1. Griffin Week 6 7 th Grade ELA Mr. DeMatteo

2. This Week’s Schedule Tuesday – Sentence Correction – Intro New Vocabulary Words – Claim Writing with Comics – Practice Claim Writing With Worksheet (Due Thursday) – Outsiders Chapter 7 Wednesday – Sentence Correction – Vocabulary Slappers – Claim Writing The Lady or the Tiger – Outsiders Chapter 7 Thursday – Sentence Correction – Vocabulary Bluff – Outsiders Chapter 7 – SE Hinton/Outsiders Map – Claim Project Introduction Friday – Sentence Correction – Outsiders Quiz Vocabulary and Chapter 7 – Outsiders Movie?

3. Standards This Week ELACC7RI3: Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). ELACC7RL2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. ELACC7RL1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELACC7L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. ELACC7W3e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events ELACC7W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. ELACC7RI5: Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.

4. Outsiders Chapter 7 Vocabulary Aghast (Adj) Bleak (Adj.) Drawl (Noun) Drowsily (Adv.) Exploit (Verb) Racket (Noun) Radiate (Verb)

5. Aghast (Adjective) Filled with shock or horror

6. Bleak (Adjective) Hopeless, Not Encouraging

7. Drawl (Noun) A slow, lazy way of speaking

8. Drowsily (Adverb) Sleepily, sluggishly

9. Exploit (Verb) Make Sense of Take Advantage of

10. Radiate (Verb) Spread out energy (like heat or light)

11. Racket (Noun) A Loud, Unpleasant Noise

12. Claims in CER

20. Uniforms in Schools? What is the Question? What do you think the answer is? What evidence do you have?

21. Banning Junk Food in Schools What is the Question? What do you think the answer is? What evidence do you have?

22. Year Round Schooling What is the Question? What do you think the answer is? What evidence do you have?

23. Peer Pressure What is the Question? What do you think the answer is? What evidence do you have?

24. School Start Time What is the Question? What do you think the answer is? What evidence do you have?

25. Banning Violent Video Games What is the Question? What do you think the answer is? What evidence do you have?

26. Music Classes Should be Required What is the Question? What do you think the answer is? What evidence do you have?

27. Racket Radiate Exploit Aghast Bleak Drawl Drowsily

28. The Lady, or the Tiger? Frank R. Stockton

29. Meet Frank R. Stockton (1834-1902) At the height of his success, Frank R. Stockton was considered a major literary figure in the United States, second in importance only to Mark Twain. Stockton’s body of work fills twenty-three volumes and includes stories, novels, and nonfiction. Yet today, this writer is known primarily for his story, “The Lady, or the Tiger?” The story created a stir at the time it was published, as well as afterward; it was later turned into an operetta, a play, a movie, and a recording. The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton

30. Connecting to the Story Would you trust your life to a friend? Before you read the story, think about the following questions: Which is a stronger emotion—love or jealousy? How completely can one person ever know and understand another? The Lady, or The Tiger?— Frank Stockton

31. During the Middle Ages in England, guilt or innocence was decided through a practice known as an ordeal. An accused person was physically tested, and the outcome determined guilt or innocence. The accusers believed that supernatural forces controlled what happened. For instance, in the ordeal by water, the accused person was tied up and thrown into deep water. A person who floated was thought to be guilty; a person who sank was considered innocent. Unfortunately, those who sank often drowned before they could be hauled back up. The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton

32. BIG IDEA The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton Matters of Life and Death As you listen to this story, notice how the characters value life and death in different ways.

35. Why do the king’s subjects enjoy the life- or-death trial? The uncertainty is exciting. The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton Why does a life-or-death trial appeal to the king? The king enjoys putting people at the mercy of a heartless and whimsical fate and uses this cruel spectacle to teach his subjects a lesson. AFTER YOU READ

36. The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton Recall and Interpret (a) In the kingdom described in the story, what happens when a person is accused of a crime? (b) Why do the members of the community support this method? (a) The accused person must choose between two doors concealing either a tiger that will kill him or a woman who will marry him. Chance governs his choice. (b) They find the trials exciting and entertaining, as well as fair, since the accused made the choice.

37. AFTER YOU READ The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton Recall and Interpret (a) What is the young man’s crime? (b) Why are his actions considered criminal? (a) Loving the king’s daughter (b) His low position in society made him an unworthy suitor.

38. AFTER YOU READ The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton Recall and Interpret (a) What does the princess do when the young man is in the arena? (b) What motive does she have for sending him to his death, and what motive does she have for saving his life? (a) Gesture toward the right (b) Jealousy; true, unselfish love

39. AFTER YOU READ The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton Analyze and Evaluate Why do you think the story ends with a question instead of an answer? To invite readers to ponder the conflict between love and jealousy.

40. AFTER YOU READ The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton Connect In what ways is the king’s justice similar to flipping a coin to decide an important question? In both cases, chance alone determines the outcome.

41. AFTER YOU READ Conflict The Lady, or The Tiger? —Frank Stockton Why is the princess’s internal conflict so central to the story? Her decision governs if the young man lives or dies. Your view of her will affect your choice of resolution. What conflicts does the young man have? Are his conflicts internal or external? Support your answers with details from the story. External: which door to open – possibly facing the tiger Internal: whether to believe the princess LITERARY ANALYSIS Literary Element

42. CER Project Complete the KWL Chart for Your Topic Complete the CER Graphic Organizer Write a CER Paragraph with – Claim Specific Arguable – Evidence 2 pieces of evidence – Reasoning Tell me how your evidence proves your claim Create a drawing or other visual support for your argument – This must be in full color

43. SE Hinton

45. Word: Definition: Part of Speech : Sentence (2) 1. 2. Picture: Antonyms (3) 1. 2. 3. Synonyms (3) 1. 2. 3.