friday, october 2 nd good afternoon class and happy friday! please take out last night’s homework...
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Friday, October 2nd
• Good afternoon class and Happy Friday!
• Please take out last night’s homework so it can be checked
• While I am checking your homework, please respond to the following warm-up prompt: You are officially done with your first month of middle school…Congrats! I am very interested in how it has been going for you, so please list two things you have learned thus far during your middle school experience.
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By the end of today, you should be able to say:
• I reviewed the elements of plot
• I can apply the elements of plot to the classic children’s story, “Green Eggs and Ham”
• I reviewed and can define the vocabulary from “Seventh Grade”
• I can define the vocabulary words for “The War of the Wall”
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Today’s Enduring Understanding and Essential Questions
EU: Many stories, from children’s stories and fairy tales to short stories and novels, follow a very standard plot outline.
EQs: What are the elements of plot?How are the elements of plot applied to “Green Eggs and Ham?”
EQ associated with end of the class activity/homework: What are ways that we can study vocabulary?
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A Brief Review (please take out your Elements of Fiction notes from last Friday)
• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Resolution
• Two new additions: The initial incident and falling action
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A Brief Review
• Exposition- background information that introduces the setting, characters and prepares us for the story
• The initial incident- an event that starts the action of the story; signals the beginning of the conflict
• Rising Action- the plot develops and gets more complicated; leads up to the climax
• Climax-the point of highest interest or suspense in a story; the turning point; things go one way or the other
• Falling Action- the events between the climax and the resolution; story is ending
• Resolution-the loose ends are tied up and the story comes to a close
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Application of Elements of Plot to “Green Eggs and Ham”
• Exposition
• Initial Incident
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution
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Application of Elements of Plot to “Green Eggs and Ham”
• Exposition- Introduction of Daniel and Sam; Daniel dislikes Sam
• Initial Incident- “Do you like Green Eggs and Ham?”
• Rising Action- All the places Daniel will not eat Green Eggs and Ham
• Climax- Daniel tries the Green Eggs and Ham
• Falling Action- All the places he will eat Green Eggs and Ham
• Resolution- Thank you, thank you, Sam-I Am
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Monday:
• We will apply these elements of plot to “The War of the Wall”
• Closure on elements of plot- What are those elements exactly?
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“Seventh Grade” Vocabulary
• Conviction- a strong belief
• Elective- a school subject chosen by the student
• Ferocity- extreme fierceness
• Linger- to continue to stay
• Scowl- to look angry by frowning
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“The War of the Wall” Vocabulary
• Beckon
• Drawl
• Inscription
• Liberation
• Scheme
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“The War of the Wall” Vocabulary
• Beckon- to summon by a gesture
• Drawl- to speak in a slow manner
• Inscription- a brief engraved message
• Liberation- freedom after a struggle
• Scheme- to plot or plan in secret
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Tonight for Homework
• You will complete a vocabulary study activity that will help you learn new words and better prepare you for our unit assessment
• THREE OPTIONS
Create ten flashcards, with the words on one side and the definition on the otherCreate ten original sentences that demonstrate you understand the meaning of the word
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Today in Class
• THREE OPTIONS
Create ten flashcards, with the word on one side and the definition on the otherCreate ten original sentences that demonstrate you understand the meaning of the word- “He beckoned.” “Using his right hand, he beckoned the boy to come closer.”
Create ten flashcards with the word on one side and an illustration that helps you learn on the other
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Monday, October 5th
• Good afternoon and Happy Monday!
• EU: Many stories, from children’s stories and fairy tales to short stories and novels, follow a very standard plot outline.
• EQ:How are the elements of plot applied to “The War of the Wall”?
• Notebook Warm-Up: Are there any areas in your neighborhood that seem to belong to the young people? If so, briefly describe this place.
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By the end of today’s class period, you should be able to say to yourself…
• I understand new words used in a dialect different from my own
• I read and understood the short story “The War of the Wall”, as seen in my responses to reading comprehension questions
• I applied my understanding of the elements of plot to “War of the Wall”
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Period 2- By the end of this period, you should be able to say to yourself…
• I can define all ten vocabulary words from this unit thus far
• I understand new words used in a dialect different from my own
• I read and understood the short story “War of the Wall”
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Setting the Scene: “War of the Wall” (Oct 2nd)
• Takes place in an inner city
• Late 60s-early 70s
• Most characters in this story are African American
• Told from the perspective and through the voice of a boy that is probably around the same age as you
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Dialect- particular type of language spoken in a particular place by a particular group of people
• pot likker- liquid left after meat and/or vegetables have cooked
• full of sky- as if in another world
• fix her wagon- tell her off
• hunching each other- bumping someone with a shoulder or elbow
• laying down a heavy rap- saying something important
• sounded very tall- sounded proud
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Reading Focus: Elements of Plot
• While reading, think about how the story fits into Freytag’s Pyramid
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Reading Bonus Points
Any time we read in class, you have the chance to earn yourself some bonus points for this class.
• Whenever we read a story as I class, I will begin the reading.
• After that, I will ask for volunteers to read different sections (the length of the sections will vary, depending on what we are reading)
• Any student who is chosen to read will earn a bonus point for that class.
• You can earn as many as FIVE bonus points a marking period
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Reading Focus: Elements of Plot
• While reading, think about how the story fits into Freytag’s Pyramid
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Reading Comprehension Questions
• What was the painter lady preparing to do at the beginning of the story?
• Why did this upset the narrator and Lou?
• In what ways did the painter seem rude to the Morris twins and to Mama?
• How did the narrator and Lou plan to recapture the wall?
• What changed their mind?
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Elements of plot activity
• In your randomly assigned groups, you will work together to fill in Freytag’s Pyramid using elements from “The War of the Wall”
• The pyramid should include:ExpositionInitial IncidentRising ActionClimaxFalling ActionResolution
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Closure
• On the back of your pyramid, your group should state what you think the theme of this story is…