1. Day 56 Fiction, The Most Dangerous Game, and Grammar review

2. Objectives Identify the role characterization plays in plot.
Understand how theme is woven into every portion of a story.
Homework
Fiction Test 4/28
Grammar Final 5/3
Bring Headphones
Beginning course details and/or books/materials needed for a class/project.

3. Agenda Warm Up Guided Practice – Grammar Review
Guided Notes – Figurative Language
The Most Dangerous Game
MDG worksheet
Closure
A schedule design for optional periods of time/objectives.

4. Warm Up- Pre-reading questions
Write a short response for each question:
1. What is the most dangerous game (hunted animal)?
2. What does it take to be a hunter?
3. What does it take to be a survivor?
Introductory notes.

5. Grammar Review
Work with your partner to complete the grammar practice.
Make sure to write your name on top.
Converse with your partner only.
Stay on task and submit when finished.

6. Figurative language
Whenever you are describing something by comparing it to something else, you are using figurative language

7. Simile and metaphor
Simile-> comparing one thing to another by using “like” or “as”. Ex: You jump from tree to tree like a squirrel. Metaphor-> comparing one thing to another without using “like” or “as”. Ex: You are a so agile! You are a squirrel.

8. Personification and hyperbole
Personification-> giving non-human things the characteristics of a human. Ex: the dog yelled, “I’m hungry!” Hyperbole -> a gross exaggeration that is not believable. Ex: I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse!

9. Onomatopoeia and Alliteration
Onomatopoeia -> the use of a word to imitate the natural sound made by an object. Ex: Bang! The door slammed shut. Alliteration -> The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Ex -> She sells sea shells by the seashore.

10. The Sniper
You will get 10 minutes to finish the sniper and the graphic organizer that goes with it.
Make sure you get that turned in.

12. The Most Dangerous Game
Download the story from Google Classroom.
Pay attention to plot, theme, and characterization.
As you read, click on the audio file if you want to listen and follow along.

13. The Most Dangerous Game
Answer the questions concerning the tale as we read.
Make sure to answer in complete sentences and on a separate sheet of paper.
Write your name at the top.

14. Story Analysis I will put you into 3 person groups.
I will hand you a discussion sheet.
Discuss the story and use the question sheet to drive your conversation.
Answer each question.

15. Closure Construct 3 sentences.
The sentences must include vocabulary words.
You must demonstrate clauses in each sentence.
An opportunity for questions and discussions.