Welcome! January 5th, 2018 Friday Do Now Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Friday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find and label the examples of figurative language. Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

© Presto Plans Read the paragraph below and find examples of metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, personification, oxymoron and/or alliteration. Megan stared amazed by the mountainous skyscrapers and wondered why she had never visited New York before. The yellow and black cabs lined the streets like bees searching for honey. She eagerly jumped in one, clicked the door shut, and headed to Broadway. The cab driver made a rolling stop, and Megan exited the vehicle in what she considered the heart of New York City. The luminous lights and larger than life billboards gave her a rollercoaster of emotions. She knew now, more than ever, that NYC is truly the city that never sleeps.

Storytelling Arc Notes! Before we begin our unit on short stories, we’ve got to know some basic terminology about plot structure (or, the way stories fit together). Using your handout, take notes on today’s mini lecture. Be sure to write down the description for each of the steps, because you’ll see them again as we work through the short stories in this unit (and our end-of-unit test). http://prezi.com/deznxfa1txfr/?utm_campaign=share&utm _medium=copy&rc=ex0share

“Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes Today, we’re going to read our first short story of the unit! Whooo! It’s called “Thank You Ma’am”, and it was written by Langston Hughes, a famous writer of something called the Harlem Renaissance. To get a better sense of who Langston Hughes was, we’re going to watch a quick 3 minute video bio about his life. As we watch, write down five things you learn about him on the back of your “Chat Stations” sheet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inP76rkYUso

“Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes As we read the story, just listen. Then, on your own, go back and mark where each part of the storytelling arc begins and ends: 1. Exposition 2. Conflict Introduced 3. Rising Action 4. Climax 5. Falling Action 6. Resolution

Chat Stations! Around the room, I have six different questions posted. Your job is to go to each question, discuss it with your group, and answer together in the corresponding box in your chart. Notes: You will have five minutes at each station Everyone needs to respond to the question, and your written response should be a combination of everyone’s input – make sure not just one person is doing all the work! Be sure to provide textual evidence if the question asks for it and respond to ALL parts of the prompt. If your group is finished and has extra time, provide further evidence or explanation.

Intro Paragraph Practice! Using the four elements shown on your handout, (hook, bridge, summary, and thesis), write an introductory paragraph of your own for an essay about the theme of “Thank You, Ma’am” and follow the pattern. Make sure you choose a different theme than the one in the example! And don’t worry – you don’t need to write the entire essay. We’re just practicing this one paragraph.  Write your paragraph on the back of your Chat Station sheet.