1. Advanced English 6 December 1-4, 2017
6.1 The student will participate in and contribute to small-group activities.
a) Communicate as leader and contributor.
b) Evaluate own contributions to discussions.
c) Summarize and evaluate group activities.
d) Analyze the effectiveness of participant interactions.
6.4 The student will read and learn the meanings of unfamiliar words and phrases within authentic texts.
a) Identify word origins and derivations.
b) Use roots, cognates, affixes, synonyms, and antonyms to expand vocabulary.
c) Use context and sentence structure to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words.
d) Identify and analyze figurative language.
e) Use word-reference materials.
f) Extend general and specialized vocabulary through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
6.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts, narrative nonfiction, and poetry.
a) Identify the elements of narrative structure, including setting, character, plot, conflict, and theme.
b) Make, confirm, and revise predictions.
c) Describe how word choice and imagery contribute to the meaning of a text.
d) Describe cause and effect relationships and their impact on plot.
e) Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning.
f) Use information in the text to draw conclusions and make inferences.
g) Explain how character and plot development are used in a selection to support a central conflict or story line.
h) Identify the main idea.
i) Identify and summarize supporting details.
j) Identify and analyze the author’s use of figurative language.
k) Identify transitional words and phrases that signal an author’s organizational pattern.
l) Use reading strategies to monitor comprehension throughout the reading process.
6.7 The student will write narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.
a) Identify audience and purpose.
b) Use a variety of prewriting strategies including graphic organizers to generate and organize ideas.
c) Organize writing structure to fit mode or topic.
d) Establish a central idea and organization.
e) Compose a topic sentence or thesis statement if appropriate.
6.9 The student will find, evaluate, and select appropriate resources for a research product.
a) Collect information from multiple sources including online, print, and media.
b) Evaluate the validity and authenticity of texts.
c) Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate information.
d) Cite primary and secondary sources.
e) Define the meaning and consequences of plagiarism and follow ethical and legal guidelines for gathering and using information
December 1-4, 2017

2. TO DO TODAY: You need your journals. Sit with your book groups.
Do speed write.
Review the plot diagram and discuss conflict.
Have book club.
Do grammar practice.
Briefly discuss narratives.
Research eminent people.

3. SPEED WRITE:
The strange man moved stealthily towards me. He took out a thick, yellowed envelope. He whispered, “In 5 days you will need this. Take it to the courthouse and use it to get me out. Don’t be afraid. I am…Well, you will find out soon enough.” His familiar face smiled crookedly. He reached out. The envelope was in view. I nervously accepted the package.

4. Plot Diagram Rising Action Conflict Inciting Incident: Exposition:
Setting (Who? What? Where? When?)
Event or decision that begins a story’s problem (conflict)

5. Conflict 4 Main Types: External: Individual vs. Individual
Individual vs. Society
Individual vs. Nature
Internal:
Individual vs. Self
Other:
Individual vs. God/Fate/Supernatural
Individual vs. Technology/Machine

6. Rosa Parks not giving up her seat on the bus.
Individual vs. Society
You are Dorothy; you and Toto have just left Kansas due to a tornado.
Individual vs. Nature
You don't have good grades, so you think you are not a good person.
Individual vs. Self
You are on a boat and a shark attacks.
You fight with your parents about staying up until midnight.
Individual vs. Individual
You want to be a bungee jumper, but you are afraid of heights.
What do you think the conflict was in your personal narrative?

7. 3. Climax
This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict. The main character will change in some way.

8. 4. Falling Action
All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of.

9. 5. Resolution
The story comes to a reasonable ending.

10. Putting It All Together
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
Beginning of Story
Middle of Story
End of Story

11. Climax
Falling Action
Rising Action
Conflict
Resolution
Inciting Incident
Denouement
Exposition

12. Adventure Board: Chapters Read: Tweet: Book Club Label
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Climax
Conflict
Falling Action
Resolution/Denouement
Chapters Read:
Discuss chapters read by adding sticky notes/writing on the board with page numbers about the inciting incident and rising action to your Adventure Board.
Tweet:
Write a group Tweet in 280 characters or fewer summarizing what you read, using the notecard provided. Put your bell and the date.

13. Kahoot! Go to: kahoot.it Plug in the code. Run-ons
Go to:
kahoot.it
Plug in the code.

14. Narrative Update Your narratives have been graded.
We will go over these next class.

15. Look at the personal challenges mind map at your table.
Eminent People
Look at the personal challenges mind map at your table.
Are all of these people eminent?

16. Eminent People Log into Clever. Go to Reference Databases.
Find Biography in Context.
Begin researching people you might be interested in learning more about.
Think about your hobbies and what interests you. Do you like music, sports, technology, or something else? Look into that.
Fill out the Google Form on the Advanced English Google Classroom with your top three choices.

17. Matrix Digital portfolio
Eminent Person Survey on Google Classroom (due TODAY!)
Vocabulary Activity 1: due December 11 (A Day) and December 12 (B Day)
Digital portfolio
Book Club chapters
Creative journals