1. Nouns Flip Book
I’m passing back the nouns flip book activity that was homework last week.
Glue this flip book onto page 6 in your notes book for Language Arts.
If you made less than a 75 on this assignment you can correct things or redo sections and give it back to me. I will re-grade it so that you can get a passing grade.
There is no reason for anyone to fail this assignment.
You can still turn it in if you haven’t already.

2. Vocabulary List Page 10
Glue the vocabulary list onto page 10 of your notebook.
Make sure that you fill out the vocabulary list.
We will go over the correct definitions in class on Monday.
Your quiz on these words will be on September 21.

3. Inferences and Conclusions
When we read a story, we make inferences and conclusions as we read.
An inference is an educated guess or idea about what will happen in a story.
A conclusion is our final decision about what happened in a story.
To form an overall idea about a subject is called a generalization.
We can infer what the story will be about and make a final conclusion about what the main idea of a story was.

4. Inferences and conclusions
This is the process your brain goes through as you read.
Use text clues in the story
What you already known
Inferences
Conclusions
Generalizations

5. Notes Set up page 8 and 9 for Cornell notes.
Please put as many notes as you can on page 8.
You do not need a summary on page 8.
Include a section for a summary on page 9.
When you finish, put your pencil down.

6. KWL about Elements of Literature
What do you KNOW about the elements
of literature?
What do you WANT to know about the elements of literature?
Discuss each of this boxes with your group.
Write 1 answer to each question at the top (above the lines) of page 8 in your notebook.
In 2 minutes, be prepared to share an answer to each question from your group with the class.

7. What are elements of literature?
Characterization
Setting
Theme
Plot
Rising action
Conflict
Resolution
Climax

8. Elements of Literature Page 8
Characterization
Every story needs a character.
People, Animals or Creatures
The protagonist = “good guy”
Can you think any examples ?
The Antagonist = “bad guy” or force
Examples?

9. Plot Page 8
Plot = the story’s skeleton. It is a series of related events in a story. Most plots consist of 4 parts.
Basic situation:
Characters- who is in the story
Setting- where and when a story takes place
Conflict- struggle between opposing characters, forces or emotions.
Rising Action:
Series of events leading up to the climax
Climax:
turning point of the story
Resolution:
Last part of the story(where loose ends are tied up)
Plot

10. Draw this Plot diagram below your notes on page 8 – We will write notes around the diagram

11. Plot diagram
Basic situation: This is where the setting and conflict is introduced. Setting is where and when the story takes place. Characters will also be introduced in this section of the plot.
Every story has a conflict
Two types of conflict.
External: a character’s struggle with another person or force of nature.
Internal: takes place within a character’s mind

12. Plot diagram
Rising Action: A series of events where one or more of the characters are trying to solve the conflict.

13. Plot diagram
Climax: The turning point of the story. This is the point where the conflict is decided one way or another.

14. Plot diagram
Resolution: This is the last part of the story where loose ends are tied up.

15. Plot Page 9 Anxious curiosity Suspense Foreshadowing
Makes us eager to find out what happens next
Builds as soon as conflict begins
Hints or clues about what will happen later
Suspense Foreshadowing

16. Plot Page 9 the prospective of the story Point of View
The way something is viewed
There could be different points of view in a story
Point of View
“That rotten wolf tried to eat us”
“I was framed. All I wanted was to borrow a cup of sugar.”