This term for Reader's Workshop in Year 4, they have been exploring different historical fiction texts.
Together they have been reading the class novel, "Number the Stars" to learn important comprehension skills. The learners have been practicing these skills in small reading groups with various historical fiction texts.
The goal is to learn to find key points and details in the stories to form and explain their opinions and viewpoints. By examining the text closely, they have been able to describe the events, characters, settings and explain their insights.
