Goals for Booked as a whole class novel:
– experience a novel in verse
– enjoy the story
– notice various forms of poetry used & mimic a few styles
– see all of the literary devices in action
– study the use of symbolism
Expectations:
– start the book together and read about 1/2 of it aloud in class
– make annotations together in class (not at home)
– eventually be able to add annotations independently (in class, not at home)
Listen to author Kwame Alexander talk about reading and poetry
Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech as referenced in the book.
https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety
