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Tuesday 9.6.2011. Starter: In your Journal Have you ever received or accomplished something you thought would be great but turned out not so good? Write a narrative explaining what happened . When you are finished, fill out what you can on your library card. Tuesday 9.6.2011.
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Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Starter: In your Journal • Have you ever received or accomplished something you thought would be great but turned out not so good? Write a narrative explaining what happened. • When you are finished, fill out what you can on your library card
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Review classroom procedures: • Entering • Dismissal • Silent Signals • Journal/Assignment Headings • Go over library information
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Parable: • A short tale that illustrates universal truth • It sketches a setting, describes an action, and shows the results • It provides guidance on correct living
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Examples of Parables: • The Wise and the Foolish BuildersMatthew 7:24-27 The Parable of The SowerMatthew 13:3-23The Parable of The Mustard SeedMatthew 13:31-32 The Good SamaritanLuke 10:30-37The PearlMatthew 13:45-46
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Symbol: • Symbols are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. • Examples: • Eagle • Flags • Black • White • Lamb • Lion • Pineapple
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Theme: • The fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work • Examples: • Friendship • Love • Greed • Temptation • Family • Wisdom • Fate
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Foreshadowing: • Clues that the author gives you throughout the story that hint at what will happen later • “I don’t know what I would do if I lost you.” • “It sure would be nice if…” • “Stay on the path and do not stray.” • Can be description, dialogue, attitudes or reactions of the characters
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Simile: • A comparison of 2 different things using like or as • “The dog was as dark as night.” • Metaphor: • A comparison of 2 different things NOT using like or as • Thing 1 IS thing 2 • “John is a bear in the morning.”
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Personification: • Giving human-like characteristics to nonhuman things • “The flames leapt about…” • “Fear knocked on the door.”
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Prereading vocabulary worksheet: • On an extra sheet of loose paper in word maps! • Read the sentences containing the vocabulary words • Box #1: Guess the meaning • Box #2: Dictionary definition • Box #3: Give an example • Box #4: Write the sentence • Complete the matching at the end • When you are finished practice spelling the words a few times each
Tuesday 9.6.2011 • Preview the questions for chapters 1-2 • Which of the 12 reading skills will you use to answer each question?