before school is to begin?
- Why is Melanie having trouble concentrating?
- What does Melanie take from April’s room? How?
- How do the sixth graders at Wilson respond to April?
- What nickname do Toby and Ken give to April? Why is it important?
- What do Isis and Nefertiti represent?
- How are the rituals of the Egypt game recorded?
- What is the Crocodile Stone? What do the girls do with it?
Homework:
~Finish Prisoners of Fear (pg 67-79)
~Write 3 connections
