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Literature: Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Handouts: * None Homework: * Read an AR book 20 – 30 minutes daily & record on chart * Lit book p. 39, #2 – 5 [10 answers: 2. a, b; 3. List 4 answers; 4. a, b; 5. a,b ]
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Literature: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Handouts: * None Homework: * Read an AR book 20 – 30 minutes daily & record on chart * Lit book p. 39, #2 – 5 [10 answers: 2. a, b; 3. List 4 answers; 4. a, b; 5. a,b] Assignments Due: None
Today’s Goal: Learn to identify the type of character conflict and the moral of a fable-like short story titled, “The Stone” (Lit book pp. 29 – 38). Outcomes: Explain what the word “moral” means as a literary term. State the moral of the story “The Stone” and explain your reasoning. Predict what you think will happen in “The Stone.” Restate in your own words the definitions of eight new terms: delved, gaped, plight, obliged, jubilation, rue, mired, fallow.
Starter #1: We know that all stories involve “conflict.” If you don’t have conflict, you don’t have a story. We also learned that there are different types of conflict. Try to recall what we read yesterday in “The Stone.” What was the conflict? Was the conflict internal or external? What type of character conflict was it? [Hint: One of three types] Character vs. __________________ Character vs. Self What genre of literature is “The Stone”? It’s a short story, but it has the tone (sounds like) a fairy tale or a fable. As we finish reading this story, see if you can answer this question: What is the moral of “The Stone”? [What does “moral” mean?]
Starter #2: When you finish reading today’s story, do the following. . . . Lit book p. 39, #2 – 5 2. a) b) 3. List 4 answers 4. a) b) 5. a) b)
