We are continuing the Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program.  The students have become familiar with the ladder system and the expectation of each ladder rung. For each reading, students with be asked 6 questions on different cognitive levels (see ladder rungs below).  The students have read two myths.

Before going on to a fable ladder, we will spend the rest of this week exploring mythology and Greece, the origin of many myths we are reading this week.  We will be independently reading, discussing, comparing/contrasting, describing characters, summarizing stories, writing (student choice--either expository or narrative), researching Greece online, and creating projects.  This is going to be an exciting week!

A1: Sequencing

A2: Cause and Effect

A3: Consequences and Implications

B1: Details

B2: Classification

B3: Generalization

C1: Elements

C2: Inference

C3: Theme/Concept

D1: Paraphrase

D2: Summarizing

D3: Creative Synthesis

These skills correlate with the song that your child has probably been singing everyday after school (like everyone at Faith)!  If you haven't heard it yet, ask your child to sing it to you-- they all know it well!! They have memorized the meanings of some important words:

Trace means to outline;

Analyze, to break it down;

Infer, read between the lines;

Evaluate, to judge.

Formulate, build and create;

Describe, tell me all about it;

Support, back it up;

Explain, tell me why.

Summarize, the short version;

Compare things that are alike,

Contrast things that are different;

Predict, think about the future.