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WEEK 5
MS. ROBERSON
MS. RICHARDS
MS. COLLIER
COPYRIGHT 09/2014
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
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Please get your folder when you come in the
room. I will be passing back work today.
Bell Ringer – REVIEW answer the questions
below ON YOUR OWN. Have confidence!
 What is Etymology?
 What type of reference material would you use if
you want to find Synonyms and Antonyms?
 Which websites are the MOST reliable?
 Which type of chart would show percentages?
 What questions do adjectives ask?
 What questions do adverbs ask?
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ANSWERS – SELF ASSESS
What is Etymology? – the history and origin of a
word
 What type of reference material would you use if
you want to find Synonyms and Antonyms?
Thesaurus
 Which websites are the MOST reliable? - .gov and
.edu
 Which type of chart would show percentages?
 What questions do adjectives ask? Which one,
what kind, how many!
 What questions do adverbs ask? How, when
where, and to what extent!
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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
Review Subject Verb Agreement Test
 Identify Literary Terms
 Read “The Jade Peony” and answer sidebar
questions and all at the end of the selection
focusing on literary terms. Page 203 (students
read independently addressing literary elements.
 Pronoun Antecedent practice – Homework for
honors.
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LEARNING GOALS WITH SPI
3001.8.6 Identify and analyze standard literary
elements; study the terms and information; read
“The Jade Peony” and answer sidebar questions
and all at the end of the selection focusing on
literary terms
 3001.1.5 Use of commas, semicolons and colons
 3001.1.10 Recognize correct placement of end
marks with quotation marks
 3001.5.1 Make inferences (cause and effect also)
and draw conclusions based on evidence in text:
“The Interlopers”
 3001.5.4 analyze cause and effect in non-fiction
text: “The Invalid’s Story”
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LITERARY TERMS TO KNOW PRIOR TO
READING “THE JADE PEONY”
Setting: time and place when story occurs
 Point of view: 1st person (I, me, mine) or 2nd
person (you, yours) or 3rd person (he, she, they,
his, hers, theirs) ---Who is telling the story?
 Characters: people, animals, important beings in
the story.
 Protagonist: usually the main character; the one
we are for as in “pro America” means for America
 Antagonist: usually the main person who is
against the main character; anti American means
those against America
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PLOT AND CONFLICT
PLOT DIAGRAM LABELS EXPLAINED
Exposition: This is the background information
such as setting (time and place) and character
introductions. We learn the situation in the story
 Rising action: conflicts, conflicts, and more
conflicts
 Climax: This is the turning point where we know
what decisions have been made for better or
worse.
 Falling action: This includes the results of the
climax. This is the immediate aftermath of
decisions.
 Resolution: long term outcome or effects
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LITERARY TERMS CONTINUED
Theme: This is the “life lesson” the writer
wanted you to understand. Examples: Doing the
right thing pays in the end. The life you save
may be your own.
 Symbols: things that represent something else.
Examples: Wedding rings represent marriage.
The flag represents our nation. Hearts represent
love.
 Mood / tone: This is the feeling of a story.
Comedies have a humorous or silly feel; whereas,
horror stories have a scary and ominous mood
and tone.
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TYPES OF IRONY
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Verbal irony – one thing is said, but another
thing is meant. Think of sarcasm.
Dramatic irony – we, as an audience, know
things that the characters on stage in a play do
not know
Situational irony – this is when the outcome is
not what was expected; think of very unlikely
situations like a fire chief’s house burning
because he was careless with candles.
READ “THE JADE PEONY” PAGE 203
PAY ATTENTION, AND I’M BETTING
YOU’LL LIKE READING THIS STORY!
TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Week 5 Day five Bell Ringer – Topics and thesis
statements
 Finish and Review “The Jade Peony” page 203 for
understanding
 Read “The Most Dangerous Game” to identify and
analyze conflict.
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LITERARY TERMS QUIZ DAY
Study
for a few minutes! You’ll
be as happy as a dog chasing a
ball when you strut your stuff on
this quiz!
READ “THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME”
Oh boy, oh boy, another great story! We
are so lucky!
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER, 16 2014
Review Subject Verb Agreement (Homework
Practice Worksheet)
 Finish “The Most Dangerous Game
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FRIDAY: TEST DAY
Time to release a little of the pressure on your
brains from all of the information you have been
studying!