A Series of Unfortunate Events

Language Honors Class

Spring 2010

Pre-reading Organizer Picture Clues

I think this book is about three children that are poor. I think this book is about a brother and a sister.

Clues from the Title and Heading I think this book is about bad day. I think this book is about three

kids whose parents are dead. Other Clues and Ideas

I think this book is about children and their parents. I think this book is about a poor family’s life.

My Predictions About the Reading I think this book is about a poor family. I think this book is about a brother and sister. I think someone died.

Vocabulary

Review Chapter One WordsTranslate and define

Difficult Words: Violet Klaus Sunny Baudelaire Briny Beach Mr. Poe

Read Chapter One

Class #2: Characters:

Violet-oldest daughter inventing

Klaus-son reading

Characters

Sunny-baby biting

Mr. Poe-bank coughing

Vocabulary use:

Example: beginning – From book-In this book, not only is there no

happy endings, there is no happy beginnings and very few happy things in the middle.

My sentence: The beginning of the book is very interesting.

Chapter one:

Your turn. Read loudly Do the best you can No laughing

Unknown word: Try and move on

Pre-reading Organizer Picture Clues

I think this book is about three children that are poor. I think this book is about a brother and a sister.

Clues from the Title and Heading I think this book is about bad day. I think this book is about three

kids whose parents are dead. Other Clues and Ideas

I think this book is about children and their parents. I think this book is about a poor family’s life.

My Predictions About the Reading I think this book is about a poor family. I think this book is about a brother and sister. I think someone died.

Chapter 2

Vocabulary Put in ABC order

Difficult words Count Olaf Edgar Albert Fickle Fountain Doldrum Drive Justice Strauss

ABC Order

A: Adopting Assortment

B:

Chapter 2

Read Chapter 2 Draw Count Olaf

Chapter 3

Vocabulary Read, translate, and hangman

Difficult Words: Gorgonzola cheese Puttanesca

Journal Writing

TTQA Chapter 3 begins with, “I don’t know if you’ve ever n

oticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong. You can look at a painting for the first time, for example, and not like it at all, but after looking at it a little longer you may find it very pleasing.”

Question to write on: What are your first impressions of Count Olaf? Do you think they will change throughout the book? Why or why not

TTQA:

My first impressions of Count Olaf are _________________.

I think my impressions will (not) change through out this book because ________.

Chapter 4

Vocabulary Read, translate, and bingo

Difficult words: Bulbous (bulb like) Culinary-cooking Ladle-spoon Enrage-mad Weeping-cry

Chapter 5

Vocabulary Read, translate, and antonym

Difficult Words: Troupe (actors)

Chapter 6

Vocabulary Read, translate, and synonym

Difficult Words:

Chapter 7

Vocabulary Read, translate, and picture

Difficult Words:

Chapter 8

Vocabulary Read, translate, table race (use in sentence or

definition, etc)

Difficult Words:

Chapter 9

Vocabulary Read, translate, and ‘Popcorn’

Pop up when you know the word

Difficult Words:

Chapter 10

Vocabulary Read, translate, and complete list

Give students a partial list of the words, the first to complete them wins

Difficult Words:

Chapter 11

Vocabulary: Read, translate, One word jumble

Students write all the words with no spaces, one complete word, switch put in dividers

Difficult Words:

Chapter 12

Vocabulary Read, translate, dictate

I say a word, they write it

Difficult Words:

Chapter 13

Vocabulary Read, translate, Chorus

Begin with one, say word aloud, next number says their word.

Difficult Words:

The movie