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September 6 th -September 9 th. Week 3 . August 6 th B day. Tuesday. Warm-up glued here Answers Sentence letter supports the inference. Statement letter shows an accurate comparison. #3 09-06-11 Writing Prompt: How do relationships affect you? Write your answer here. #3.
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September 6th-September 9th Week 3
August 6th B day Tuesday
Warm-up glued here Answers • Sentence letter supports the inference. • Statement letter shows an accurate comparison. #3 09-06-11 Writing Prompt: How do relationships affect you? Write your answer here
#3 • In your table of contents, add #3 • #3 vocabulary notes about plot
Vocabulary • This is the second set of vocabulary notes you have received. • THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THESE WORDS ON FRIDAY!!! • It will not be open notes. You must learn what these words mean and how to use them.
Reading All Summer in a Day
A day September 7th Wednesday
Warm-up glued here Answers • You can infer that • Statement letter is an opinion. #3 09-06-11 Writing Prompt: After the story – how have the relationships (friends, family, etc.) affected Margot’s life? Write your answer here
Sequence of events • Margot lived on Earth then moved to Venus. • The children didn’t like her and she had no friends. • The sun was coming out but Margot was locked in a closet. • The other children go play outside. • The sun goes away and it rains again. • The children remember Margot.
Vocabulary review • Which word means • The problem or struggle that a character faces in a story? • Reveals how everything turns out? • Time and place of the action in a story? • Connections between people and events? • the people, animals, or creatures who take part in the story’s action? • Shows how the conflict becomes more difficult and builds suspense?
September 8th B day Thursday
Warm-up glued here Plot chart Answers: From notes #4 09-06-11 Writing Prompt: What did you learn today about plot? Write your answer here
Guided Notes • We will be taking notes on plot elements in a story. • You need to glue down the handout in your notebook. • You need to write down definitions from the powerpoint. • You need to listen – this will also be on your quiz.
Practice • Draw your own plot diagram on your papers from the following page. • Label the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution on your plot diagram using our story All Summer in a Day. • Draw emoticons for each piece (was it a happy part? Sad? Angry?)
September 9th A day Friday
Warm-up Copy the sentences. Circle the noun, underline the verb. • The tired students tested slowly for formatives. • The exhausted teacher barely lived to Friday. • The fluffy cat quietly licked his fur. • The rowdy child ran crazily around the apartment. • The delicious ice cream tasted wonderful!
Grammar • Nouns: person, place, thing, or idea • Verb: action words or state of being • Draw a line after the noun. That is the dividing river between the subject/noun and predicate/verb.
Warm-up • The tired students tested slowly for formatives. • The exhausted teacher barely lived to Friday. • The fluffy cat quietly licked his fur. • The rowdy child ran crazily around the apartment. • The delicious ice cream tasted wonderful!
Grammar • You can add words to sentences to modify and give more information. • Adverbs: these tell “how” something was done. • Example: The tired students tested slowly for formatives. • How did they test? Slowly (it was a long test) • Adjectives: these tell “what kind” of person, place, thing, or idea. • Example: The tired students tested slowly for formatives. • What kind of students? Tired (they’d been testing all week)
Warm-up • The tired students testedslowly for formatives. • The exhausted teacher barelylived to Friday. • The fluffy cat quietlylicked his fur. • The rowdy child rancrazily around the apartment. • The delicious ice cream tastedwonderful!
Vocab Review • Write the definitions in your own words: • Setting • Rising action • Climax • Conflict • Falling action • Resolution • Relationships
All Summer in a Day • Movie time! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QWmahMdeGU • What are some of the differences between the story and the movie? • Why do you think they are different?