Book Club: Session 4

Our reading this week was exciting for sure! Roz and Brightbill have been reunited....Jaya and Jad learn the truth about Roz....The children team up with Roz to begin figuring out an escape plan....WOW! This book keeps us wanting more. Our meeting today began by finishing up our Roz brochures from Tuesday. We wanted to make sure everyone had plenty of time to complete their projects. Next, we went over the comprehension questions from our reading this week. These questions help us to remember what we read and to give us a starting off point for our group discussions.

Our skill focus today was figurative language. Peter Brown has loaded this book with a variety of literary devices (onomatopoeia, imagery, idioms, alliteration, metaphors, similes, etc.). We discussed how the use of figurative language helps a text "come to life" and allows the reader to paint a clearer picture in their minds of what is happening in the story. We went over the meanings of several examples of figurative language from the book and then had a little fun. Students selected their favorite example and drew a "literal" meaning of the phrase. You can see some of our silly creations below.

Here is our next assignment for July 31st! Happy Reading!