1. Wednesday October 14, 2015 SSR TIME! You need writer’s notebook and folder.

2. What is our purpose/focus? Plot- story line Foreshadowing- is a technique that authors use to drop hints or clues about what will happen later Situational Irony- when the outcome of a situation is opposite to what the reader might have expected Theme- what statement the author is making about people, social awareness, society, government, or life itself Making LOGICAL Predictions

3. “The Monkey’s Paw” pg. 28 1)Make a prediction. What do you think The Monkey’s Paw is going to be about? 2)Quick Write- Destiny vs. Free Will

4. The 5 parts of Plot A plot is the sequence of related events in a story. A typical plot revolves around a conflict, or a struggle between opposing forces, and follows a pattern. Exposition (or Introduction): The beginning of the story; background on the characters and situation. Rising Action: the bulk of the story; all the events that lead up to the climax. Climax: highest point of tension in the story; the outcome of the conflict is revealed. Falling action: all of the events following the climax. Resolution: the ending of the story; the wrap-up or happy ever after.

5. Plot Mountain.. Pg. 29

6. The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs Exposition: The White family lives in a remote villa. The wife teases her husband as he loses a chess game with the son. A visitor comes to the house, Sergeant Major Morris, a friend of Mr. White’s who has been serving abroad in the military—possibly in India.

7. Vocabulary Group 1: Placidly (TM) Hark (SP) Averted (R) Group 2: Amiably (TM) Condoling (SP) Compensation (R) Group 3: Proffered (TM) Grimace (SP) Resignation (R) Group 4: Presumptuous (TM) Doggedly (SP) Apathy (R) Group 5: Trifle (TM + SP) Dubiously (R) Group 6: Credulity (TM + SP) Prosaic (R) Group 7: Avaricious (TM) Sinister (SP) Stealthy (R)

8. Reading During and What happens now?

9. Revisit Vocabulary! I need paper passer outers. 1)Cut these strips. 2) Match them with the correct word. 3) Raise your HAND!