The Highlight: “Today in reading, we read about A.J. Hackett and bungy jumping. Here is my Word Explorer slide deck!”
Vocabulary Focus: “One new word I learned today was grandstander. It means someone who shows off to get attention and applause. In the story, the author used it to show A.J Hackett as a grandstander because he jumped off the Eiffel tower.”
Idiom Spotlight: “My favourite idiom in this text was leap of faith. This doesn’t actually mean leaping with faith, it means you’re trusting the actual bungy cord and its going to hold you.
Author’s Tone Reflection: “I think the author thinks A.J. Hackett is crazy because they used words like he jumped off the Eiffel Tower knowing he was going to be arrested.