Monday 4-30-18

Week #34:

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minutes of independent reading

Warm-Up:

Complete the activity What is Drama in Literature?

Class Work:

We will learn how authors of drama use specific

elements to tell a story by reading the teleplay

The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
(Page 415 in the text book)

Homework:

Complete your short story. It was due last Friday!

Thursday 4-26-18

Week #33:

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minutes of independent reading

Warm-Up:

Read the text You can order Pizza Hut

through sneakers and complete the reading response.

Objective:

We will learn how to write a short story that

develops real or imagined experiences or events using

effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and

well-structured event sequences by looking at an

example of a historical fiction short story.  

We’ll know we have it when we’ve completed our short

story and worked with a peer to revise and edit.

Class Work:

Finish writing short story

Peer revision and editing

Homework:

Complete your short story. Due Friday!

Wednesday 4-25-18

Week #33:

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minute free write

Warm-Up:

Complete the TBQs for Hunting for Area 51's Aliens.

Objective:

We will learn how to write a short story that

develops real or imagined experiences or events using

effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and

well-structured event sequences by looking at an

example of a historical fiction short story.  

We’ll know we have it when we’ve written the

climax and falling action #1. .

Class Work:

Continue writing historical fiction short story.

Climax

Falling Action #1

Homework:

Complete the falling action #2 for your short story.

Tuesday 4-24-18

Week #33:

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minute of independent reading

Warm-Up:

Read and annotate the text Hunting for Area 51's Aliens.

Objective:

We will learn how to write a short story that

develops real or imagined experiences or events using

effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and

well-structured event sequences by looking at a student

example of a historical fiction short story.  

We’ll know we have it when we’ve written the first two

rising action events.

Class Work:

Begin writing historical fiction short story.

Rising Action #1

Rising Action #2

Homework:

Complete the rising action #3 for your short story.

Due Friday!

Wednesday 4-18-18

Week #32:

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minute free-write

Objective:

We will learn how to write a short story that

develops real or imagined experiences or events using

effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and

well-structured event sequences by looking at a student

example of a historical fiction short story.  

We’ll know we have it when we’ve written the first two rising
action events.

Warm-Up:

Read and analyze a student example of a historical fiction
short story.

Class Work:

Begin writing historical fiction short story.

Homework:

30 Minutes of independent reading.

Tuesday 4-17-18

Week #32:

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minutes of independent reading

Warm-Up:

Read and analyze the story Blue-Sky Home.

Learning Intention:

We will learn how to plan out a story using a plot map

We’ll do this so that we can write a short story that

develops real or imagined experiences or events using

effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and

well-structured event sequences.

We’ll know we have it when we’ve completed the plot map (plan).

Class Work:

7 Elements of Historical Fiction

Plan short story using a plot map (create in notebook)

Homework:

30 minutes of independent reading

Monday 4-16-18

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minutes of independent reading

Warm-Up:

Read and analyze the story Black Blizzard.

Learning Intention:

We will learn how to plan out a story using a plot map

We’ll do this so that we can write a short story that

develops real or imagined experiences or events using

effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and

well-structured event sequences.

We’ll know we have it when we’ve completed the plot map (plan).

Class Work:

Notes: What makes for a good story?

Plan short story using a plot map (create in notebook)

Homework:

30 minutes of independent reading

Friday 4-13-18

Week #31:

Unit: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minutes of independent reading

Warm-Up:

Read and analyze the song, Behind the Clouds.

Learning Intention:

We will learn how to read like a writer and examine a

writer’s craft by reading and analyzing the short story

Black Blizzard by Maurine V. Eleder.

We’ll do this so that we can write a short story that

develops real or imagined experiences or events using

effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and

well-structured event sequences.

We’ll know we have it when we’ve noted and named

several techniques a writer uses to create an engaging story.

Class Work:

Read and analyze the story Black Blizzard

Research Notes for Historical Fiction Short Story

Homework:

Finish up your research and make sure that your

Research notes are completed.

Thursday 4-12-18

Week #31:

Unit: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minute free-write

Warm-Up:

Analyze the poem, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.

Learning Intention:

Today we will learn how to research like a writer of historical

fiction by researching the who, what, where, when, why  and

how of our chosen historical events.

We’ll do this so that we can write our own historical

fiction short story with one of the historical events from our

research.

We’ll know we have it when we are able to complete at least

nine boxes of Step 2 of our research notes.

Class Work:

Research Notes for Historical Fiction Short Story

Homework:

Finish analyzing the poem,

Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.

Wednesday 4-11-18

Week #31:

Unit: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

Library Visit: Get a book for CMAS testing.

Warm-Up:

Read and annotate the poem, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.

Learning Intention:

Today we will learn how to research like a writer of historical

fiction by researching the who, what, where, when, why  and

how of our chosen historical events.

We’ll do this so that we can write our own historical

fiction short story with one of the historical events from our

research.

We’ll know we have it when we are able to complete at least

six boxes of Step 2 of our research notes.

Class Work:

Research Notes for Historical Fiction Short Story

Homework:

Finish reading and annotating the poem,

Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.

Tuesday 4-10-18

Week #31:

Unit: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minutes of required reading (Historical Fiction Novel)

Warm-Up:

Complete the analysis for the text, The Color of Clouds.

Learning Intention:

Today we will learn how to research like a writer of historical fiction
by researching and identifying three possible historical events.

We’ll do this so that we can write our own historical fiction short
story with one of the historical events from our research.

We’ll know we have it when we are able to complete at least
three boxes of Step 2 of our research notes.

Class Work:

Research Notes for Historical Fiction Short Story

Homework:

Finish the analysis for the text, The Color of Clouds.

Monday 4-9-18

Week #31:

Unit: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Bell-Ringer:

10 minutes of required reading (Historical Fiction Novel)

Warm-Up:

Read and annotate the text, The Color of Clouds.

Learning Intention:

Today we will learn how to research like a writer of historical fiction
by researching and identifying three possible historical events.

We’ll do this so that we can write our own historical fiction short story
with one of the historical events from our research.

We’ll know we have it when we are able to complete step 1 of our
research notes.

Class Work:

Research Notes for Historical Fiction Short Story

Homework:

Finish reading and annotating The Color of Clouds.

*Next library check-out: April 19th