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
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