1. Unit 1 Week 3 and Week 4 

2. Week 3 day 4 9/14 
 1. The Snow Princess nibbled daintily at her cake, holding her   teacup by the handle between her thumb and index finger with   her other three fingers high in the air.
2. This tea tastes absolutely terrible but if you dilute it with some   water, you'll be able to stomach it.
3. Brent wasn't the smartest kid in his class, but because of his   dedication and diligence, he graduated as the valedictorian.

5. Week 4 day 1
Use the “Elements of Plot” foldable and cut along the correct lines to glue it into your notebook
Then look back at the story “Red Roses” and record details of the story under each flap.
Example: Exposition would have details of the beginning that introduce characters and setting.

6. Red Roses: Second Reading
How does the narrator change as she understands the situation better?
Connection to the Prompt
Quote from the text
Textual Evidence: Evidence from the text that supports an inference you made for your answer to a question.
Double-Entry notes. Quotes from the text go on the left side and your inferences, reactions and questions go on the right side.

7. Red Roses by anonymous Summary
DO NOT INCLUDE:
OPINION
INFERENCES or READING BETWEEN THE LINES
DO INCLUDE:
Write in present tense (“is about” vs “was about”)
Include the title of the work
Main events
Main Characters
How the characters interacted with other characters and situations.

8. Warm-up 9/19
In your notebook on page 9. Write about a time that you grew up or matured.
Maybe it was the first time you told a lie
Maybe one day you learned to listen to your elders
Maybe you learned to treat other with respect
Maybe you learned why it is important to be kind to others

9. Theme – The Message Theme is the… underlying meaning of the story,
Page 10 Notebook
Theme is the…
underlying meaning of the story,
A lesson all people can learn
a universal truth, (something true for all)
a significant statement the story is making about society or human nature.

10. Theme – The Message Theme is not: Specific to one type of person
Example Themes
Theme is not:
Specific to one type of person
Usually stated in one word (sometimes you will see it this way on tests)
Page 10 Notebook
Be kind to others, even when they are not kind to you.
Hard work pays off
True friends will always be there for you.
Money can’t buy happiness.
Accept other’s differences.
True friendship is worth fighting for.

11. Theme – The Message Questions to ask to figure out theme:
How does the character change?
How is the problem in the story solved?
What lesson does the character learn from their actions?
Page 10 Notebook

12. Theme – The Message Questions to ask to figure out theme:
How does the character change?
How is the problem in the story solved?
What lesson does the character learn from their actions?
Page 11 Notebook – theme graphic organizers
Practice finding the theme:
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13. Three Little Pigs
What is the message?
What evidence is there?

14. Carrie loved her phone and her tablet
Carrie loved her phone and her tablet.  She was always looking at one or the other.  Her parents would try to talk to her about her life, but she would just ignore them or give them one word answers until they left her alone.  When she was at school, she'd sneak peeks at her phone under her desk whenever she could get away with it.  When she was at parties, she spent more time interacting with the devices in front of her than with the people around her. Even at concerts and sporting events, Carrie seldom removed her eyes from these tiny screens.  One day Carrie was walking home from a friend's house and watching a funny video of people slipping on ice.  She began crossing the street just after the light changed. She was so into the video that she did not notice the oncoming traffic.  She walked directly into the traffic while laughing at the falling people on her tiny screen and was hit by a car.  Carrie sustained mild injuries, but both of her devices were destroyed. As far as she was concerned, her life was over.
What is the theme?

15. Practice moderation with all things desirable.
Example Answers
Practice moderation with all things desirable.
You can get too much of a good thing.
What events from the text led to these Themes?