Do Now! What is the Denotative Meaning of Chatty? What other words are associated with Chatty? What are their Connotations?

Independent Reading

Mini Lesson: RESOLUTION 7th Grade Language Arts

To Begin: When an author writes a story, she often begins by placing her characters in some sort of predicament. He needs HELP!

What are some Predicaments? If the story is a love story, the predicament might be that the boy and girl love each other, but the boy must go to war. If the story is a murder mystery, a body might be discovered in a river, with no one certain how it got there. 

Pushing the Story Forward Once this predicament, or conflict, is established, the story has somewhere to go. The characters can begin trying their best to solve that conflict. Their efforts at doing so, and the challenges they face along the way, make up the body of the story.  Think of a Knight setting out to rescue a Princess and the trials he must go through

In the end, the Knight slays the dragon and rescues the Princess. Reaching the Solution When the characters finally reach a solution to the predicament, or reach a point where they can go no farther in trying to reach a solution, and fail, the story has achieved what's called resolution. In the end, the Knight slays the dragon and rescues the Princess.

“And they lived happily ever after!” “The End” The RESOLUTION is the end of the story. It occurs after the climax. It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved. “And they lived happily ever after!”

Lets Try Together: 1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard 2) Look at the Chart Agree Disagree Phaethon is a thoughtless, headstrong boy. Textual Evidence: Phaethon is an adventurous, courageous boy. Textual Evidence: Phaethon is ___________________ (insert your own description) Textual Evidence: Apollo is a disinterested, ineffective parent Textual Evidence: Apollo is deeply concerned for his son’s wellbeing Textual Evidence: Apollo is ___________________ (insert your own description) Textual Evidence:

Lets Try Together: 1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard 2) Look at the Chart Agree Disagree X Phaethon is a thoughtless, headstrong boy. Textual Evidence: 64 – “Apollo said not to come too close to earth, but how will he know? And I won’t stay too long—just dip down toward our own village and circle his roof three times—which is the signal we agreed upon.” Phaethon is an adventurous, courageous boy. Textual Evidence: 68 – “Was it his village? He could not tell because of the smoke. Had he destroyed his own home? Burned his mother and his sisters?”

Lets Try Together: 1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard 2) Look at the Chart Agree Disagree X Phaethon is careless. (insert your own description) Textual Evidence: 75 – “He had unbound the reins from his waist, or they would have cut him in two. He had no control over the horses at all. They galloped upward again—out of the steam—taking at last the middle road, but racing wildly, using all their tremendous speed.”

Lets Try Together: 1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard 2) Look at the Chart Agree Disagree X Apollo is a disinterested, ineffective parent Textual Evidence: 28 – “‘I will have to see him before I know whether I care.’” Apollo is deeply concerned for his son’s wellbeing Textual Evidence: 53 – “‘Will you not withdraw your request—allow me to preserve my honor without destroying the earth? Ask me anything else and I will grant it. Do not ask me this.’” 55 – “‘They will be more than confused when this day is done,’ said Apollo. ‘Come’”

Lets Try Together: 1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard 2) Look at the Chart Agree Disagree X Apollo is neglectful insert your own description) Textual Evidence: 40 – “‘And did I not leave some daughters with her as well? Yellow-haired girls — quite pretty?’”

On Your Own: 1) Turn to Page 57 in Springboard 2) Complete Prompt on SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER Writing Prompt: How do the character traits of Apollo or Phaethon drive the story to its tragic conclusion? Choose either Phaethon or Apollo to write about. Be sure to: Create a topic sentence that states the character’s qualities and how those qualities drive the plot of the story. Use precise language to express your ideas clearly; avoid wordiness and unnecessary repetition. Include at least one piece of textual evidence as support

HOMEWORK – Due Tomorrow Read Chapters 9 & 10 of Tupac Complete Dialogue Sheet