Week 11

1. Week 11 CONTENT

2. MONDAY

3. BELLRINGER: PlannerPlease copy into your planner • Monday – Planner, Essential Vocabulary, Context Clues, Forms of Folklore • Tuesday – Narrative Writing, Graphic Organizer • Wednesday – Begin Narrative Essays • Graphic Organizer • Rough Draft • Thursday – Essential Vocabulary Quiz, Peer Editing of Essays • Friday – Finish Narrative Essays • Final Draft (in cursive, in ink)

4. ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY • Short Story- a piece of prose fiction which can be read at a single sitting • Folktale-a story that was told by generations of storytellers before it was ever written down • Imagery- figurative language/descriptions used to produce mental images (painting a picture with words)

5. ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY • Fiction-made-up or imaginary happenings, as opposed to statements of fact or nonfiction • Dialogue- conversation between characters in a literary work • Dialect-a variation of a language spoken by a particular group of people, usually within a certain region

6. LN pp. 570-572Using context clues • One way to understand an unfamiliar word is to look at its context, the words and sentences surrounding it. Context often provides clues to help you infer, or figure out, the general meaning of the word. General Context • Refers to the several sentences or the whole paragraph surrounding an unfamiliar word. • Photos, charts, and drawings can also be part of the general context.

7. Definition & Restatement • Some texts define new words or restate their meanings in another way. Certain words and special punctuation (commas, dashes, and parentheses) may signal that a definition or restatement follows a new word.

8. FOLKTALES • A folktale is a story that was told by generations of storytellers before it was ever written down. • Folktales belong to a category called folklore. This general term includes songs, speeches, sayings and even jokes.

9. FORMS OF FOLKLORE • Trickster Tale – a story in which a character, often an animal, outsmarts an enemy. An example of a trickster character is Brer Rabbit.

10. FORMS OF FOLKLORE • Origin story – a story about the origins, or beginnings, of something in nature. They can explain such things as how tigers got their stripes and why the sky is blue.

11. FORMS OF FOLKLORE • Fairy Tale – a fantasy story with magical beings who change the lives of ordinary people. The stories of Cinderella and Snow White – and their fairy godmothers – are fairy tales.

12. FORMS OF FOLKLORE • Tall Tale – a fantasy story about an amazing, larger-than-life person. An example would be Paul Bunyan.

13. FORMS OF FOLKLORE • Myth – a story about gods and goddesses and how they were involved in making things the way they are.

14. FORMS OF FOLKLORE • Legend – a story about an amazing event or a hero’s amazing accomplishment. Some legends are about people who actually lived, but over the years, their reputations grew “larger than life.”

15. TUESDAY

16. BELLRINGER: Copy in Cursive • Upon the arrival of Rip, the players stopped and stared at him, unnerving him. His companion opened the keg and emptied it into flagons, then motioned for Rip to serve the players, which he did. After the strange men resumed their game, Rip began to feel at ease and decided to sample the brew. It was excellent. He drank another, then another and another. By and by, the liquor had a heavy effect, and he drifted into a deep sleep.

17. ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY • Short Story- a piece of prose fiction which can be read at a single sitting • Folktale-a story that was told by generations of storytellers before it was ever written down • Imagery- figurative language/descriptions used to produce mental images (painting a picture with words)

18. ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY • Fiction-made-up or imaginary happenings, as opposed to statements of fact or nonfiction • Dialogue- conversation between characters in a literary work • Dialect-a variation of a language spoken by a particular group of people, usually within a certain region

19. Narrative Essay

20. What is a Narrative ? • The most important thing to remember about a narrative essay is that it tells a story. It can be a short story, a novel, a drama, or a narrative poem. • The author may write about • an experience or event from his or her past • something that happened to somebody else, such as a friend, parent or a grandparent • a recent or an ongoing experience or event

21. What is a plot What are the parts of the plot? • Plot is what happens in a story. Plot consists of a series of related episodes, one growing out of another. The parts of the plot act like the building blocks in a story. • Basic situation • Conflict • Series of events or Rising action • Climax • Resolution or denouement

22. Basic situation • The basic situation introduces the characters and what they want. This is where the reader usually finds out about the conflict or a problem in the story. • The major character must face obstacles to solving his or her problem.

23. Conflict • Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces • Every plot must contain some kind of conflict • Stories can have more than one conflict • Conflicts can be external or internal • External conflict- outside force may be person, group, animal, nature, or a nonhuman obstacle • Internal conflict- takes place in a character’s mind

24. Series of events or Rising action • A series of events takes place that makes it very hard for the character to get what he or she wants. • Conflict builds as the major character faces obstacles to solving his or her problem. • Each new obstacle complicates the conflict and helps build to the story’s climax.

25. Climax • The climax is the story’s most emotional or suspenseful moment. • This is the point at which the conflict is decided one way or another. • Reader’s curiosity is at it’s highest at the story’s climax. Make your reader wonder, “How is this going to turn out?”

26. Resolution or denouement • The resolution is the last part of the story. It is also called denouement. • This is where the loose ends of the plot are tied up and the story is closed.

27. Diagram of a plot Climax Series of events/Rising Action Resolution/ Denouement Basic situation

28. It’s time to get started…….. • Remember that your plot needs to have a • beginning • conflict • rising action • a climax • resolution

29. It’s time to get started…… • To grab the reader’s attention and quickly introduce your story’s character’s, setting, point of view and conflict, try one of these opener suggestions. • Start with dialogue, letting a character speak to set the scene. • Start with action, jumping right into the conflict and describing the setting and the characters as part of the action.

30. The Point of View • A story’s point of view depends upon who is narrating, or telling the story. • Many effective short stories use the first-person or the third person limited point of view. • Choose the first-person point of view if you want readers to put themselves into the story, as if they are the major character. Choose the third-person limited point of view if you want readers to experience the story from a distance, as if they are simply watching the major character.

31. Developing a character • Step1: Ask yourself, “What does this character look like?” List details about appearance such as the character’s skin and hair color, height, weight, and style of clothing. • Step2: Ask yourself: ”What does the reader need to know about this character?” List important facts such as the character’s age, place of residence, and family background. • Step3: Ask yourself: “What is this character’s personality like?” Is the character quiet? Sociable? A bully? A good student? What does the character like to do?

32. Planning a story’s setting • The setting is where and when the story takes place. It can be a kitchen at night or a soccer field on a Friday evening. It can be the present, the past and the future. • Include details about the weather, calendar events, or times of the day in your setting. • Use sensory details (tastes, feelings, smells, sights, and sounds) to describe or show your setting. • DON’T forget spatial details that highlight important scenes, people, and objects and their relation to each other.

33. As you write your story….. • Use specific narrative action, such as movements, gestures, and facial expression, to tell exactly what your characters are doing and to show their personalities or attitudes. • Make sure that all of the action in your story builds to a climax of suspense. • Don’t forget to add interesting dialogue for your characters. Remember, new speaker = new paragraph. (see Quotation Marks handout)

34. End • Your story’s ending should not be just tacked on. It should follow naturally from the story’s events. • The problem introduced at the beginning of the story should be resolved. • Your story’s outcome can be happy or sad, but make sure that it is believable.

35. WEDNESDAY

36. Independent Assignment Compose a narrative essay incorporating all steps of the Writing Process and the Six Traits of Writing. • Guidelines: • A narrative essay tells a story using transitional words and phrases to create a clear chronological sequence of events. • Essays must be 1-1 ½ pages long. • Essay must have a plot with characters, dialogue, sequence of events, conflict, and resolution. • Essay must include imagery and figurative language.

37. Today’s Objective • Complete your Graphic Organizer. You must keep this to turn in with your final draft. It is not optional. • Complete your Rough Draft. You may NOT move on to your Revision or Final Draft today. We have a class exercise tomorrow with the Rough Drafts. Any work ahead of this step will be discarded. • IF YOU FINISH: You may read your A/R books. You may also test on the laptops in class. • No, you may not go to another teacher’s room. • No, you may not go to the library.

38. Your Topic “When I was a little kid.” • You should use a real event from your childhood as your basis for your story. The rest may be fictional. • You may change character names. • You may add new characters for further interest. KEEP ALL YOUR WORK TO TURN IN

39. THURSDAY

40. BELLRINGER: Please answer in complete sentences • What words in the following passage show imagery? • “The doors slid open to let me out into the rain. I hunched over inside my jacket as I dashed for my truck. The rain hammering against my hood sounded unusually loud, too, but soon the roar of the engine drowned out everything else.”

41. ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY • Short Story- a piece of prose fiction which can be read at a single sitting • Folktale-a story that was told by generations of storytellers before it was ever written down • Imagery- figurative language/descriptions used to produce mental images (painting a picture with words)

42. ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY • Fiction-made-up or imaginary happenings, as opposed to statements of fact or nonfiction • Dialogue- conversation between characters in a literary work • Dialect-a variation of a language spoken by a particular group of people, usually within a certain region

43. Essential Vocabulary Quiz Time Week 11

44. Peer Editing Objectives • You will read the Rough Draft of one of your classmate’s essays. • Look for spelling, punctuation, grammatical mistakes or missing elements and mark them clearly on the paper. • Offer suggestions, but do not write sections for the person you are editing. • Your work/observations will be turned in with the final draft. Make sure they’re constructive and not destructive. YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS TASK

45. Independent Assignment Using your edited rough draft: Begin your REVISION. • There must be at least 7 changes/revisions to your original narrative. • Replace repetitive words. • Check for sentence fragments and run-ons. • Watch for grammatical errors and misspellings. KEEP ALL YOUR WORK TO TURN IN

46. FRIDAY

47. Independent Assignment Using your Revision: Write your FINAL Draft. • You may print. • You must use ink. (blue or black only) • No more than 3 mistakes/writing errors per page. (You must re-write on #4) KEEP ALL YOUR WORK TO TURN IN ALL WORK IS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS

48. ONCE YOUR ESSAYS ARE DONE… ORDER OF PAPERWORK TO TURN IN • ON TOP: GRADING RUBRIC • FINAL DRAFT • REVISION • ROUGH DRAFT • COMPLETED GRAPHIC ORGANIZER • You may read your A/R books. You may also test on the laptops in class. • No, you may not go to another teacher’s room. • No, you may not go to the library.