1. Friday, November 6, 2015 GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR SEAT AND SIT DOWN
OPENING PROCEDURES:
GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR SEAT AND SIT DOWN
IN YOUR AGENDA WRITE THE LEARNING QUESTION AND HOMEWORK:
HOW IS PLOT DEVELOPED?
HW: STUDY ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
SET TWO THINGS ON YOUR DESK:
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY WORKSHEET
LITERATURE BOOK, OPENED TO PAGE 84

2. Academic Vocabulary
Exposition: introduces the setting and characters, sets up/hints at conflict
Rising action: shows how conflict becomes more difficult, builds suspense
Climax: most exciting part, turning point, makes outcome of conflict clear
Falling action: eases the tension, shows how main character resolves conflict
Resolution: reveals how everything turns out, sometimes ends with a surprise twist
Suspense: feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by the reader, makes reader curious about the outcome, raises questions in reader’s mind
Compare: identify similarities of two or more subjects
Contrast: identify differences of two or more subjects
Context: clues found in words, sentences, and paragraphs that surround an unknown word to help the reader interpret unfamiliar words and ideas

11. Lob’s Girl – Figurative Language
With a partner at your table group, find five examples of figurative language in “Lob’s Girl.” Copy the example and write the line number.
SIMILES
PERSONIFICATION
ONOMATOPOEIA
ALLITERATION
HYPERBOLE
IDIOMS
METAPHORS