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October 28, 2016: 4-odd

Published Oct. 28, 2016, 2:48 p.m.

We finished reading Hallie's Song and used it to practice one way of thinking that leads to deeper comprehension. We looked at one scene and thought about what the character did and why she did it. Thinking about a character's motivations is one way to "get" what the author is trying to show us.

We talked about how word roots can help us recognize and understand words quickly and accurately. We looked at examples of words with the roots spec and vid/vis, all of which mean "to see."

We regularly spend the first few minutes of class talking about IR books. We realized today that these conversations are better when people talk loudly, clearly, and with some level of energy and enthusiasm.