Warm Up: Noun Practice!

1. Warm Up: Noun Practice! In the MONDAY box of your Weekly Warm Up sheet, write the words “Noun Notes.” Then, complete the following in the TUESDAY box: Write down all of the nouns in the sentences below. 1. The teacher told the student that a person should always be loyal. (3) 2. People with perseverance will be successful in life. (3) 3. I bought a new pen at the drugstore across the street. (3) 4. The man said to the policeman that he had not seen the accident. (3) Now, write down the nouns in the sentences and identify whether they are common or proper. • Ms. Mills told the officer at the post office to weigh the package. • The principal at the school held Eric after the bell. • Sheep and horses eat grass shorter than cattle. • The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are important to Americans. • War is a terrible thing that all nations should work to stop.

2. Warm Up Answers Write down all of the nouns in the sentences below. 1. The teacher told the student that a person should always be loyal. (3) 2. People with perseverance will be successful in life. (3) 3. I bought a new pen at the drugstore across the street. (3) 4. The man said to the policeman that he had not seen the accident. (3)

3. Warm Up Answers 5. Ms. Mills told the officer at the post office to weigh the package. • Common nouns: officer, post office, package • Proper nouns: Ms. Mills 6. The principal at the school held Eric after the bell. • Common nouns: principal, school, bell • Proper nouns: Eric 7. Sheep and horses eat grass shorter than cattle. • Common nouns: sheep, horses, grass, cattle • Proper nouns: none! 8. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are important to Americans. • Common nouns: none! • Proper nouns: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Americans 9. Jeremiah believes that war is a terrible thing that all nations should work to stop. • Common nouns: war, thing, nations • Proper nouns: Jeremiah

4. Reminders • Gish Jen claim paragraph due TODAY. • Put it in the correct bin as you leave, please! • Gates, Benchmark, and Verb Quiz makeups must be done by FRIDAY. • Check the door for your name! • Check out the model binder and model notebook to make sure yours is in order. • I will start binder checks in the second half of the week!

5. Climax Plot Diagram Rising Action Falling Action Exposition Conflict Resolution

6. Plot notes…continued!Please take out your notes from yesterday and add to them: FLASHBACK A section of a story that interrupts the sequence of events in the plot to tell about an event from an earlier time. -- Authors use flashbacks to show us what motivates a character or to reveal something about a character’s past

7. Plot notes…continued!Please take out your notes from yesterday and add to them FORESHADOWING • Hints that an author gives about what may or may not happen later in the story. • Look for details that seem unusual, are emphasized, or create suspense in the beginning or middle of a story. What could they hint about what might happen?

9. Secondary Plot in The Lion King • Which part of the plot (e.g. falling action) does the part we just watched fall under? How do you know? • Where in this clip do you find foreshadowing? How do you know? Write down the “hint” and then write down how we see that hint revealed in the movie. • Was there flashback in this clip? Why or why not?

10. “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst • Written in 1960. • Hurst is American. • Set in the South…probably Florida or Mississippi. Reading Norms • Always follow along and be ready to read! • Read 5 lines or 1 paragraph or more! • Ms. D. does the correcting.

11. Independent Work • Make THREE entries in your Reading Log, based on what we read today. • Remember, your RESPONSE to each quote should be should be about 3-5 sentences.

12. Exit Slip and Closing Complete the exit slip before the end of class! Logistics: • Homework paragraph goes in the BIN. • Exit slip goes into the BIN. • Flashback/Foreshadowing notes go in NOTES section. • “Scarlet Ibis” packets go on the table