Reading Bellwork Week Eight: Structure

Monday, October 10 Write the definitions for: 1. Structure: The framework or organization of a literary work. Types of structure may include: 2. novel or book – plot and chapter division 3. play – acts, scenes, dialogue 4. essay – purposeful arrangement of ideas in paragraphs 5. poetry – determined by rhyme scheme and stanza form

Tuesday, October 11 Complete the sentences about structure. 1. Between a poem’s stanzas lines are ____________. 2. An essay’s paragraphs always begin with ______________. 3. Scenes are __________ divisions than an act within a play. Dude, it’s reading time! Complete a TCJ while you read. Remember: Use quotation marks and the page number. Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.

Wednesday, October 12 Complete the statements. 1. A poem is grouped by _________. 2. This poem (does/does not) have a rhyme scheme. 3. This poem has ___# stanzas.

Thursday, October 13 Write out and complete the analogies. A paragraph is to an essay as a stanza is to a(n) ___________. An act is to a play as a(n) __________ is to a novel. The exposition is to a novel as the introduction is to a(n) ________________. Dude, it’s reading time! Complete a TCJ while you read. Remember: Use quotation marks and the page number. Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.

Friday, October 14 Write out and complete the statements. The framework and organization of a piece of writing is called its ____________. A line of ________ is found in a play, where a line of verse is found in a _________. A writer might group _______ by order of importance, and a ________ might be written by order of events. Dude, it’s reading time! Complete a TCJ while you read. Remember: Use quotation marks and the page number. Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.

Structure Quiz Matching: 1. Novels A. Acts 2. Plays B. Stanzas 3. Poems C. Paragraphs 4. Essays D. Chapters

Structure Quiz Matching: Stanza A. Scene Act B. Sentence Chapter C. Line Paragraph D. Narration/Dialogue