1. Bellringer (February 11, 2014) Think about a person that you consider a hero. Make a chart of that person’s traits.

2. (Feb. 11, 2014) Agenda Homework Discuss quotations on p. 200 Study the photograph on p. 201 No homework Today we will… Discuss two quotations. Evaluate a Speaker’s Message. Support ideas with details and examples. Interpret and respond to a photograph. So that we can… Engage and discuss our essential question. I know I get it when… I can use cooperative learning activity to explore different perspectives.

3. Quotations on p. 200 1.True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve at whatever cost. –Ashe ▫Real heroes are ordinary. They don’t want to be better than others. 2.Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy. -Fitzgerald ▫The story of a hero includes excitement and even sadness.

4. Cooperative Learning Activity Think- How do the qualities of an “ordinary” hero and a “dramatic” hero differ? Pair- With a partner add and discuss at least TWO more qualities. Share- Share your ideas with the class An ordinary heroA dramatic hero

5. Discussion… Observing the details (p. 201) Study the picture… 1.What details do you notice about the setting? What did the photographer choose to include in the photo? Why? 2.What does the man appear to be doing with the white rope? What might it be attached to? 3.What is the man’s expression? What does it show about him?

6. Exit Slip Complete the following sentences… In [name a culture to explore]… People who work as ______ are often considered to be heroes. The important qualities of a hero are ___. A famous hero in literature or legend is ____. That character is considered to be a hero because he/she ____. Young people admire _____ and treat them like heroes.

7. Bellringer (February 13, 2014) 1.Make a list of heroes hat you admire. How does your list compare with the bar graph on p. 202. 2.What are the most important qualities of a hero?

8. (Feb. 13, 2014) Agenda Homework Review the vocabulary ▫Interactive WKBK Analyze cultural perspective (p. 209) Focus on a strategy- Make inferences Read the A Legend Takes New Forms ▫Exit Slip EDGE interactive Practice Book ▫P. 100-101 Today we will… Review the key vocab. Analyze cultural perspectives Make inferences using the graphic organizer. So that we can… Point out the cultural perspective of a story and apply the new vocabulary. Make connections of what we read. I know I get it when… I can discuss how cultural perspective might be reflected in a story set in America today. Apply the reading strategy

9. Review the Vocabulary Interactive Workbook

10. Analyze Cultural Perspective Most stories are told from a cultural perspective that reflects the customs and attitudes of a particular society and era. “The Sword in the Stone” takes place in England during the Middle Ages. What do you think affects the cultural perspective of a story? Story elements: plot, character, setting, and theme.

11. Let’s read the excerpt… p. 209

12. Written Activity-

13. Focus Strategy- Make Inferences p. 209 Author’s DetailsMy knowledgeMy inference “Lessons were suspended so that he and Kay could join the men out in the fields” School is suspended only for something important. Hay-making is important to the characters and their society.

14. Exit Slip Read: A legend takes new forms Answer the following question What form will Arthur’s story take for future generations?