1. Follow these directions…
Put out Homework (2 Protagonist / Antagonist) RRJs, Book Club novel
Write down HW: RRJ 3 due Friday 11/18.
Use the RRJs to have a group discussion around the Focus for Reading:
How does the Point of View develop characterization?
Be sure to use the text to find evidence that supports your discussion.

2. What are Central Ideas? Readers ask:
What BIG ideas are the story about?
What universal ideas are in the story that a reader relates to?
Concrete Nouns

3. Central ideas are revealed through Literary Elements
Characters
Setting
Plot
Conflict
Central Idea
Central ideas are revealed through Literary Elements

4. Possible Central Ideas:
abandonment
death
identity
privacy
acceptance
deceit
ignorance
reputation
ambition
duty
integrity
rivalry
anger
empathy
intolerance
secrecy
beauty
entitlement
isolation
self- improvement
betrayal
fear
jealousy
self-reliance
blame
forgiveness
legacy
suffering
class
freedom
love
survival
community
grace
loyalty
temptation
compassion
greed
maturation
transformation
conformity
grief
popularity
truth
courage
guilt
prejudice
cowardice
happiness
pride

5. What are Central Ideas? “All Summer in a Day”
What BIG ideas are the story about?
What universal ideas are in the story that a reader relates to?
Turn and talk: How are the following nouns a Central Idea of the short story?
Jealousy
Cruelty
Intolerance

6. Tracking Central Idea: “All Summer in a Day”
Central Idea: cruelty
Synonyms: inhumanity, wickedness
Antonyms: compassion
CHARACTERS:
"What are you looking at?" said William.
Margot said nothing.
"Speak when you are spoken to." He gave her a shove. (1)
SETTING:
It had been raining for seven years; a thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. (1)
PLOT EVENTS:
"Oh, but," Margot whispered, her eyes helpless. "But this is the day, the scientists predict, they say, they know, the sun..."
"All a joke!" said the boy, and seized her roughly. "Hey, everyone, let's put her in a closet before the teacher comes!" (3)
CONFLICTS:
The children do not want to believe that Margot remembers seeing the sun.(2)

7. RRJ 3: Tracking a novel’s Central Idea As you read this week, continue filling in this organizer.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
CHARACTERS:
SETTING:
PLOT EVENTS:
CONFLICTS:

8. Day 2 – Central Idea in Narrative Writing
Decide which Seed Idea you will use.
Narrow Event Sequences (Story Shapes) to two.
Brainstorm characters and Point of View.
Decide upon Protagonist, Antagonist, and Point of View.
Using ideas for plot events, brainstorm 3 applicable central ideas.
Create a graphic organizer for your narrative story.