Reading Without Walls Challenge, Part 2
We began our Reading Without Walls challenge with a " topic " challenge. (See my previous post). This week had us digging in to the " character " and " format " challenges. We discussed how a character might look different: Hair or eye color Length of hair Skin color Clothing - it could be from a different country or period of time We discussed how a character might live differently: The story takes place in a different time. The character has a different culture and celebrates different holidays. We don't play the same things. For example, I am an indoor kid and like to play video games. I am not like kids that like to run around outside and play. We speak different languages. The character isn't human. The character has an accent. The character lives in the forest. The character is homeless. I have a house. 1st and 2nd grade students looked for a character challenge book and brought it to the rug. On the rug students...