January 30
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 Target: I can identify new literary terms.
 Agenda:
Share summaries and record a sentence for each
Review new literary terms
Read chapter 17 together
Introduce the project for next week. You will have
today and two class periods next week.
 Email me the work when completed.
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2/11/15
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 Target: I can identify different point of views
 Agenda:
 Review literary terms and log on Quizlet
 Make sure papers are completed and sent to me.
 Read stories out loud
 Assign final project for book.
2/24/15
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 Target: I can work cooperatively as a group.
 Agenda:
 Bell Ringer
 Projects– You have two class periods to work.
 REMEMBER THAT IT IS A TEST GRADE!
Today
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 Complete the reading and written work for me to
check.
 2/26/15 Next class: Practice speaking with your
group so that the presentation flows. Your group
should be able to talk about the chapter freely and
show me that you know what happened and
thought about the main events. The discussion
director is the leader and needs to keep people
talking and help people if they are struggling.
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 Next week we will start a short story unit!
 YAY!
2/26/15
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 Target: I can present in formation to the class.
 I can identify new literary terms.
 Agenda:
 Project presentations
 Begin Short Story Unit
Short Story
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 How are movies and television shows different?
List the differences in a venn diagram.
Short Story
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 a short story is a brief, fictional story that can usually
be read in one or two sittings.
 It typically follows only one or two characters and
focuses on one plot problem that is resolved by the
end of the story.
 The setting of a short story is very focused. It will
only take place in one or two locations.
 The purpose of a short story is to give the reader a
glimpse of a few characters’ lives as they confront a
problem.
Novel
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 A novel, on the other hand, is a long work of fiction in which a
character typically changes or grows in several ways. There are
often more than one plot problem in a novel, and sometimes
even plot twists and surprises. There is also often more than
one important character.
 In a novel, we learn a lot about many places in a story,
characters’ backgrounds, and what happened before the story
begins. The difference between a short story and a novel, then,
is that a short story shows a slice of life, whereas a novel or
book will give a longer, deeper look. Short stories differ from
longer fiction in the amount of detail they offer to readers. A
good reader will want to examine how a short story includes
the most essential details (the story elements), but leaves many
of the other details to our imagination.
Character
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 A character is developed through their actions,
dialogue, and feelings.
Setting
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 The time and place the story is set.
Plot
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 The sequence of events.
 1. exposition
 2. rising actions
 3. climax
 4. falling action
 5. resolution
2/26/15 Exit Slip
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 What is conflict and what are some of the different
types of conflict?
03/02/15 Bell Ringer
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 What are the parts of characterization?
If time…
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 Model short story analysis
Target: I can identify
characterization.
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 Agenda:
 Conflict notes
 Model short story analysis
 Practice Short story analysis
 Watch clip of lost boys
 Exit Slip
Problem/Conflict
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 The struggle between two opposing forces. The
problem in the story.
 Man vs. Man
 Man vs. Self
 Man vs. nature
03/04/15
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 Target: I can identify different aspects of point of view in
a text.
Agenda:
Starter: Share a memory
Student volunteer to share the memory
Review point of view and introduce 3rd person using clips
to story comparison from Sandlot
 Teacher Model: identifying point of view
 Individual practice: identifying point of view and SS
aspects
 Exit Activity
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Starter Reflection
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 When you shared your memory with your partner, you
spoke using “I.” For example, “I remember the taste of
my grandma’s chili.” When your partner shared your
memory with the class, she/he spoke using the third
person. For example, “Jason remembered the taste of his
grandma’s chili.” Just like when we retold our stories,
short stories also contain a point of view.
 In a story told from the first-person point of view, the
narrator tells the story and is a character in the story.
 In a story told from the third-person point of view, the
narrator tells the story from someone else’s viewpoint and
is usually not a character in the story.
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Person Point of View
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 Definition:
 The narrator is a character in his/her own story.
 Pronouns:
 I, me, my, mine, we, ours
 Example:
 _______________________________________
View Clip
Third Person
Limited
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 The narrator only makes observations about what is
happening.
 Pronouns:
 He, his, him, she, hers, her, they, theirs
 Example:
 ________________________________________________
 View Clip
Third Person
Omniscient
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 The narrator observes what is happening and knows the
thoughts and feelings of the characters.
 Pronouns:
 He, his, him, she, hers, her, they, theirs
 Example:
 Jake can still remember the taste of his grandma’s chili
and thought to himself he’d like to have a big bowl right
now.
 View Clip
Guided Practice
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 Complete the sheet as I model for you, so that you
can do the next one on your own.
Exit Activity
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 Complete the sheet on your own.
 Lastly, read the short story_________
 And complete the setting, character, plot, problem
and point of view.
3/04/15 Exit Slip
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 Write a short sentence or two in 1st person point of
view and then re write that same sentence under it in
3rd person point of view.
3/16/15
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 Target: I can identify point of view
 Agenda:
 Review what happened in the story
 Finish story
 Complete the second parts of a story chart
3/23/15
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 I can identify parts of the story.
 Review point of view--clips
 Read short story
 Identify the important story points
3/25/15
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 Jeopardy review for quiz
 Point of view and parts of the story
 Quiz on Friday
3/27/15
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 QUIZ!
4/6/15
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 Target: I can identify parts of the story.
 Agenda:
 Read and annotate
 Begin movie analysis
Movie
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 As we watch the movie, record all of the parts of a
story to compare and contrast to the book.
4/9/15
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 Target: I can analyze character in a text.
 Agenda:
 Annotate your section and check your summary
 Share summaries with the class.
 Read chapter 14-16
 Complete worksheet for book with new characters
 Watch part of film to compare
4/14/15
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 Target: I can compare the characters in a text to the
characters in a movie.
 Agenda:
 Read 15-16
 Make character charts on large paper for reading.
 Watch video and complete worksheet for character
and do the other character chart on large paper.
Character
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 Thoughts
 Feelings
 Actions
 Dialogue
 Appearance
4/16/15
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 I can analyze a character.
 Agenda:
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Bell Ringer
Present characters
Compare and contrast practice venn diagram
Turn in notebooks for bell ringers and exit slip check
Video and analysis paper
4/20/15
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 I can analyze characters in a text.
 Agenda:
 Bell Ringer
 Silent reading chapter 17
 Character notes and practice
 Book marks
 Become a character project
4/22/15
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 I can analyze character traits.
 Bell Ringer
 Read chapter 18-19 silently or together highlight
characters
 Finish character project
 Present character scene
 Audience evaluates using the character chart
4/30/15
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 Bell Ringer
 Read next two chapters
 WebQuest about Candy
5/4/15
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 Bell Ringer
 Finish WebQuest
 Lit. Circle groups (outside)
 Finish video