Week 3 August 17-21 Kinsella AC ELA

If you have not yet turned in your identity wheel, put it in the bin. 8/17/15 ELAGSE7RI1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 1. Copy the date and the standard. 2. Circle the verbs, and underline the nouns. If you have not yet turned in your identity wheel, put it in the bin.

Prereading information 1. Cut out the short reading passage. 2. Read it with your group. 3. Highlight key points.

notes 1. Watch video. 2. During the video, write notes in your journal. You must have notes on the following topics: Shah Reza Pahlavi The 1979 Revolution How did society change after the revolution? America and Iran

Introduction to book With your group, read the introduction to the book. Highlight information that matches the information from the video and reading passage. With your group, create an objective summary of the information.

8/18/15 ELAGSE7W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. 1. Copy the date and the standard. 2. Circle the verbs and underline the nouns.

Warm up Answer these questions in your journal. What is plot? What are the elements of plot?

Plot elements video

The 3 little pigs With your group, create a plot diagram for the story of The 3 Little Pigs. Be prepared to share.

Pre write What is prewriting?

Characters/Setting/Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action/Conclusion Theme/Main idea:

Your turn Narrative Writing Topic Most people have strong feelings about something that has happened to them. Think about a time when you felt happy, scared, excited or surprised. Think about what happened that made you feel this way. Write about an experience and why it caused such strong feelings. Create a prewrite for this prompt. You do not need to write a rough draft, today we are just working on prewriting.

8/19/15 ELAGSE7W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. 1. Copy the date and the standard. 2. Circle the verbs and underline the nouns.

Tortoise and the hare There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch. Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at Slow and Steady and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?" Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax." Slow and Steady walked and walked. He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line. The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare. Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was over the line. After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!"

Fable Review FABLE: A short story that has a clear theme or moral. - Usually includes animals acting like humans.

Theme Review Theme: Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work. Remember: A theme is a sentence, not a word. Examples: Money can’t buy happiness. Don’t judge. Think before you act. In other words… Theme is what the story teaches readers.

The Ant and the grasshopper In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.      "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"      "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."      "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "We have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil.      When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger - while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.

Always listen to your parents. Characters/Setting/Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action/Conclusion Mouse family: Daughter (Mia mouse), mom, and dad In their home in the barn – in a hole in the wall covered in hay Conflict – Mia wants to hang out with Max Mouse and her parents don’t want her to go bc its too late. Mia sits in her room pouting and decides to leave. Sneaks out of a hole in her room and goes to Max’s house. Theme/Main idea: Always listen to your parents. On her way home from Max’s house she is chased by a cat. Mia escapes the cat, runs in to her parents’ room, confesses that she messed up. She won’t do it again.

Work Session: Create a fable 1. First decide on your theme or moral. Pick from the list of possible morals, or create your own. 2. Begin brainstorming on your pre-write graphic organizer. 3. When you have completed all of the boxes, go back and add in more descriptive details. For example: What do the characters look like? Describe the setting. How do the characters feel throughout the story? 4. Begin working on turning your pre-write into a rough draft. Make sure that your story is truly demonstrating the theme that you want to get across.

Characters/Setting/Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action/Conclusion Theme/Main idea:

Closing For the closing, choose one of the following to share with the class: How did our work session today help you to master the standard? What did you get stuck on during the work session? Were you able to work through it? ELAGSE7W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Common fable themes