September 25, 2013
LG: I will be able to read and interpret an
eyewitness account.
Eyewitness Account (p.503)
YOUR TURN 1: Discovering An Eyewitness Account
Think of an exciting or unusual event you have seen lately.
Answer these questions in your English notebook. Write in
complete sentences.
• What was the event?
• Why does this event stand out in your mind?
• What details of the event can you recall most easily?
Why do you think you can recall these details?
READING QUESTION 1
1. What do you
think this story will
be about?
September 25, 2013
LG: I will be able to read and interpret an
eyewitness account.
Eyewitness Account (p.503)
Sentences about event should be written here.
“Hopi Snake Ceremonies” Reading Questions
1. This story will be about…
READING QUESTION 2
2. How does this
author help you see
the dancers?
September 25, 2013
LG: I will be able to read and interpret an
eyewitness account.
Eyewitness Account (p.503)
Sentences about event should be written here.
“Hopi Snake Ceremonies” Reading Questions
1. This story will be about…
2. The author…
READING QUESTION 3
3. Why do you
think the author
includes the detail
about the snake
biting the dancer?
September 25, 2013
LG: I will be able to read and interpret an
eyewitness account.
Eyewitness Account(p.503)
Sentences about event should be written here.
“Hopi Snake Ceremonies” Reading Questions
1. This story will be about…
2. The author…
3. The author…
READING QUESTION 4
4. Why do you
think the author
chose to write an
account about this
particular event?
September 25, 2013
LG: I will be able to read and interpret an
eyewitness account.
Eyewitness Account (p.503)
Sentences about event should be written here.
“Hopi Snake Ceremonies” Reading Questions
1. This story will be about…
2. The author…
3. The author…
4. The author…
Eyewitness Account (p.503) Your Turn 1
Sentences about event should be written here.
“Hopi Snake Ceremonies” Reading Questions
1. This story will be about…
2. The author…
3. The author…
4. The author…
September 26, 2012
LG: I will be able to identify descriptive language
and the implied main idea in a piece of literature
Finding Descriptive Language (p.508) Your Turn 2
(Copy format below.)
Sensory language
1.
Figures of speech
1.
Precise words
1.
2.
2.
2.
YOUR TURN 2: Finding Descriptive Language
• Re-read “Hopi Snake Ceremonies” on pages 505-506.
• Find at least two examples each of sensory language,
figures of speech, and precise words. Write the
examples in your English notebook.
• In a small group, tell what examples of descriptive
language you found and discuss how they helped you
picture the events clearly.
Turn to page 505 in your
textbook to re-read
“Hopi Snake Ceremonies”
and complete Your Turn 2
by Jennifer Owings Dewey.
YOUR TURN 3: Mapping the Implied Main Idea
With your assigned group, find the implied main idea of “Hopi Snake Ceremonies”
by completing the following steps. Create a main idea map.
•
Each group member is assigned parts of the selection. Some paragraphs in the
reading have main ideas, and some do not. Each group member should use
the steps in Mapping It Out on page 509 to come up with a main idea
statement for his or her section.
•
As a group, look at all of your main idea statements. What do they say about
the “Hopi snake ceremony? Sum up these main ideas into one overall
statement that tells the main idea of the whole reading. This is the reading’s
implied main idea.
•
Confirm the overall main idea your group has identified by checking it against
details from the reading.
September 26, 2012
LG: I will be able to identify descriptive language
and the implied main idea in a piece of literature
Finding Descriptive Language (p.508) Your Turn 2
(Copy format below.)
Sensory language
1.
Figures of speech
1.
Precise words
1. 2.
2.
2.
September 30, 2012
LG: I will be able to identify descriptive language
and the implied main idea in a piece of literature
Mapping the Implied Main Idea (p.510) Your Turn 3
(Complete Your Turn 3 in the packet.)
PAGE 511
PAGE 511
CONTEXT CLUES PRACTICE
In your journal, complete the context clues practice activity (page 511).
Write the part of speech and your definition of the word.
Context Clues (p.511)
1. rituals:
2. coachwhips:
3. stocky:
4. obscured:
5. cajole:
CONTEXT CLUES PRACTICE
Rituals: (noun) an established procedure
Coachwhips: (noun, pl) a long, slender snake
Stocky: (adjective) thick and strong
Obscured: (adjective) hard to see
Cajoled: (verb) persuade
WRITING AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
In your English notebook, silently write about an eyewitness account. Write
continuously. Use the prompts below if necessary. Refer to packet if needed.
Describe a party or picnic you attended.
Tell about meeting or seeing a famous person.
Describe an exciting play in a game you saw.
Give an account of a recent visit to a museum.
Describe the sounds, sights, and smells of a typical Saturday in your neighborhood.
DON’T STOP WRITING UNTIL I TELL YOU TIME IS UP.
Complete YOUR TURN 4:
Choosing An Experience
in packet.
Complete YOUR TURN 5:
Identifying Your Audience
in packet.
Complete YOUR TURN 6:
Gathering and Organizing Ideas
in packet.
Complete Mini-lesson: Showing
Instead of Telling
in packet.
Complete YOUR TURN 7 :
Writing Your Eyewitness Account
in packet
or Partyfold Graphic Organizer.
Writer's Model
• How will you grab your
reader’s attention?
• How will you state what
the event is?
• Remember: You are not
writing your topic
sentence. You are
implying the main idea.
ATTENTION GRABBING TECHNIQUES
Current Event
Incident
Startling Fact
Startling Statement
Unusual Opinion
Historical Event
Series of Analogies
Division of Topic
Strong Opinion
Anecdote
Quotation
Description of Something Familiar
Example
Describe a Compelling Scene
Contradiction
Promise of Benefit
Brief Narrative
Memorable Sensory Detail
ATTENTION GRABBING TECHNIQUES
Unusual Opinion: School should be in session twelve months a year.
Quotation: “To be great is to be misunderstood” (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Description of Something Familiar: It is Saturday morning, and you have slept well past your
early, school-day alarm. A friend calls and suggests meeting at the batting cages in North
Park. On the way there, you stop at Tomato Pie for a late breakfast.
Describe a Compelling Scene: As muddy flood water raged and swelled, desperate people could
be seen perched on roof tops desperately yelling and signaling for help. Rain pelted them;
wind whipped at their soaked clothing.
Contradiction: Parents and other caregivers are not the most important role models in their
children’s lives.
Memorable Sensory Detail: The stringent sting of smoke sliced into the once untainted air of my
living room.
Rhetorical Question: What is ethical behavior? Who gets to decide what is right and what is
wrong?
TRANSITIONS
Transitional words or phrases are used throughout paragraphs to
connect ideas and tell how they are related.
On your draft…
Add at least four
transition words.
•
•
•
•
What feelings or questions
do you have about what
you observed?
What is the importance of
the event?
What was the point or
purpose of you sharing
your story?
Remember: This is your
last chance to make an
impact on the reader.
Assignment: Complete a draft of your
eyewitness account on a loose piece of
composition paper.
WRITE ON YOUR PAPER:
Joseph Smith
September 30, 2011
English / Period 2
Eyewitness Account – Draft
Use your graphic organizer, notes on
Writing an Eyewitness Account, and
textbook pages 503-512 as resources.
Skip lines (double space) for your entire
draft and make sure your name is on
every page.
X
Your draft should be five paragraphs
long, including an introduction, three
body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
X
Due date:
X
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X
X
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(Begin introduction here ………)
Complete Your Turn 8:
Revising: Eyewitness Account
in packet.
REVISING FOR STYLE
Precise nouns illustrate particular persons, places, or
things. A noise can become a clank, squeak, clatter,
shriek, or rattle.
Precise adjectives describe nouns specifically. A fun
amusement park ride can be transformed into a
thrilling, exhilarating, pulse-pounding-ride.
On your draft…
Add at least one precise noun in each paragraph.
Add at least one precise adjective in each paragraph.
REVISING FOR STYLE
A simile makes a comparison between two unlike things using the
words like or as.
“Only today I wish I didn’t have only eleven years ratting inside
me like pennies in a tin Band-Aid box.”
A metaphor makes a direct comparison between two unlike things.
“The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.”
On your draft…
Add at least one simile.
Add at least one metaphor.
Complete Mini-lesson:
Focus on Word Choice
in packet.
PARTNER EVALUATION
Find your partner and choose a spot where you
can work together comfortably and quietly.
Use the ‘First Draft Checklist’ to make sure your
partner has fulfilled all of the requirements of
the eyewitness account thus far.
Make any additional comments or notes on your
partner’s draft. Your comments should be
constructive!
DO NOT correct spelling,
grammar, or punctuation!
Complete Your Turn 8 (part 2):
Revising: Evaluating Eyewitness Accounts
in packet.
Complete Your Turn 9:
Guidelines for Proofreading
in packet.
Complete Final Draft