Students are currently reading the novel, The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963, a historical fiction novel which uses humor to introduce students to this time in our nation’s past. Their vocabulary test on words from this book is this Friday, and in order to help get ready, students are completing a vocab personifying activity which is due Thursday:
Examples:
Mr. Cower– Mr. Cower lives huddled in a corner since he is terrified of just about everything and everyone. He trembles pretty much non-stop because of this fear, which actually burns a lot of calories and keeps him trim. He has a crush on Ms. Scarlet, but nothing will probably ever come of it since Mr. Cower also has a phobia of the color red.
Ms. Scarlet– Ms. Scarlet is a very fashionable lady who always wears the color red. Her hair is also a shade of red and she always wears red lipstick. She embarrasses very easily, so it should come as no surprise that her face is often red- especially when Mr. Cower is nearby.
In Geography, we are learning about Western Europe’s History and Culture and then we will move on to the Middle East so that students will have an understanding of the setting/background of I am Malala which we will read in late February/March.