Daily Materials

1.WCB

2. Pencil & Paper

3. Interactive Reader

4. Chromebook (Do not open until asked.)

5. Good Citizen Card

September 2019

Mon-9th Tue—10th Wed—11th Thu—12th Fri—13th

Warm up:

Complete Warm up 1:

Make as many words as you

can from the word,

appearances.

Warm up:

Complete Warm up 2

Warm up:

Complete Warm up 3

Warm up:

Complete Warm up 4

Prepare for presentations

In WCB, copy the essential

question: How do I use several

pieces of evidence from the text

to support analysis of the text?

In WCB, copy the essential

question:

Same as yesterday

In WCB, copy the essential

question:

How do I find the most essential

elements of a text?

In WCB, copy the essential

question:

Same as yesterday

In WCB, copy the essential

question:

Can I work well in a group?

Activities:

Listen and read the short

story, “Rikki–Tikki-Tavi” in

our literature book or the

Interactive Reader book.

Afterwards, join in a lively

informal debate.

Complete the following

sections in your IR:

What Makes You Brave?

Vocabulary Practice

Assessment Practice

Activities:

Take notes on common

nouns and proper nouns.

Complete the worksheet

page front and back.

Write a short paragraph

that includes 3 common

nouns and 2 proper

nouns.

The paragraph can be on

any school-appropriate

topic.

Activities:

Review group etiquette

Work collaboratively to

answer the questions on

your Web Quest Sheet

Afterward, begin planning

your presentation on short

stories for Friday

Activities:

Complete any unfinished

work

Activities:

Presentation on short stories.

Guidelines:

All members must participate

A greeting must be given

Present three areas from your

research to share plus an

unexpected element;

Include a visual

Conclude your presentation

properly

Homework:

1, 2 & 5– Grammar

Worksheet on Nouns

3rd– Familiarize yourself

with DGP manual

Homework:

Complete any unfinished

work from class.

Homework:

Complete any unfinished

work from class.

Homework:

Study for presentations

on Friday.

Homework:

Read “Where I am From” by

George Ella Lyon and prewrite

facts about your life.

Featured Short Stories:

“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling

“The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs

How to Work as Partners:

I WILL BE LOOKING AND LISTENING FOR THE MILA WAY AS YOU WORK!

WEB QUEST: YOUR JOB IS TO SEEK AND FIND OUT ABOUT SHORT STORIES

I WILL BE LOOKING AND LISTENING FOR THE MILA WAY AS YOU WORK!

Genre: Fiction/Short Stories (Prose)

What is a short story? Your answer should include four to five things that are unique only to

short stories.

What are the elements of a short story?

How is a short story organized/structured? What is a plot line?

What is important about the exposition? Identify three things you should find out in the expo-

sition.

What is the rising action?

What is conflict? Can you identify the five types of conflict?

How does the conflict affect the story?

What is the climax of as story? What is another name for the climax?

What is the falling action?

What is the resolution/denouement? Why is it important to in a story? How do you feel when

an author doesn’t do this the way you expect?

What is characterization? In what ways does it affect a story?

What kind of characters appear in your short story? (major, minor, dynamic, static, round, or

flat)

Are short stories just as entertaining as novels?

What do you call a person who writes short stories?

Can you write an objective summary for a piece of fiction?

What are some key terms associated with short stories? (You should list and define 7 of

them.)

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/lit-elements/overview/

Featured Short Stories:

Rikki Tikki Tavi

The Monkey’s Paw

Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=TPw4D3KjvrI

Directions: Work as a team to research and find the answers to ALL THE QUESTIONS below. Everyone must do his/her own work! Everyone must participate and be

knowledgeable when presentations are made on Friday!