1. 12/04 do now Similes
Comparing two objects using “like” or “as”.
…and the windows stared down at me like vacant eyes.
Underline the simile found in paragraph 4 on pages

2. Agenda 12/04 Starter-Simile definition/example Simile Practice
Rotations
Small group p. 151
HOMEWORK
Reading Log
DLO: SWBAT analyze setting, characters, plot and theme.

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Jeremiah
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4. 12/05 do now
DLO: SWBAT analyze the setting, characters, plot, and theme of a short story.

5. 12/05 agenda
Do Now: Image
Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose
Scaffolded Reading p.152
Critical Reading
React and write
Rotation: Small group p. 153
DLO: SWBAT analyze the setting, characters, plot, and theme of a short story.

6. Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose
Usher has anxiety about leaving his house because_______.
One thing that seems peculiar about Madeline is __.
Set a purpose: Pgs
How does the narrator react to Usher’s physical appearance?

7. Scaffolded Reading p.152 *Star Vocab Builder:
What does Usher say is wrong with him?
Vocab Builder:
One symptom of a mental disease could be_______.
Fear could be a symptom of a mental disease if_______.

8. React and write

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Computers Jeremiah Nate GiGi
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Alexis
Small Group
Richie
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Mike

10. 12/06
WONDER TRIP

11. 12/07 Do now

12. 12/07 agenda Do Now: Story Elements
Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose
Scaffolded Reading p.154
Critical Reading
React and write
Rotation: Small group p. 155
DLO: SWBAT analyze the setting, characters, plot, and theme of a short story.

13. Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose
PLOT: Usher explained the reasons for his suffering. Then the narrator saw Madeline in the shadows.
Vocab:
One thing that gives the narrator anxiety is_______.
Set a Purpose pgs :
What special connections do Usher and Madeline share?

14. Scaffolded Reading p.154 *Star Vocab Builder:
What do Usher and the narrator do with Madeline’s body ?
Vocab Builder:
One bizarre thought that Usher has is that_______.
It’s bizarre to compare stones to people because_______.

15. Critical Reading
I think the house of Usher_______.

16. React and Write
If Usher asked you to help put his sister in a dungeon vault, would you agree to do it? How would you feel?
If Usher asked me to help him, I (would/would not) agree because _______. I would feel_____.

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Computers Richie John Mike
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Jeremiah
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Small Group AJ
Alexis

18. 12/08 Do now

19. 12/08 agenda
Do Now: Story Elements
Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose
Scaffolded Reading p.156
Critical Reading
React and write
Inferencing
Rotation: Small group p. 157
DLO: SWBAT analyze the setting, characters, plot, and theme of a short story.

20. Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose
The storm is getting worse just as Usher is getting sicker. The storm foreshadows, or sets up, that something terrible is about to happen.
Vocab:
One peculiar thing that Usher utters during the storm is _______.
Set a Purpose pgs :
What happens to Usher and the house?

21. Scaffolded Reading p.156 Active Reading Vocab Builder:
What effect are the noises having on Usher?
The noises are making Usher________.
Vocab Builder:
People remove their coats when_______. (verb + ing)
People also remove their_______ when entering a house.

22. React and Write
What would you have done if you had heard the peculiar rattle and screaming sound?
If I had heard the peculiar sounds, I would have_______ because______.

23. Inferences
What do you think really happened to Madeline? Support your response with evidence from the story.
I think that Madeline ________. The evidence from the story that led me to this conclusion is_______.

24. Computers Richie John Mike
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Computers Richie John Mike
Independent Reading
Jeremiah
Nate
GiGi
Small Group AJ
Alexis