Do Now!
 What
 What
is the Denotative Meaning of Chatty?
other words are associated with Chatty?
 What are their Connotations?
Independent Reading
Mini Lesson:
7th Grade Language Arts
To Begin:
When
an author writes a
story, she often begins by
placing her characters in
some sort of
predicament.
He needs HELP!
What are some Predicaments?
If the story is a love story, the
predicament might be that
the boy and girl love each
other, but the boy must go to
war.
If the story is a murder
mystery, a body might be
discovered in a river, with no
one certain how it got there.
Pushing the Story Forward

Once this predicament, or conflict, is
established, the story has
somewhere to go.

The characters can begin trying
their best to solve that conflict.

Their efforts at doing so, and the
challenges they face along the
way, make up the body of the
story.
Think of a Knight
setting out to rescue a
Princess and the trials
he must go through
Reaching the Solution
 When
the characters finally reach a
solution to the predicament, or reach a
point where they can go no farther in
trying to reach a solution, and fail, the
story has achieved what's
called resolution.
In the end, the
Knight slays the
dragon and rescues
the Princess.
“The End”
 The
RESOLUTION is the end of the story. It occurs
after the climax. It is when you learn what
happens to the characters after the conflict is
resolved.
“And they lived
happily ever after!”
Lets Try Together:
1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard
2) Look at the Chart
Agree
Disagree
Phaethon is a thoughtless, headstrong boy. Textual
Evidence:
Phaethon is an adventurous, courageous boy. Textual
Evidence:
Phaethon is ___________________
(insert your own description)
Textual Evidence:
Apollo is a disinterested, ineffective parent
Textual Evidence:
Apollo is deeply concerned for his son’s wellbeing
Textual Evidence:
Apollo is ___________________
(insert your own description)
Textual Evidence:
Lets Try Together:
1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard
2) Look at the Chart
Agree
Disagree
Phaethon is a thoughtless, headstrong
boy. Textual Evidence:
64 – “Apollo said not to come too close
to earth, but how will he know? And I
won’t stay too long—just dip down
toward our own village and circle his
roof three times—which is the signal we
agreed upon.”
X
X
Phaethon is an adventurous, courageous
boy. Textual Evidence:
68 – “Was it his village? He could not tell
because of the smoke. Had he
destroyed his own home? Burned his
mother and his sisters?”
Lets Try Together:
1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard
2) Look at the Chart
Agree
X
Disagree
Phaethon is careless. (insert your own description)
Textual Evidence:
75 – “He had unbound the reins
from his waist, or they would have cut him in two.
He had no control over the
horses at all. They galloped upward again—out of
the steam—taking at last the
middle road, but racing wildly, using all their
tremendous speed.”
Lets Try Together:
1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard
2) Look at the Chart
Agree
Disagree
X
Apollo is a disinterested, ineffective parent
Textual Evidence:
28 – “‘I will have to see him before I know whether
I care.’”
X
Apollo is deeply concerned for his son’s wellbeing
Textual Evidence:
53 – “‘Will you not withdraw your request—allow
me to preserve my honor without
destroying the earth? Ask me anything else and I
will grant it. Do not ask me this.’”
55 – “‘They will be more than confused when this
day is done,’ said Apollo. ‘Come’”
Lets Try Together:
1) Turn to Page 56 in Springboard
2) Look at the Chart
Agree
X
Disagree
Apollo is neglectful insert your own description)
Textual Evidence:
40 – “‘And did I not leave some daughters with her
as well? Yellow-haired girls — quite pretty?’”
On Your Own:
1) Turn to Page 57 in Springboard
2) Complete Prompt on
SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER

Writing Prompt: How do the character traits of Apollo or
Phaethon drive the story to its tragic conclusion? Choose
either Phaethon or Apollo to write about. Be sure to:
1. Create a topic sentence that states the character’s
qualities and how those qualities drive the plot of the
story.
2.
Use precise language to express your ideas clearly;
avoid wordiness and unnecessary repetition.
3.
Include at least one piece of textual evidence as
support
HOMEWORK – Due Tomorrow
Read
Chapters 9 & 10 of Tupac
Complete Dialogue Sheet