Monday November 24th A-day Tuesday November 25th B-day Warm Up Vocab (2nd) Intro to Lit Literary Silent Reading

This must be at least one paragraph long and include the following: Figurative Language Dialogue At least 3 vocabulary words from the current set A bad dude in a cowboy hat is walking into the saloon in a bad Western movie. He’s looking dangerous and mad. Tell what happens, creating a happy ending.

Set 2 Vocabulary Slide Show 7.4 Students will determine the meanings and pronunciations of unfamiliar words and phrases within authentic texts.

scavenge To search through or pick over, looking for something usable.

slaughter To kill in order to obtain meat. To kill people or animals in large numbers or in a cruel way. The killing of an animal for food. The act of killing on a large scale or in a cruel way.

solitude The condition of being alone or at some distance from people.

ungainly Moving in a clumsy or awkward way.

vulnerable Open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally.

Introduction to Literary Letter You will be writing a letter to an author, living or dead, explaining to him or her how his or her work changed your opinion of something in the world, or something about yourself. This will be a summative assessment BUT it is not due until January 6th/7th (this date is subject to change) We will work on it occasionally in class but you are also allowed to work on it at home. I will distribute a rubric at a later date The point of today is simply to get you thinking

In your journal for the next 2minutes list or write about books that you have connected with. This could mean that you really enjoyed them, they made you like reading, that they taught you something, or simply that you finished the whole thing.

What emotions did you notice? Dear Mrs. Lowry, . . . with each passing paragraph, each turned page, each new chapter, I realized The Giver was different. I couldn’t understand why your characters had no recollection of animals. I didn’t understand the Ceremonies of Age. I didn’t understand what was meant by Release. Release. When I got to that part of your book, I became frightened . . . I have a younger sister. I reread the passage, hoping I had interpreted it wrongly. But your chilling words were still on the page. . . . It wasn’t until the end that I realized this book was a warning to this generation and to the next, to 10 generations from now and 100 generations from then. It is up to us to make sure that our children’s children will always be able to ride a sled down a snowy hill. . . . R. Pynn, Brooklyn, NY

Step One: Select a book you read that had special meaning for you. Step Two: On a page in your journal, draw two columns. Label one THOUGHTS and the other EMOTIONS. In the first column, list specific details from the book that triggered a new realization or way of thinking about someone or someplace or something. In the second column, list specific details from the book that triggered your emotions.

Step Three: Draw conclusions about the information you listed in both columns. What link did you discover between your thoughts and your emotions and the characters or events in the books? What did you learn about yourself after reading the book?

What Next? Select an author to write to You should have your author selected no later than December 11th/12th Start thinking about what you want to say to this author. Remember I will hand out a rubric at a later date

SILENT READING Reminders F-Vocab 11-15 12/1or 12/2 S-Vocab 12/3 or 12/4 This is a written test not a project If you have not already turn in BC book THIS WEEK