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In this lesson, students review internal and external conflicts and analyze how they connect to the theme of a text. They also practice sentence combining using prepositional and appositive phrases.
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Do Now: Grab an Independent Reading Handout, read over it, and be ready to ask questions.
Conflict Review List examples of internal and external conflicts on the white-board. Chalk Talk
Conflict: A struggle or problem Internal External • Struggle inside the mind of a character, between: • mind and emotion • need and desire • right and wrong • Struggle of a character against an outside force: • Man vs. Man • Man vs. Animal • Man vs. Nature • Man vs. Society p. 17, Question 1
Reading for Conflict: Reading Groups • Assign Roles • Facilitator/Timekeeper (keeps group on track) • Reader (reads aloud to group) • Speaker (reports findings to larger class) • Mark the Text for Conflict: • !! = Conflict • C= cause/reason for conflict • R= resolution • Answer KID questions in the notes area PP 18-25
P 26, question 3 Perspective Chart
P 26, question 3 Final Box • How do the conflicts connect with the meaning of the work as a whole?
P 26, Check Your Understanding Theme • Writer’s central idea or main message about life. • In your group, make a list of several themes of this story. • Thematic statement is a sentence sharing your interpretation of the central meaning of the text. • As a group, write a thematic statement for the one theme you think is most important for this work.
Homework: In writer’s notebook • Explain how Tan uses the central conflict between mother and daughter to develop the theme of the work. Be sure to: • Have a clear focus • Support your response with details from the text • Use an academic voice
Do Now: Sentence Combining • Change each set of sentences into one sentence each: • Sophomores take English. They study world cultures. • The study of grammar remains a critical skill. It is a lost art.
Prepositions: Where, When, What Direction • Around • About • At • Before • Below • Between • By • To • With • For • From • In • Into • Of • On • Onto • Over • Under
Prepositional Phrases • Prepositional phrases act as adjectives and adverbs, and tell you • How: • Fred is sore from his long football practice. • When: • I will see Tim on Wednesday. • Where: • The book is on the counter. • Which one: • The wall with puzzle pieces is cool.
Appositives: rename or describe a noun • Usually in commas before or after a noun: • The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, was summer reading. • The fat cat, Tito, was licking its lips.
Appositive Phrases: longer appositives • A state known for its cold climate, Alaska is closer to the North Pole than Texas. • Martin Luther King, Jr., a famous civil rights leader, is often quoted.
Paired Response • Which phrase is the highlighted section? • Create your own! P. 15, Q 1-2 on the bottom
Homework Combine at least two of your sentences from your Amy Tan writing, using either prepositional or appositive phrases.