Wednesday & Thursday - Feb 12 & 13 - Characterization & POV

OBJECTIVE: Analyze, interpret and evaluate how authors use techniques and elements of fiction to effectively communicate an idea or concept.
Compare, describe, analyze relationship between elements of plot and other components in a variety of fiction
LF1.1.3
LF2.3.3 DO NOW 

Remember indirect and direct characterization? What does the acronym STEAL stand for? 

Direct Instruction

Characterization

Character Traits - circle three that represent YOU the most.

Quizlet - Call of the Wild

GUIDED  

Character traits 

Use the graphic organizer to develop character traits for Buck throughout the excerpt, "Call of the Wild" on pages 79-80 in Keystone Literature Finish Line book. 
Use quotes from the text as evidence. You only need ONE quote per trait - not three.

Independent

CRQ

Explain how Buck's character throughout the passage influences his behavior. Use textual evidence to support your answer.

POV JEOPARDY

Keystone review jeopardy

Monday & Tuesday, Feb 10 &11 - Call of the Wild

OBJECTIVE: By the end of class students will Analyze, interpret and evaluate how authors use of techniques and elements of fiction to effectively communicate and idea or concept. 

LF1.1.3

DO NOW 

Elements of Fiction and POV quizlet review - definitions

Direct Instruction

Call of the Wild trailer

Map of California  / Alaska

Call of the Wild Keystone Literature Finish Line book - page 79

STOP AND JOT
1. ASK A QUESTION - be specific
2. MAKE A COMMENT - What do you think about this?
3. MAKE A PREDICTION - what will happen next?
4. CLARIFY SOMETHING - make it clear in your own words
5. MAKE A CONNECTION - how do you relate or can you relate it to something you know or have read?

• You will be given notecards and instructed to respond to prompts as we read.
• You will have 2 minutes to respond. 
• Your responses should be specific to passage and possibly include a quote. 
• Your responses will be collected and you will be graded for your response. 
• We will review the prompt answers and how to get a high score at the end of the week.

Guided

1. What is the narrative perspective of this story? Whose thoughts and feelings do you know? Write it in the margins for each paragraph.

2. Underline the setting and denote it in the margin.

3. What is "yellow metal"? (first paragraph)

4. What is the main conflict in the beginning of the story that will drive the action (plot)?

5. Who is Manuel and what is his problem? (underline and write in margins) (page 80)

6. How does Manuel intend to solve his problem? (underline the sentences that help you INFER what he is going to do)

7. What is the climax of this excerpt? (underline and write in margins)

Answer the five multiple choice questions in the book. Use multiple choice strategies by crossing two out before finalizing your decision.

Independent

POV JEOPARDY

Wednesday, Feb 5 - Seniors - Fieldwork Paper

Objective: By the end of class, students will write a draft of the fieldwork paper in order to satisfy the community service writing section of the senior project.

• Style:
• CC.1.4.9–10.K:
• Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.  

• Conventions of Language:
• CC.1.4.9–10.L:

• Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Direct Instruction

Review community service hour requirements. 

• 30 hours directly connected with your shop. Shop teacher must sign off on the specific tasks you completed to earn these hours. 
• 30 hours outside of your shop. These hours can be completed outside of school such as in your neighborhood, church, etc or within Randolph
• If outside hours are within Randolph:
• You must have them approved prior to expecting to earn credit for them! For example, if you are assisting a teacher with filing, organizing or cleaning, that teacher must approve the tasks first and log hours. The teacher must then sign the community service log hours sheet.

The one page, double-spaced fieldwork paper is reflective of the total community service hours that you complete.

Review the rubric for the fieldwork paper.

Distribute the sentence starter sheet as a guide.

Review community service "quotes" from which to choose to start the paper.

Community service quotes

Friday & Monday, Jan 31 & Feb 3 - POV

OBJECTIVE: EXPLAIN, INTERPRET, COMPARE POINT OF VIEW AND THE IMPACT OF POINT OF VIEW ON THE TEXT AS A WHOLE.

L.N 2, 3, 6


DO NOW

Point of View - How do you know? 

DIRECT

Kobe Bryant video


POINT OF VIEW - PPT

Point of View video

GUIDED

READ EXAMPLES OF SAME STORY FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. "READING ON THE MOVE."

INDEPENDENT

COMPETE THE POV SCENERIOS ON HANDOUT PROVIDED.

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT CHECKS DURING INDEPENDENT WORK

Jan 29 &30 - CRQ for Benchmark and intro to POV

OBJECTIVE: EXPLAIN, INTERPRET, COMPARE POINT OF VIEW AND THE IMPACT OF POINT OF VIEW ON THE TEXT AS A WHOLE.

L.N 2, 3, 6


DO NOW

Write down into notebooks:


'NARRATIVE" MEANS "STORY" AND "PERSPECTIVE" MEANS "VIEWPOINT."

Therefore ....NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE = POINT OF VIEW

DIRECT

Kobe Bryant video

Passage and CRQ for Benchmark

POINT OF VIEW - PPT

Point of View video

GUIDED

READ EXAMPLES OF SAME STORY FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. "READING ON THE MOVE."

INDEPENDENT

COMPETE THE POV SCENERIOS ON HANDOUT PROVIDED.

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT CHECKS DURING INDEPENDENT WORK

Friday, 1/2 day - January 24 - Authors Purpose

Objective: By the end of class, students will identify author's purpose in short passages in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW 

Relevant means closely related too. Think of the word "relative" - a person closely related to you.

Example: Learning how to write is relevant to the real world because it is necessary in any employment situation.

When you see other words that you don't know, try to determine their "connotation" by how they sound, or by what other word they might seem like.

Direct Instruction

Author's Purpose Jeopardy

Independent

Two short passages with multiple choice questions about author's purpose. Use multiple choice strategies before determining your answer.

Wednesday and Friday - January 23 and 25 - Generalizations and POV

OBJECTIVE: EXPLAIN, INTERPRET, COMPARE POINT OF VIEW AND THE IMPACT OF POINT OF VIEW ON THE TEXT AS A WHOLE.


L.N 2, 3, 6

DO NOW

Sample multiple choice questions on Generalizations.

DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Main Idea and Author's Purpose. In the past, you have been taught that Author's purpose generally is only to "entertain, inform or persuade".

 However, when working on benchmarks or Keystones, author's purpose will extend beyond those choices and be more aligned with the MAIN IDEA and/or THEME of the passage.

You must consider, what is the message the author is trying to communicate when asked about "author's purpose." Often it is the IMPLIED main idea.

IMPLIED means to suggest without directly stating.

Jeopardy for main idea

Guided

Read directions for finding main idea.

Independent

Complete Main idea paragraph an multiple choice questions using multiple choice strategies. 

Redo on multiple choice focusing on KEY words in the questions to help you find answers.

VOCABULARY REVIEW

POINT OF VIEW = NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE

'NARRATIVE" MEANS "STORY" AND "PERSPECTIVE" MEANS "VIEWPOINT."

POINT OF VIEW - PPT

GUIDED

READ EXAMPLES OF SAME STORY FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. "READING ON THE MOVE."

INDEPENDENT

COMPETE THE POV SCENERIOS ON HANDOUT PROVIDED.

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT CHECKS DURING INDEPENDENT WORK






OBJECTIVE: EXPLAIN, INTERPRET, COMPARE POINT OF VIEW AND THE IMPACT OF POINT OF VIEW ON THE TEXT AS A WHOLE.


L.N 2, 3, 6