Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Objective: Understand how the basic parts of a story help a reader make sense of events.

Agenda

• Bell Work: Students did a quick write asking them: Write about a time somebody put you down   for being yourself or Write about a time that you stood up for someone getting picked on or a time you failed to stick up for someone who was being picked on.
• They either: reviewed the plot of "Wings" then read "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros

OR 

• They went straight into reading "Eleven".
• Map the plot of "Eleven"
• Independent Reading

Homework All Classes: Read 20 minutes and update reading log. IF THEY DID NOT COMPLETE IT IN CLASS, students must complete their plot diagram of "Eleven" and hand it in tomorrow. 

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Objective: Understand how the basic parts of a story help a reader make sense of events.

All periods: 

Agenda

Library checkout day

Bell work: what are the five basic elements of plot? What are the three basic elements of the Exposition?

Plot Diagram Review

Map "Wings" plot

Period 4:

Read Eleven

Independent Reading

Homework: All Periods: Read 20 minutes and update reading log.

PERIOD 4: Map the Plot of Eleven. The e-text is here

Monday, August 28, 2017

Time: 70 minutes
Objective: Understand how the basic parts of a story help a reader make sense of events.
Activities: Read "Wings"and map its plot on a diagram.

Agenda

Bell Work

basic story elements/plot demonstration

Read "Wings" 

Map its Plot together

Home Work: Read 20 minutes and fill out reading log book. 

Period 1: Handbook signatures are due this Wednesday, 8/30.