Self-Starter for “Three Skeleton Key” by George C. Toudouze
Step 1. Look at the title and illustration on page 65.
Step 2. Silently read page 64.
Step 3. Do the quickwrite on page 64. Write it in your composition book.
Step 4. Exercise for subject-verb agreement: Copy the following sentences into your composition book, and then make needed corrections: (Do not change verb tense.)
1) There is also magical creatures.
2) The characters was another thing I liked.
3) Each of the characters are completely different.
4) They decides to go to the new candy store that just opened down the street form there school.
Note: B1, A1, A4 still need to do similes from "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi."]
A1 did not do figurative language yet. B1, A1 did not start "I Know Three Skeleton Key."
A1 did not do figurative language yet. B1, A1 did not start "I Know Three Skeleton Key."
Figurative Language in “Three Skeleton Key.”
When you find a metaphor, simile, or other figurative language in the story, write it down, as well as the page number and column where you found it. Step 5b. Watch for the parts of the plot.
Three Skeleton Key Plot
Still to do:
- master the irregular verb "lie/lay"
- recognize the subject and verb in a sentence (and other parts of speech) [paper plates?]
- What's it about? (subject)
- What's happening? (verb)
- master subject/verb agreement
- practice recognizing and understanding elements of literature in short stories
- understanding literal language vs. figurative language
- reading and writing sensory language
- writing: responding to reading
- writing complete sentences with varied beginnings
- preparing a summer reading list
