Welcome to ms. T.a. Terga’s class Rules Cooperative learning Follow directions Enter quietly Raise your hand to speak Stay on task Do your homework Be prepared for class Be polite to others Try your best Reach your team’s goals- gain points Distribute and collect materials and work Clean up after yourselves/as a group

Language arts supplies Exclusively for LA For school/shared with other classes Composition notebook Pocket folder Register with Ruben Dario Provide me with your e-mail and your parent’s email. Sicssors Stapler Crayons Pencils Markers Tissue Pens Sanitizer Highlighter Zip bag Eraser Lined paper

I will learn to: Analyze and explain literary elements in a selection Work cooperatively Read 20 minutes (re-read/read) same selection. Find evidence of character analysis. What does the character look like, sound like? What does he/she say and do? Head my paper Stay on task Distribute and collect materials Work independently in learning centers Clean up after myself Be ready to exit.

I will learn to Identify similes and metaphors in a selection: Work in centers Read 20 minutes Find comparisons that use similes Find comparisons that use metaphor Write the evidence down on paper Turn in 1. work on profile Spelling – scramble word Grammar link- verbs iRead Research the author of your book

In guided reading I will learn to Analyze poetry – identify two kinds of poetry. Create/follow a pattern in a poem. Couplets Free verse Write your own couplet- Write a free verse poem that follows a pattern.

I will learn to praphrase Research the author of the novel you are reading in class. Write a paragraph paraphrasing (putting into your own words) the information you gathered about the author. Share.

I will learn to follow the dramatic curve of fictional text. Read 20 minutes Identify the conflict in the selection. Explain what happened. What did the characters do to solve the problem? What could be done to solve the problem?

I will learn to follow the dramatic curve of a fictional text. Research the plot of your novel. Create a one page summary of Beginning Middle End What is the climax? What is the resolution? How did the protagonist change from beginning to end?

I will learn to discuss the selection with my peers Focus on a question at a time. Listen to every person in the group. No put downs. Jot down ideas. Find eveidence. Decide on an answer. Try another question.

I will learn to analyze literature - homework Online, find your novels summary – Summarize the climax and the resolution. Paraphrase. One paragraph.