1. 3/18/13 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature Objective: To review main idea & setting What is the main idea of chapter 1? What are three supporting details for your main idea? (these are plot events) HW open- ended 1

2. 3/19/13 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature Objective: To review open-ended responses and paragraph writing Get your homework out. Grab two different colored highlighters. Share markers with your seatmate. On your homework, highlight the topic sentence. Circle in pencil/pen the title and author. In a second color, highlight the three supportive ideas (do not highlight a whole sentence- this is a few words). Box all transitions. In the same color as your topic sentence, highlight the closing sentence.

3. 3/20/13 1.5 Quality of Writing Objective: To review point of view and its effect on a writing What is point of view? What are the two main types of point of view? What does omniscient mean? What is the point of view of The Call of the Wild? What is the effect of this point of view on the book?

4. 3/21/13 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature Objective: To review characterization To annotate a chapter Copy these notes into your notebook: Characterization: the way an author reveals characters * what character says * what others say about the character * what the character looks like (including clothing) * character’s thoughts & feelings * what the character does (character’s actions)

5. 3/22/13 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature Objective: To review conflict What is conflict? What are the three types of conflict? What is an example of each conflict type from the novel The Call of the Wild? Sometimes conflicts are named as INTERNAL CONFLICTS and EXTERNAL CONFLICTS

6. 3/25/13 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature Objective: To review symbolism What is symbolism?

7. Number in your notebook 1-5. Write what the following pictures symbolize to you. 1 2 3 45

8. 3/26/13 1.2 Reading Critically in All Content Areas Objective: To review biography & autobiography To annotate a chapter Define the following: biography autobiography Now grab a biography from the front table and read, highlight, and annotate it.

9. 3/27/13 1.1 Learning to read independently Objective: To review affix, prefix, and suffix Define the following: affix- prefix- suffix-

10. Here are some words you will encounter in today’s reading. Choose three and put them in your notebook. Highlight the affix (or affices) and define it/them. confidently imploringly savagely callowness hopeless vaguely

11. 3/28/13 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature Objective: To review plot and summary What is a summary? What is plot? Write a 2-3 sentence summary of chapter 5. Easter Break Homework: Open-Ended Chapter 6 Read Chapter 7

12. 4/3/13 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature Objective: To review figurative language Define the following: figurative language simile metaphor hyperbole personification

13. 4/4/13 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature Objective: To review theme Define theme: Here are a few possible themes for The Call of the Wild. Choose one to copy into your notebook. Then find three instances of the theme from different parts of the novel (these would be plot events). * leadership* love * survival of the fittest * dominance *

14. 4/5/13 1.3 Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature Objective: To review PSSA terms and writing open- ended responses List four important things to remember when writing open-ended paragraph responses on the PSSA test. Topic sentence restates prompt Include title and author if there is one Quote story and article titles Include as many supportive ideas as asked for in question (probably 2-3) Use transitions Use a closing signal End with a closing sentence that summarizes idea

15. READING OPEN-ENDED ITEM 13.Compare and contrast two characters in the novel. Discuss two similarities and two differences. _______________________________________________________________________

17. Grab a BINGO sheet from the front table and put these 24 words on it. MetaphorComparing two different things. SimileComparing two different things using the words "like" or "as". PersonificationGiving human qualities to an idea, object, or animal. HyperboleExaggeration or overstatement for emphasis. IdiomAn expression in a given language that cannot be understood if taken literally. AllusionAn indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, event. ForeshadowingHints and clues about what will happen in a story. AlliterationThe repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words. ToneThe feeling you get from a piece of literature ConflictA struggle between opposing forces or characters ResolutionHow the central conflict of a story is resolved. GenreType of writing: Fiction, non-fiction, comedy, poetry, science fiction, horror First-Person Point of ViewThe main character "tells" the story from his/her perspective. Third-Person Point of ViewThe narrator tells the story, focusing on one person's point of view. Omniscient Point of ViewNarrator can tell us what every character is thinking and feeling CharacterizationThe way a writer reveals the personality of a character. ClimaxThe point in a story that has the greatest suspense or interest for the reader. Flashback Interruption in the present action of a plot to fill in details or happenings in the past. ImageryLanguage that appeals to the senses InferenceAn educated guess based on what's in the story plus what you know. IronyThe difference between what you expect to happen and what really happens. StanzaA group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph). Style The unique way and author writes; his or her favorite themes, literary techniques, and genre. Symbol A person, place, or thing that has a meaning in itself and also stands for something bigger. ThemeLesson, insight, or moral of a story.

18. 1.1. Learning to Read Independently 1.2. Reading Critically in All Content Areas 1.3. Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 1.4. Types of Writing 1.5. Quality of Writing 1.6. Speaking and Listening 1.7. Characteristics and Functions of the English Language 1.8. Research