English Language Arts 8 LA8U3L1 “Short Stories”

Agenda for the Day 1. Pre-Reading of “Catch” 2. Visual Analysis and Predictions 3. Meaning of the word Catch 4. Techniques of suspense (Resourcelines p. 49, 52)

The Break If you are behind – get caught up and enjoy the break! If you are caught up – enjoy the break You should be reading for NSG 2 Christmas Party Wear your PJS Bring a Treat Toy Mountain Gift exchange???

Visual Predictions

Suspense Where is the suspense the greatest? What effect does the suspense Create in you as readers? How does the suspense Effect the characters?

Title? discuss the reasons why the author chose the title “Catch”. Make specific references to the text. Do you think it was an effective choice? What are some alternative titles?

Prefixes and Suffixes During reading, students often encounter unfamiliar words. By applying prior knowledge about the meaning of prefixes, suffixes and root words, students can often arrive at a reasonable definition for an unfamiliar word…..this enhances your comprehension! Prefix: is one or more syllables that can be added at the beginning of a root word to form a new word Suffix: is added to the end of a word and can change a word from one part of speech to another.

Continue… Prefixes have meaning. For example, the prefix bi means two Examples:

Continue… Suffixes have meanings. For example, ful is full of Examples:

What’s Coming Up? Any questions??