Objective: By the end of class, students will review dialect and mood in order to improve reading comprehension skills.
DO NOW
DESCRIBE your MOOD over break. How did you feel? Why? Describe the things you saw, heard, smelled, tasted and felt.
Direct Instruction
DIALECT
Independent
mood clues
mood px
mood video
MOOD Keystone Handout
"MY MUSICAL CAREER" - Keystone practice! Please read questions prior to reading an annotating. I will define any words in the questions with which you are unfamiliar.
Exit Pass
Look at the WALL again. Write down anything you feel you need me to help you with before the Keystones. Be sure you understand summerize, analyze and evaluate. Read the examples and see the differences.
Monday, December 23, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Friday, December 20 - Connotations
Objective:By the end of class, students will determine connotative and denotative words and phrases in order o improve reading comprehension.
DO NOW
Keystone Terms handout
Direct Instruction
Using positive or negative connotations can influence behavior.
Connotations have BIAS and denotations do not. They are neutral.
Example - Tony's place was crammed = negative connotation
Tony's place was located or placed = denotation
differences between connotation and denotation
video on positive connotation
Guided /Independent
Read the passage and ANNOTATE. When you annotate, include any words that may be connotative.
Get a LAPTOP - GO TO QUIZLET.COM - type in "literature keystone terms" Go to any of the listed sites and choose SCATTER GAME. Match the definitions to the words - this is a timed test! Do the same one at least three times and see if you can improve your time.
Practice your brain skills at LUMOSITY.COM
Closure
Review answers
Exit Pass
Change the following sentence from connotative to denotative.
The ominous mountain dared us to climb it.
DO NOW
Keystone Terms handout
Direct Instruction
Using positive or negative connotations can influence behavior.
Connotations have BIAS and denotations do not. They are neutral.
Example - Tony's place was crammed = negative connotation
Tony's place was located or placed = denotation
video on positive connotation
Guided /Independent
Read the passage and ANNOTATE. When you annotate, include any words that may be connotative.
Get a LAPTOP - GO TO QUIZLET.COM - type in "literature keystone terms" Go to any of the listed sites and choose SCATTER GAME. Match the definitions to the words - this is a timed test! Do the same one at least three times and see if you can improve your time.
Practice your brain skills at LUMOSITY.COM
Closure
Review answers
Exit Pass
Change the following sentence from connotative to denotative.
The ominous mountain dared us to climb it.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
thursday, December 19, Style and Mood
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze style, tone and mood in order to improve reading comprehension.
DO NOW
Keystone Terms Handout
Direct Instruction
Review STYLE again. Remember:
Figurative Language, Tone, Diction and Sentence Structure all contribute to author's STYLE.
Review style on powerpoint again.
You must be able to identify figurative language in text to order to help determine style. You must analyze these components BEFORE you decide on what the author's style is.
figurative language in music
Practice Style / tone worksheet. You MUST annotate!! Use active reading strategies and identify any figurative language that you recognize.
Complete Style test. Look at THE WALL to find some examples of words that describe style, tone and mood.
Review MOOD - how does it make you FEEL????
Independent
Mood passage.
Closure
Review
Exit Pass
What are four components of STYLE and how do you recognize each one in a passage?
DO NOW
Keystone Terms Handout
Direct Instruction
Review STYLE again. Remember:
Figurative Language, Tone, Diction and Sentence Structure all contribute to author's STYLE.
Review style on powerpoint again.
You must be able to identify figurative language in text to order to help determine style. You must analyze these components BEFORE you decide on what the author's style is.
figurative language in music
Practice Style / tone worksheet. You MUST annotate!! Use active reading strategies and identify any figurative language that you recognize.
Complete Style test. Look at THE WALL to find some examples of words that describe style, tone and mood.
Guided /
Review MOOD - how does it make you FEEL????
Independent
Mood passage.
Closure
Review
Exit Pass
What are four components of STYLE and how do you recognize each one in a passage?
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, Style
Objective:By the end of class, students will be assessed on author's style in order to improve reading comprehension skills.
DO NOW
What is OBJECTIVE TONE compared to SUBJECTIVE TONE? Name three words that could describe the tone of a passage.
Direct Instruction
Powerpoint on style.
How to CONSTRUCT a constructed response. In other words, how should it be "set up"?
Example: Evaluate Krakauer's style of writing for Into Thin Air and provide examples from the text.
1. Restate. Krakauer's style of writing for Into Thin Air is straight-forward.
2. Identify a few devices that contribute to style. I say this because of Krakauer's tone, diction and sentence structure.
3. Give an example of each device and how it contributes to style.
For example, Krakauer's sentence structure is simple. The sentences are somewhat short and to the point. Events are told in chronological order which makes it easy to follow. Although the events that he tells of are morbid, his tone in retelling this story is very mater-of -fact. For example, of this tragic event, he simply says, "I'd never seen death at close range. And there was so much of it. Eleven men and women..." Finally, diction....
Guided / Independent
Quiz on Style. Then answer the following constructed response:
Evaluate the author's style for PASSAGE 1 providing two examples from text and explain its effect on the reader's mood.
Exit Pass
Identify three literary devices that contribute to an author's STYLE. Now explain how each one contributes to creating style.
DO NOW
What is OBJECTIVE TONE compared to SUBJECTIVE TONE? Name three words that could describe the tone of a passage.
Direct Instruction
Powerpoint on style.
How to CONSTRUCT a constructed response. In other words, how should it be "set up"?
Example: Evaluate Krakauer's style of writing for Into Thin Air and provide examples from the text.
1. Restate. Krakauer's style of writing for Into Thin Air is straight-forward.
2. Identify a few devices that contribute to style. I say this because of Krakauer's tone, diction and sentence structure.
3. Give an example of each device and how it contributes to style.
For example, Krakauer's sentence structure is simple. The sentences are somewhat short and to the point. Events are told in chronological order which makes it easy to follow. Although the events that he tells of are morbid, his tone in retelling this story is very mater-of -fact. For example, of this tragic event, he simply says, "I'd never seen death at close range. And there was so much of it. Eleven men and women..." Finally, diction....
Guided / Independent
Quiz on Style. Then answer the following constructed response:
Evaluate the author's style for PASSAGE 1 providing two examples from text and explain its effect on the reader's mood.
Exit Pass
Identify three literary devices that contribute to an author's STYLE. Now explain how each one contributes to creating style.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Tuesday, December 17 Author's Tone and Style
Objective:By the end of class, students will analyze author's tone and style in order to improve reading comprehension skills.
DO NOW
Keystone terms practice
Direct Instruction
slideshare / style, tone, mood
Guided / Independent
Read directions for TONE practice. Complete practice exercises for TONE.
Apply the Style Analysis worksheet to the article "Tony's Pace" that you just read. Even though the article is short, all of the components of style can be addressed.
Closure
Review answers.
Exit Pass
Read the following quote and describe the TONE and STYLE:
“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words "make" and "stay" become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.”
― Tom Robbins, Still Life With Woodpecker
DO NOW
Keystone terms practice
Direct Instruction
slideshare / style, tone, mood
Guided / Independent
Read directions for TONE practice. Complete practice exercises for TONE.
Apply the Style Analysis worksheet to the article "Tony's Pace" that you just read. Even though the article is short, all of the components of style can be addressed.
Closure
Review answers.
Exit Pass
Read the following quote and describe the TONE and STYLE:
“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words "make" and "stay" become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.”
― Tom Robbins, Still Life With Woodpecker
Monday, December 14 , Allusions
Objective: By the end of class students will analyze allusions and use active reading strategies in order to improve reading comprehension skills.
DO NOW
Write the definition of ALLUSION into notebooks.
Direct Instruction
allusions powerpoint
Family Guy Allusions
together review multiple choice allusions
Guided
Nothing Gold Can stay - Read poem together
View
Nothing gold can stay - the outsiders / YouTube
Analyze poem for figurative language, allusion , theme etc .
Independent
Answer questions on back of handout.
Closure
Nothing Gold Can Stay powerpoint
Explain how Robert Frost uses personification and allusion in order to express the theme that nothing lasts forever in "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
Exit Pass
keystone terms sheet
DO NOW
Write the definition of ALLUSION into notebooks.
al·lu·sion
: a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly
Direct Instruction
allusions powerpoint
Family Guy Allusions
together review multiple choice allusions
Guided
Nothing Gold Can stay - Read poem together
View
Nothing gold can stay - the outsiders / YouTube
Analyze poem for figurative language, allusion , theme etc .
Independent
Answer questions on back of handout.
Closure
Nothing Gold Can Stay powerpoint
Explain how Robert Frost uses personification and allusion in order to express the theme that nothing lasts forever in "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
Exit Pass
keystone terms sheet
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Friday, December 13, Bias in Non-Fiction and Graphs
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze bias in order to improve reading comprehension skills.
DO NOW
Keystone term practice handout
Direct Instruction
Propaganda n BIAS review
Guided
BIAS in GRAPHS worksheet.
Independent
Review your Into Thin Air Packet. What Narrative perspective is it written in? Then answer the following in a 5-7 sentence paragraph:
Evaluate Krakauer's purpose in writing Into Thin Air. Does he retell the story objectively or with BIAS? (Does he suggest it is any one's fault or does he simply restate things as they occurred?) Be sure to use examples from the text to support your answer.
DO NOW
Keystone term practice handout
Direct Instruction
Propaganda n BIAS review
Guided
BIAS in GRAPHS worksheet.
Independent
Review your Into Thin Air Packet. What Narrative perspective is it written in? Then answer the following in a 5-7 sentence paragraph:
Evaluate Krakauer's purpose in writing Into Thin Air. Does he retell the story objectively or with BIAS? (Does he suggest it is any one's fault or does he simply restate things as they occurred?) Be sure to use examples from the text to support your answer.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Thursday, December 13, Text Structure
Objective: By the end of class, students will identify text structures in order to improve reading comprehension.
DO NOW
Look at the wall and write down the three most difficult things for YOU personally.
Direct Instruction
Text Structure powerpoint
Guided / Independent
Text Structure Quiz
Keystone Terms
Review your Into Thin Air Packet and realize it is written from 1st person narrative perspective. Then answer the following in a 5-7 sentance paragraph.
Evaluate Krakauer's purpose in writing Into Thin Air. Does he retell the story objectively or with BIAS? Does he suggest it is any one's fault or does he simply restate things as they occurred?
DO NOW
Look at the wall and write down the three most difficult things for YOU personally.
Direct Instruction
Text Structure powerpoint
Guided / Independent
Text Structure Quiz
Keystone Terms
Review your Into Thin Air Packet and realize it is written from 1st person narrative perspective. Then answer the following in a 5-7 sentance paragraph.
Evaluate Krakauer's purpose in writing Into Thin Air. Does he retell the story objectively or with BIAS? Does he suggest it is any one's fault or does he simply restate things as they occurred?
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Wednesday, December 11 - Text Structure and Irony
Objective: By the end of class, students will recognize text structure and irony in non-fiction in order to improve reading comprehension skills.
DO NOW
Write down three trigger or signal words for each of the following text structures:
1. Compare / Contrast
2. Sequence
3. Problem / Solution
4. Description
5. Cause / Effect
Direct Instruction
Into Thin Air - Irony and Cause / effect in non-fiction.
The Rob Hall team and interactive climb
Guided
Read Into thin Air - Annotate / complete sidebars and cause effect chart.
Independent
Practice text structure on handout provided.
Answer the following questions:
Why is it ironic that when Krakauer reaches the top of Mt Everest, he is not elated?
Why is it ironic that Rob Hall dies and Beck Weathers lives?
Identify 3 causes that lead to the death of Rob Hall. Why are each ironic?
Evaluate why people want to take such a risk as climbing Mt Everest.
Closure
Review irony and text structure.
Exit pass
What is the greatest risk you have ever taken?
DO NOW
Write down three trigger or signal words for each of the following text structures:
1. Compare / Contrast
2. Sequence
3. Problem / Solution
4. Description
5. Cause / Effect
Direct Instruction
Into Thin Air - Irony and Cause / effect in non-fiction.
The Rob Hall team and interactive climb
Guided
Read Into thin Air - Annotate / complete sidebars and cause effect chart.
Independent
Practice text structure on handout provided.
Answer the following questions:
Why is it ironic that when Krakauer reaches the top of Mt Everest, he is not elated?
Why is it ironic that Rob Hall dies and Beck Weathers lives?
Identify 3 causes that lead to the death of Rob Hall. Why are each ironic?
Evaluate why people want to take such a risk as climbing Mt Everest.
Closure
Review irony and text structure.
Exit pass
What is the greatest risk you have ever taken?
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Monday, December 9 - Text Structure / Theme
Objective: By the end of class, students will determine author's purpose in using different types of text structure and narrative perspective in order to improve reading comprehension skills.
DO NOW
Choose the BEST sentance to complete the summary. Four sentances are provided. Which sentance would complete this the best?
Direct Instruction
Read introduction to Into Thin Air - pages 349-351 (irony and cause / effect)
view the route
view the hillary step
Discuss narrative perspective and cause/ effect as text structure.
Read 350-351 and write down ten facts that you learn from reading these pages.
Guided
Text Structure
Independent
Identify the text structure for the paragraphs on the back of the organizer.
Exit Pass
Wy do you think "into thin air" is best written from 1st person?
DO NOW
Choose the BEST sentance to complete the summary. Four sentances are provided. Which sentance would complete this the best?
Direct Instruction
Read introduction to Into Thin Air - pages 349-351 (irony and cause / effect)
view the route
view the hillary step
Discuss narrative perspective and cause/ effect as text structure.
Read 350-351 and write down ten facts that you learn from reading these pages.
Guided
Text Structure
Independent
Identify the text structure for the paragraphs on the back of the organizer.
Exit Pass
Wy do you think "into thin air" is best written from 1st person?
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Friday, December 6, Bias / Keystone terms /
Objective: By the end of class, students will demonstrate comprehension of BIAS, the difference between analyze, evaluate and summarize and keystone terms.
DO NOW
DO NOW
1.
What is the difference between the narrative
perspectives, 3rd person omniscient and 3rd person
Objective?
2.
What is BIAS? What is more biased – 1st
person point of view or 3rd person omniscient? Why?
TEST on Bias, Keystone terms and analyze, evaluate and summarize.
Exit Pass
Turn in test and have a nice weekend!
Exit Pass
Turn in test and have a nice weekend!
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Thursday, Bias and Propoganda
Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze news and determine bias and propaganda in order to improve comprehension skills.
DO NOW
[prop-uh-gan-duh]
Direct Instruction
Propoganda goes hand in hand with BIAS and jumping on the "bandwagon." (expression that means - "everyones doing it")
propaganda
BIAS in the NEWS
BBC
Guided / Independent
Bias worksheet - read together "What is Bias" and then follow directions on opposite side to fill in blanks and rewrite hockey game report in support of Toronto.
Exit Pass
You will have a test tomorrow on summarize, analyze, evaluate, defining keystone terms and BIAS. Write down any questions or uncertainties you may have regarding this test.
DO NOW
Definition in notebooks -
prop·a·gan·da
[prop-uh-gan-duh] Definition in notebooks -
noun
1.
information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group,movement, institution, nation, etc.
Direct Instruction
Propoganda goes hand in hand with BIAS and jumping on the "bandwagon." (expression that means - "everyones doing it")
propaganda
BIAS in the NEWS
BBC
Guided / Independent
Bias worksheet - read together "What is Bias" and then follow directions on opposite side to fill in blanks and rewrite hockey game report in support of Toronto.
Exit Pass
You will have a test tomorrow on summarize, analyze, evaluate, defining keystone terms and BIAS. Write down any questions or uncertainties you may have regarding this test.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Tuesday, December 4, Bias and Narrative Perspective
Objective: By the end of class, students will understand how narrative perspective affects bias in order to improve reading comprehension skills.
DO NOW
What contains more bias - first person point of view or 3rd person omniscient? Why?
Direct Instruction
bias in narrative perspective
flocabulary point of view
Guided / Independent
Read excerpts on handout and answer questions on back.
Exit Pass
Which paragraph is more reliable and why??
DO NOW
What contains more bias - first person point of view or 3rd person omniscient? Why?
Direct Instruction
bias in narrative perspective
flocabulary point of view
Guided / Independent
Read excerpts on handout and answer questions on back.
Exit Pass
Which paragraph is more reliable and why??
Monday, December 2, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, Plot and Narrative Perspective
OBJECTIVE: BY THE END OF CLASS, STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVES AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE READER'S UNDERSTANDING OF PLOT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS.
DO NOW
What is the difference between a SUMMARY, an ANALYSIS and an EVALUATION? So what does the analysis contain that a summary does not? What does an evaluation contain that a analysis does not? Use the WALL if you do not remember.
Direct Instruction
The way the reader interprets plot is directly affected by narrative perspective.
The difference between Third Person Omniscient and third person Objective is that Omniscient knows all the character's thoughts and feelings but the Objective narrator does not. The objective narrator only call tell the reader WHAT happens - not how anyone in the story FEELS.
slideshare - point of view
Guided
The Pedestrian - pages 46-51
Independent
1. What is the author's purpose in writing this story? What does he fear about the future?
2. Why does Bradbury use 3rd person objective? How would the story be different if told from Leonard's perspective (1st person)?
3. Use the graphic organizer provided to complete the plot structure for the Pedestrian. The basic situation and resolution should be easy to complete (very beginning and very end of the story). So then, what happens in between? What is the turning point (climax)? Everything after the turning point is the falling action.
Exit Pass
Why would an author choose to tell a story using an objective narrator rather than an omniscient one? What does that force the reader to do?
DO NOW
What is the difference between a SUMMARY, an ANALYSIS and an EVALUATION? So what does the analysis contain that a summary does not? What does an evaluation contain that a analysis does not? Use the WALL if you do not remember.
Direct Instruction
The way the reader interprets plot is directly affected by narrative perspective.
The difference between Third Person Omniscient and third person Objective is that Omniscient knows all the character's thoughts and feelings but the Objective narrator does not. The objective narrator only call tell the reader WHAT happens - not how anyone in the story FEELS.
slideshare - point of view
Guided
The Pedestrian - pages 46-51
Independent
1. What is the author's purpose in writing this story? What does he fear about the future?
2. Why does Bradbury use 3rd person objective? How would the story be different if told from Leonard's perspective (1st person)?
3. Use the graphic organizer provided to complete the plot structure for the Pedestrian. The basic situation and resolution should be easy to complete (very beginning and very end of the story). So then, what happens in between? What is the turning point (climax)? Everything after the turning point is the falling action.
Exit Pass
Why would an author choose to tell a story using an objective narrator rather than an omniscient one? What does that force the reader to do?
Monday, December 2, Plot Review
Objective: By the end of class, students will review plot and plot structure and character roles in order to improve reading comprehension and writing skills.
DO NOW
What are the elements of a plot structure? Create a basic plot structure.
Direct Instruction
flocabulary - plot structure
Discuss Plot Structure watch plot for hunger games
plot structure for hunger games
Independent
Keystone practice handout
Exit Pass
Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist of the story you just read? Create the plot structure for this story, clearly identifying each part.
DO NOW
What are the elements of a plot structure? Create a basic plot structure.
Direct Instruction
flocabulary - plot structure
Discuss Plot Structure watch plot for hunger games
plot structure for hunger games
Independent
Keystone practice handout
Exit Pass
Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist of the story you just read? Create the plot structure for this story, clearly identifying each part.
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