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Reading Events This 9 weeks we will be reading Literary compositions of Realistic Fiction & Non-fiction. A strong focus will be on analyzing and evaluating text for author's purpose and the development of literary elements in the compositions. Other authors you may enjoy are listed below:
 * Edgar Allen Poe (for classic mysteries)
 * Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle Book)
 * Avi
 * Gary Pualsen (Hatchet, Woodsong, etc)
 * (Student suggestions from Book Reviews)

We will examine the **literary elements and figurative language** of several pieces of literature & combine our study with grammar composition.

=Videos for Literary Performances= Check out the videos for a dramatic single performer presentation of the The Raven by the late actor Vincent Price. He gives a wonderful performance in this first person narrative. As you watch, think about the words chosen by the author and how those words affect your mood and create a tone for the work.

media type="custom" key="10730576"The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (Dramatic reading by Vincent Price

media type="custom" key="21710568" Featured Author discusses latest book "Woods Runner"

=Videos For Grammar Review= media type="custom" key="10793764"School House Rock: Adjectives

media type="custom" key="10793782"School House Rock: Verbs media type="custom" key="10793824"School House Rock: Pronouns media type="custom" key="11262940" Personal Pronoun song: like the chipmunks