Reading

January 30 Target: I can identify new literary terms. Agenda: Share summaries and record a sentence for each Review new literary terms Read chapter 17 together Introduce the project for next week. You will have today and two class periods next week. Email me the work when completed.

2/11/15 Target: I can identify different point of views Agenda: Review literary terms and log on Quizlet Make sure papers are completed and sent to me. Read stories out loud Assign final project for book.

2/24/15 Target: I can work cooperatively as a group. Agenda: Bell Ringer Projects– You have two class periods to work. REMEMBER THAT IT IS A TEST GRADE!

Today Complete the reading and written work for me to check. 2/26/15 Next class: Practice speaking with your group so that the presentation flows. Your group should be able to talk about the chapter freely and show me that you know what happened and thought about the main events. The discussion director is the leader and needs to keep people talking and help people if they are struggling.

Next week we will start a short story unit! YAY!

2/26/15 Target: I can present in formation to the class. I can identify new literary terms. Agenda: Project presentations Begin Short Story Unit

Short Story How are movies and television shows different? List the differences in a venn diagram.

Short Story a short story is a brief, fictional story that can usually be read in one or two sittings. It typically follows only one or two characters and focuses on one plot problem that is resolved by the end of the story. The setting of a short story is very focused. It will only take place in one or two locations. The purpose of a short story is to give the reader a glimpse of a few characters’ lives as they confront a problem.

Novel A novel, on the other hand, is a long work of fiction in which a character typically changes or grows in several ways. There are often more than one plot problem in a novel, and sometimes even plot twists and surprises. There is also often more than one important character. In a novel, we learn a lot about many places in a story, characters’ backgrounds, and what happened before the story begins. The difference between a short story and a novel, then, is that a short story shows a slice of life, whereas a novel or book will give a longer, deeper look. Short stories differ from longer fiction in the amount of detail they offer to readers. A good reader will want to examine how a short story includes the most essential details (the story elements), but leaves many of the other details to our imagination.

Character A character is developed through their actions, dialogue, and feelings.

Setting The time and place the story is set.

Plot The sequence of events. 1. exposition 2. rising actions 3. climax 4. falling action 5. resolution

2/26/15 Exit Slip What is conflict and what are some of the different types of conflict?

03/02/15 Bell Ringer What are the parts of characterization?

If time… Model short story analysis

Target: I can identify characterization. Agenda: Conflict notes Model short story analysis Practice Short story analysis Watch clip of lost boys Exit Slip

Problem/Conflict The struggle between two opposing forces. The problem in the story. Man vs. Man Man vs. Self Man vs. nature

03/04/15 Target: I can identify different aspects of point of view in a text. Agenda: Starter: Share a memory Student volunteer to share the memory Review point of view and introduce 3rd person using clips to story comparison from Sandlot Teacher Model: identifying point of view Individual practice: identifying point of view and SS aspects Exit Activity

Starter Reflection When you shared your memory with your partner, you spoke using “I.” For example, “I remember the taste of my grandma’s chili.” When your partner shared your memory with the class, she/he spoke using the third person. For example, “Jason remembered the taste of his grandma’s chili.” Just like when we retold our stories, short stories also contain a point of view. In a story told from the first-person point of view, the narrator tells the story and is a character in the story. In a story told from the third-person point of view, the narrator tells the story from someone else’s viewpoint and is usually not a character in the story.

1st Person Point of View Definition: The narrator is a character in his/her own story. Pronouns: I, me, my, mine, we, ours Example: _______________________________________ View Clip

Third Person Limited The narrator only makes observations about what is happening. Pronouns: He, his, him, she, hers, her, they, theirs Example: ________________________________________________ View Clip

Third Person Omniscient The narrator observes what is happening and knows the thoughts and feelings of the characters. Pronouns: He, his, him, she, hers, her, they, theirs Example: Jake can still remember the taste of his grandma’s chili and thought to himself he’d like to have a big bowl right now. View Clip

Guided Practice Complete the sheet as I model for you, so that you can do the next one on your own.

Exit Activity Complete the sheet on your own. Lastly, read the short story_________ And complete the setting, character, plot, problem and point of view.

3/04/15 Exit Slip Write a short sentence or two in 1st person point of view and then re write that same sentence under it in 3rd person point of view.

3/16/15 Target: I can identify point of view Agenda: Review what happened in the story Finish story Complete the second parts of a story chart

3/23/15 I can identify parts of the story. Review point of view--clips Read short story Identify the important story points

3/25/15 Jeopardy review for quiz Point of view and parts of the story Quiz on Friday

3/27/15 QUIZ!

4/6/15 Target: I can identify parts of the story. Agenda: Read and annotate Begin movie analysis

Movie As we watch the movie, record all of the parts of a story to compare and contrast to the book.

4/9/15 Target: I can analyze character in a text. Agenda: Annotate your section and check your summary Share summaries with the class. Read chapter 14-16 Complete worksheet for book with new characters Watch part of film to compare

4/14/15 Target: I can compare the characters in a text to the characters in a movie. Agenda: Read 15-16 Make character charts on large paper for reading. Watch video and complete worksheet for character and do the other character chart on large paper.

Character Thoughts Feelings Actions Dialogue Appearance

4/20/15 I can analyze a character. Agenda: Bell Ringer Present characters Compare and contrast practice venn diagram Turn in notebooks for bell ringers and exit slip check Video and analysis paper

4/22/15 Fashion Show

4/24/15 I can analyze characters in a text. Agenda: Bell Ringer Silent reading chapter 19 Character notes and practice Book marks Become a character project

4/28/15 I can analyze character traits. Bell Ringer Read chapter 20-21 silently or together highlight characters Finish character project Present character scene Audience evaluates using the character chart