1. September 29 Warm Up: Group 4 – Synonyms PICK UP YOUR WRITING SPIRAL. Watsons Literary Response -Write tone shift analysis -Write final draft, turn in Homework: Study group 4 – quiz Friday

2. September 30 Warm-up: View Book Trailers & Read AR (Due 10/21) Complete Preposition Poem (in spiral notebook) Create a Preposition Anchor Chart (see next slide) Homework: Study group 4 – quiz Friday

3. Create an Anchor Chart

4. October 1 Warm Up: Group 4 – Fill-in-the-Blank O.P.T.I.C. Visual Strategy - ppt notes, analysis - Create an O.P.T.I.C (see next slide) Introduce Brushstrokes - view power point (see next slide) - notes: appositives, adjectives-out-of-order, action verbs

5. Analyzing Visual Texts Using O.P.T.I.C. Paying attention to the details is a necessary part of effective analysis. As you analyze visual texts, including paintings, photographs, advertisements, maps, charts or graphs, the OPTIC strategy can help you construct meaning. OPTIC stands for Overview Parts Title Interrelationship Conclusion

7. As you examine a visual text, respond to each element:. O - Write a brief overview of the image: in one complete sentence, what is this image about? P - Key in on all of the parts by noting any details that seem important. This can be anything: color, figures, textures, scenery, groupings, shadings, patterns, numbers, etc. T - Use the title to clarify the subject of the image. What does the title suggest? Consider both literal and metaphoric meanings. I - Specify the interrelationships in the image. In other words, how the parts are related, both to one another and the image as a whole. Consider how the parts come together to create a mood or convey an idea or argument. C - Write a conclusion paragraph about the image as a whole: think about what the artist, photographer, or designer might be trying to capture and convey, and what ideas, arguments, or implications this image presents.

10. October 2 Warm-up: Group 4 – Scenarios & Narrative Brushstrokes Practice -power point -notes: prepositional phrases, absolutes, participles Homework: Study Group 4 – quiz tomorrow

11. October 3 Warm Up: Group 4 Knowsys Quiz Group 5 Vocabulary Brushstrokes Practice -Anchor chart/sentence strips, etc. Review Narrative Element Notes -Read, discuss, & annotate “Unforgettable Miss Bessie”, memoir -Thesis (explicit) -SOAPSTone Homework: Draw a picture of what you consider to be the best costume. Be creative! Study Group 5, study

12. memoir n. Written work that deals with one certain moment that is stretched out to show emphasis. Memoirs may be less encompassing than a formal autobiography as they are usually about part of a life rather than the chronological telling of a life from childhood through adulthood. memoir n. Written work that deals with one certain moment that is stretched out to show emphasis. Memoirs may be less encompassing than a formal autobiography as they are usually about part of a life rather than the chronological telling of a life from childhood through adulthood. Memoirs are written in first person. Memoirs are written in first person.