Reading The Yearling has taken much longer than I anticipated. We are too close to the end of school to finish the book in class. My hopes are that some students will take the initiative to finish it over the summer. There are several kids who have informed me that they have finished the book already. A couple have mentioned they want to finish.
I found an assessment for the book online and have attempted to use it. It appears pretty elementary but my students are struggling with it. They are so used to a specific type of format, anything that strays from the norm seems difficult for them. I am holding steady - I expect them to "do their best"...
We haven't even made it to chapter 20 yet - that was my goal for the year. The farthest any class made was chapter 17. Therefore many have not read about Jody's trip to see Fodder-wing in hopes of getting a name for his fawn. They don't know that Fodder-wing dies before he gets there - but, named the fawn without even seeing him. The rest of the story will not unfold before my kids this year - unfortunately.
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