October 30, 2015

Students had 25 minutes at the beginning of class to read their independent reading books and complete today's Writer's Notebook entry. Since it's Friday, students may write/draw whatever they choose for their notebook entry; however, I shared an article about a change in Snapchat's privacy terms that they could respond to. Many kids were shocked by the update!

We spent about 20 minutes in a whole class discussion about our interpretations of "The Demon Lover." Most students believe the fiance (either in reality or ghost form) took Mrs. Drover away at the end of the story. The majority of students were able to base their interpretations on details from the story, so that was great! Students can find a recap of the discussion on Classroom under "Interpretations: 'The Demon Lover.'" A link to a PDF version of the story is also there in case students need access to it over the weekend.

With the remaining class time, students revised their initial interpretation which should be turned in on Classroom before class begins Monday.

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