Friday, May 1 - Author's Style

Objective : By the end of class, students will practice Keystone terminology and author's style in order to improve reading comprehensive skills. Do Now Define the following 8 terms and write a sentence or question for each: 1. Convey 2. Significant 3. Influence 4. Construct 5. Claim 6. Generalization 7. Distinguish 8. Essential Direct Instruction Fiction vs non-fiction We have reviewed author's tone and reader's mood. Now we will analyze author's style.

author's style

Remember:

1. Style is how the author uses words (diction) and phrases. Style can often be described as FORMAL or INFORMAL.
2. Tone is the author's attitude toward the  story he/she is telling. 
3. Mood is the atmosphere of the passage and how it makes you, the reader, feel. 

If Formal Style, then usually serious tone and mood.
If Informal style, then usually light-hearted or humorous tone and mood.

Independent / Guided

Author's style worksheet - read the passages.

1. Identify any figurative language in each paragraph by underlining and writing what it is in the margin (similes, metaphors, imagery, alliteration, etc).
2. Examine the sentence length. 
3. Examine the vocabulary - simple or difficult?
4. Answer questions 1and 2 on the back. 
5. Instead of # 3, answer one of the two questions below:

a. In the first passage, analyze how the author's style creates a peaceful, content mood.

b. In the second passage, analyze how the author's style creates a humorous, exciting mood.

Closure 

Review steps to analyze and evaluate.

Exit Pass

What is the Narrative perspective (POV) of each of the passages you just read?

Thursday, April 30 - ESSENTIAL

Objective: By the end of class, students will examine essential and non-essential information in text in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

GO make sure you know all EIGHT WORDS on the poster next to the Smart board. These words are critical to understanding the questions on the Keystones. YOU MUST COMMIT THESE  WORDS AND DEFINITIONS TO MEMORY.

Direct Instruction:

Es·sen·tial - adjective
 - absolutely necessary; extremely important.

1. 
   

Essential information is therefore the information necessary to understand what the writer is trying to inform you of. Any descriptive language or minor details can be eliminated (nonessential).  Essential and nonessential information refers to INFORMATIONAL TEXT. (The main idea is obviously always essential in any text.) Direct Instruction Example: The riots began on Monday, April 27. Seven officers were hospitalized. Fire bombs exploded damaging many businesses. Smoke billowed like mini nuclear bombs. A curfew for the city has been implemented for the entire city. All must be in their homes from 10 pm to 5 am until further notice. From the sentences above, determine which one is non-essential to the text. Independent Keystone Practice  HW - STUDY THE WORDS FROM DO NOW FOR A QUIZ TOMORROW.

Wednesday, April 29 - CRQ for text structure and keystone review

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze informational text and text structure in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

Check the walls and write down anything you want to review over next 2 weeks. Definitely check the definitions in RED at front of classroom. Then go get your soft holt reader and open to 404.

Direct Instruction / Guided / Independent

Complete work in holt reader and then complete the constructed response for it below:

Analyze how the author of "Following Technical Directions" constructed his writing to make it easier for the reader to understand (be sure to mention his use of graphics as well).

When done ,you can work on the Keystone terms handout / puzzle. If you do not complete in class, this is for homework.

Closure

Discuss areas to review. 

Tuesday, April 28 - Text Structure

Objective: By the end of class, students will be assessed on Keystone terminology and analyze text structure in informational text in order t o improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

Quizlet terms quiz

Direct Instruction

Read directions together on page 404 of SOFT holt reader - Following Technical Directions. 

Guided

Word Study page 404 

Also:
ANALYSIS = the thing that you analyze . Analyze is the VERB and Analysis is the NOUN form of the word!

Independent

Complete all sidebars - pages 405-407.

Complete questions on page 408. 

Then:

Analyze how the author of "Following Technical Directions" constructed his writing to make it easier for the reader to understand (be sure to mention his use of graphics as well).

Keystone practice terms.

Check for understanding

Individual student checks.

Closure

Review differences between fiction and non-fiction and poetry and discuss themes across genres.

Exit Pass

Monday, April 27 - text Structure

Objective: By the end of class, students will examine different types of text structure and effects on the reader in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Define the following terms:

1. TEXT
2. STRUCTURE
3. UNIVERSAL
4. PARAPHRASE

Direct Instruction

Text Structure PPT

text structure video review

Independent / guided

Determine the type of text structure used in each of the short paragraphs provided.

Keystone handout / practice review of terms.

Check for understanding

Review how determining text structure can help figure out author's purpose. 

Closure

Compare non-fiction text structure to fiction. There are clear differences. Discuss the modules.

Exit PAss

why might an author choose to use sub headings for an informational article

Friday, April 24 - Figurative Language

Objective: B y the end of class, students will analyze figurative language in order to improve reading comprehensive skills and prepare for Keystones.

DO NOW

 Keystone definition Handout on the backside of yesterday's "DO NOW" 

Direct Instruction

more fig lang

Guided

Due to "benchmark" lag, many of you are missing assignments or have incomplete assignments from this week. today is your chance to ensure that you complete them and avoid "0"s.

Complete yesterday's assignment of creating and then analyzing figurative language in short fiction. The prompt again is:

Analyze the author's (that's you) use of figurative language in the passage above and explain how it helps the reader gain a better understanding/image of the character and the plot.

Independent

Complete any missing work from this week. Assignments included:

1. Keystone terms - do now
2. Write own poem using figurative language and analyze. 
3. Tone / Mood worksheet - identify (it was HW)
4. Poetry quizlet quiz
5. Walrus and Carpenter study guide questions.
6. Walrus and Carpenter character analysis.
7. Short poems - label figurative language and determine tone.
8. CRQ on Tone for Walrus and the Carpenter. (what is the author's tone at the beginning of the poem compared to the end? Identify words or phrases that suggest each tone.)

When you are sure you are up to date, you may move on:

Use soft HOLT reader - page 306 and read the POEM - SAME SONG. This is a poem full of imagery. Complete the chart on page  and then determine the tone of the poem. 

Use your TONE words handout to decide the tone and circle the phrases or words that suggest this tone.

Thursday, Figurative Language

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze figurative language in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

Match the Keystone term with its Synonym

Direct Instruction

Figurative language is found everywhere - not just poems!

figurative language in music and movies

Guided

Two stories - one with figurative Language - one without. We will read them together - and identify the figurative language in the second story.

Independent

1. Read the next short story with no figurative language. Use the graphic organizer to add figurative language to the story. Then rewrite the whole story on a NEO.

2. Beneath your rewrite, analyze your OWN STORY. Answer this question for what you just wrote:

Analyze the author's (that's you) use of figurative language in the passage above and explain how it helps the reader gain a better understanding/image of the character and the plot.

2. Complete the Keystone definitions on opposite side of "DO NOW."


Check for Understanding

Individual student checks.

Closure Review figurative language and prepare for constructed response tomorrow.

Exit Pass