Literature: Monday, October 8, 2018 Handouts: * Cornell Notes #11: More Lit Terms * Before You Read (a pre-read doc for Emperor) * Independent Reading Chart (for Oct. 8 – 14) Homework: * Read an AR book 20 – 30 minutes daily & record on chart * Have a magical evening!  Assignments Due: * Independent Reading Chart for October 1 – 7

Today’s Goal: Learn more about fairy tales and their distinctive features as you read and analyze “The Emperor’s New Clothes” (online PDF, Lit pp. 243 – 250). Outcomes: State the theme for “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and support your answer. Distinguish between the “plot” and the “theme” of any given story. Define the word “generalization” and analyze generalizations about “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Define the word “motives” and analyze the characters’ motives in “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Define the term “character traits” and analyze the character traits of the main character. Define “hyperbole” and find three examples of hyperbole from “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Define “idiom” and find three examples of idioms in “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”

Starter #1: When we read any story, we should be able to come away with some insight about human nature or life in general. What is the term that describes that insight we gain from reading a story? Theme Remember that the “plot” means the sequence of events—what happens in a story. But a theme goes beyond the events and looks at something the author wants us to learn about people in general or even about ourselves. Five different people could come up with five different “themes” for today’s story—and they could all be right. A story can have more than one theme.   As we read today’s story, think about how the characters are portrayed and see what insights you come up with about human nature, what “theme” you could state after reading this story.   Before we begin, let’s add a few more “tools” to our tool chest and jot down a few Cornell Notes.

Starter #2: Cornell Notes on Lit Terms, continued Define “theme.” What does the word “plot” mean? Define generalization. Define “motives.” Define “character traits.” Define hyperbole and give an example. An insight gained about life or people in general after reading a story The sequence of events; what happened in a story A broad, general conclusion based on several clues or pieces of evidence. It may or may not be correct The reasons behind someone’s actions What the character is like; what kind of person he/she is A statement that is obviously exaggerated or overstated. “I ate a mountain of food!”

Starter #2: Cornell Notes on Lit Terms, continued Define “idiom” and give an example. An expression or figure of speech that makes sense to people in a particular group but not to people outside that group or culture. Example: “It’s raining cats and dogs!”

Starter #2: How many of you have ever read “The Emperor’s New Clothes”? Open your Chromebook, go to Mrs. D’s website, then scroll to Lit, Oct. 8, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Let’s start with our handout, the pre-read doc, “Before you read.”