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6 th Grade Pre-AP English

6 th Grade Pre-AP English. 1 st 6 Weeks. Table of Contents. August 29, 2012 . Title: Novel Connections pg . 6

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6 th Grade Pre-AP English

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  1. 6th Grade Pre-AP English 1st 6 Weeks

  2. Table of Contents

  3. August 29, 2012 • Title: Novel Connections pg. 6 • Journal: What are text-to-text connections? What are text-to-world connections? Why do we need to make them? Why do you think text-to-self connections were not included in the summer reading assignment? Explain.

  4. August 29, 2012-Activity • Notes • Connection Maker Handout • Discussion

  5. August 29, 2012-Activity • Title: Summer Reading Vocabulary pg. 7 • Text-to-text connections • Relating two writings (books or articles) to each other • Ex: A Single Shard-Crane Man’s advice relating to Shakespeare • Text-to-world connections • Relating the text/writing to an event that has happened in the world (historical references, current events) • Ex: A Single Shard-Tree Ear’s poverty and the Dust Bowl

  6. August 29, 2012-Activity • Title: Summer Reading Vocabulary pg. 7 • Text-to-text connections • Relating two books or articles to each other • Ex: Long Way from Chicago and White Wolf-mystery • Text-to-world connections • Relating a book or article to a historical event or current event • Ex: Long Way from Chicago and prohibition

  7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPaed8I3V1A August 30, 2012 • Title: Heart Mapping pg. 8 Things/People inside your heart that are special to you; the closer to the center the more you love or like them Things/People outside of your heart; you may dislike or even hate them

  8. August 30, 2012-Activity • Notes • Connection Maker Handout • Discussion • Character connection handout • Group creates poster

  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPaed8I3V1A August 30, 2012-Activity • Title: Novel Discussion pg. 9 • Journal: Complete the following sentences and explain. • I learned today… I discussed today… • I want to learn more about… I want more time to discuss… • My last thought is…

  10. August 31, 2012 • Title: Quickwrite pg. 10 • Journal: Choose a topic from your heart map on which to write.

  11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPaed8I3V1A August 31, 2012-Activity • Finish novel discussion journal entry • Journal • Notes • Character page • Character poster project

  12. August 31, 2012-Activity • Title: Summer Reading Vocabulary pg. 11 • Characterization-includes what a character says (dialogue), what a character does (actions), what a character thinks (interior monologue), what others say about a character, and through the author’s direct statement. • Motivation-a reason that explains a character’s thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior. • Round character-a complex, fully-rounded personality; a three-dimensional character. • Flat character-a character presented with only a single important trait. • Stock character-a flat character in a standard role with standard traits. • Dynamic character-a character that changes in response to the actions through which he or she passes. • Static character-a character that changes little over the course of a narrative/story. Things happen to these characters, but little happens in them. • Foil-a character, usually minor, designed to highlight qualities of a major character.

  13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPaed8I3V1A September 4, 2012 -favorites, now and then -pets, now and then -teachers, now and then -places: school, camp, trips, times away with friends and relatives -hobbies -sports -games -music -books -poems -songs -movies -writers and artists -food -pet peeves -beloved things—objects and possessions—now and then -all the loves of your life • Title: Writing Territories pg. 12-13 -memories: early, earlier, and recent -obsessions -idiosyncrasies (differences) -problems -dreams -itches (what bugs you) -understandings -confusions -passions -sorrows -risks -accomplishments -fears -worries -fantasies -family, close and distant -friends, now and then -fads

  14. September 4, 2012-Activity • Character poster project

  15. September 5, 2012 • Title: Beliefs and Experiences (hands format) pg. 14 • Journal: Draw two hands or trace your hands on your paper. You will fill in one hand with your beliefs and the other with your experiences.

  16. September 5, 2012-Activity • Notes • Advice column • GT extension-instead of writing from the perspective of Abby, write from the perspective of two opposing characters on the same situation • Assign GT extension project-instead of novel test

  17. September 5, 2012-Activity • Title: Summer Reading Vocabulary pg. 15 • Conflict External • Character/Person versus Nature • Character/Person versus Character/Person • Character/Person versus Society • Internal • Character/Person versus Self

  18. September 5, 2012-Activity • Title: Summer Reading Vocabularypg. 15 • Conflict External • Character/Person versus Nature • Character/Person versus Character/Person • Character/Person versus Society • Internal • Character/Person versus Self

  19. September 6, 2012 • Title: Quickwrite pg. 16 • Journal: Choose a topic from your heart map on which to write.

  20. September 6, 2012-Activity • Idioms • T-chart with text and interpretation • Illustrate one or two idioms • Group share-list for novel • Cultural connections • Free write on students’ cultural background • Class discussion of culture • Groups identify cultural markers in novels • GT extension-identify differences of cultures then and now

  21. September 6, 2012-Activity • Title: Summer Reading Vocabulary pg. 17 • Idioms

  22. September 6, 2012 • Title: Idioms pg. 18

  23. September 7, 2012-Activity • Assessment of novels-questions, short answer responses • GT extension-finishing project

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