1. Make sure you are reading when the bell rings
Independent Reading
Make sure you are reading when the bell rings

2. Hall Passes. Save carefully.

3. Vocabulary Homework
Remember, assignment is due Friday, in your HOMEWORK NOTEBOOK. Save the instructions. Also available on the website.
Quiz Friday will include these three words.
A. 1. acute: coming quickly to a crisis; brief and severe.
2. emulate: copy or imitate a person you admire.
3. insidious: working secretly or subtly.

4. Building Blocks of Literature
Plot
Setting
Mood
Theme
Character
Point of View
Identify, analyze, and evaluate how they are used together to create meaning

5. The Star Your Task: Read actively and annotate!
Discuss your annotations and plot, mood, theme, point of view, character, setting.

6. #1 Building Blocks- The Star 8/18
Answer each for “The Star.”
1.What is the setting?
2.Describe the mood. Include two quotes that demonstrate that mood.
3.Describe the main character. Include two quotes that show something about her.
4. What is the point of view? How does the point of view affect the story?
Identify, analyze, and evaluate how they are used together to create meaning.

7. Building Blocks of Literature
On a piece of paper to turn in, write a well developed paragraph where you state the theme of the story, and give at least two reasons proving this is the theme. Include TEXT EVIDENCE to support your reasons.
Topic Sentence
First reason to prove it
TEXT EVIDENCE
Second reason to prove it
Closing sentence