Bellringer (February 11, 2014)

1. Bellringer(February 11, 2014)

2. Today we will… • Discuss two quotations. • Evaluate a Speaker’s Message. • Support ideas with details and examples. • Interpret and respond to a photograph. • So that we can… • Engage and discuss our essential question. • I know I get it when… • I can use cooperative learning activity to explore different perspectives. (Feb. 11, 2014) Agenda Homework • Discuss quotations on p. 200 • Study the photograph on p. 201 • No homework

3. Quotations on p. 200 • True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve at whatever cost. –Ashe • Real heroes are ordinary. They don’t want to be better than others. • Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy. -Fitzgerald • The story of a hero includes excitement and even sadness.

4. Cooperative Learning Activity Think- How do the qualities of an “ordinary” hero and a “dramatic” hero differ? Pair- With a partner add and discuss at least TWO more qualities. Share- Share your ideas with the class

5. Discussion…Observing the details (p. 201) Study the picture… • What details do you notice about the setting? What did the photographer choose to include in the photo? Why? • What does the man appear to be doing with the white rope? What might it be attached to? • What is the man’s expression? What does it show about him?

6. Exit Slip Complete the following sentences… In [name a culture to explore]… • People who work as ______ are often considered to be heroes. • The important qualities of a hero are ___. • A famous hero in literature or legend is ____. • That character is considered to be a hero because he/she ____. • Young people admire _____ and treat them like heroes.

7. Bellringer(February 13, 2014) • Make a list of heroes hat you admire. How does your list compare with the bar graph on p. 202. • What are the most important qualities of a hero?

8. Today we will… • Review the key vocab. • Analyze cultural perspectives • Make inferences using the graphic organizer. • So that we can… • Point out the cultural perspective of a story and apply the new vocabulary. • Make connections of what we read. • I know I get it when… • I can discuss how cultural perspective might be reflected in a story set in America today. • Apply the reading strategy (Feb. 13, 2014) Agenda Homework • Review the vocabulary • Interactive WKBK • Analyze cultural perspective (p. 209) • Focus on a strategy- Make inferences • Read the A Legend Takes New Forms • Exit Slip • EDGE interactive Practice Book • P. 100-101

9. Review the Vocabulary Interactive Workbook

10. Analyze Cultural Perspective • Most stories are told from a cultural perspective that reflects the customs and attitudes of a particular society and era. • “The Sword in the Stone” takes place in England during the Middle Ages. What do you think affects the cultural perspective of a story? • Story elements: plot, character, setting, and theme.

11. Let’s read the excerpt… p. 209

12. Written Activity-

13. Focus Strategy- Make Inferences p. 209

14. Exit Slip Read: A legend takes new forms Answer the following question What form will Arthur’s story take for future generations?