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Monday August 29, 2011. Starter: On a blank sheet of notebook paper, draw a circle map In the center of the circle map, write the letters ELA (English Language Arts)
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Monday August 29, 2011 • Starter: • On a blank sheet of notebook paper, draw a circle map • In the center of the circle map, write the letters ELA • (English Language Arts) • In the space between the 2 circles, list at least 15 things that come to mind when you think of English Language Arts • When you are finished, silently review your Guidebook of Guidelines and Procedures for Language Arts
Monday 8.29.11 • Review Classroom Procedures • Entering • Silent Signals • Restroom Passes • Dismissal • Guidelines/Consequences • Group work/Getting attention/Noise Level • Share starter responses
Monday 8.29.11 • Teach NEW Procedure • Heading journal pages • Journal Explain at least 2 ways in which YOU honor and respect your elders • Share a few responses • Vocabulary pages
Monday 8.29.11 • Read pages 2 – 3 and add words to vocabulary wall and vocabulary pages • Plot • Conflict • Complications • Climax • Resolution • Subplot • Parallel Episode
PLOT • The sequence of all the related events that tell us what happens in a story
Conflict • The “hook” of a plot • A problem faced by the character • A struggle between 2 opposing forces • A major decision
Complications • Other smaller problems that arise in the middle to make the conflict worse
Climax • The most exciting part! • When the outcome is DECIDED!
Resolution • The end of the story • When all the loose ends are tied up • We know what happens to the characters
Subplots • Extra plots that are part of the story • Not as important as the main plot
Parallel Episodes • When an event in the plot repeats • Usually has a minor change from one to the other
Retelling • Tips for a good retelling • State the title and author • Identify the main character • Describe the setting • Relate the main events • Use time-order words like first, next and finally • Keep events in the right order • Explain how the story ends
Prediction • A guess that you make that could be based on: • What you have already read • The clues that you think the author has left you • Your experiences with other books/movies
Author Profile • About the Author • List 10 facts that you learn about the author while reading the selection
Homework: Due Tuesday 8/30/2011 • Complete the second pencil diagramby applying the plot of a story you already know • Fairy tale • Movie • Book • TV show • Graphic novel