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Bellwork for August 22, 2016

Take handouts from the back counter. Write in your agenda. I can annotate a text. I can identify the elements of literature. Answer the questions to the right on the page titled " Bellwork .".

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Bellwork for August 22, 2016

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  1. Take handouts from the back counter. • Write in your agenda. • I can annotate a text. • I can identify the elements of literature. • Answer the questions to the right on the page titled "Bellwork." 1. This short story is about a class of school children on Venus, a planet where the sun is visible for only two hours every seven years. A mean group of school children lock a young girl from Earth in the closet and forget about her for the whole two hours. She cries. FICTION OR NONFICTION: _______________ Genre: _________________ Author’s Purpose: Entertain Persuade Inform Explain Your Answer: 2. The Fallen by Paul Langan In this novel Martin Luna, a troubled teenager, struggles with the decision to take revenge on the person who killed his brother. A fight threatens to end his sophomore year at Bluford High School. And Frankie, the most feared homeboy from his neighborhood, is hunting him. FICTION OR NONFICTION: _______________ Genre: _____________ Author’s Purpose: Entertain Persuade Inform Explain Your Answer: Bellwork for August 22, 2016

  2. The elements of literature make up a narrative fiction text. • They are conflict, setting, characters, and theme. Title page three in you composition notebook "Elements of Literature."

  3. Take handouts from the back counter. • Write in your agenda. • I can label and identify the parts of the plot diagram. • Answer the questions to the right on the page titled "Bellwork." 3. Life Itself: A Memoir by Roger Ebert Roger Ebert is the best-known film critic of our time. He has been reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize. For the first time, he tells the full, dramatic story of his life and career. FICTION OR NONFICTION: _______________ Genre:___________ Author’s Purpose: Entertain Persuade Inform Explain Your Answer: 4. Breaking Dawn (the Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer The story of a teenage girl named Bella Swan who is in love triangle with a teenage vampire and werewolf. She must choose to either join the dark world of immortals or pursue a fully human life. FICTION OR NONFICTION: _______________ Genre: ________________ Author’s Purpose: Entertain Persuade Inform Explain Your Answer: Bellwork for August 23, 2016

  4. Plot describes the structure- or series of events- in a narrative fiction text. The plot diagram helps the reader recognize and understand the beginning, middle, and end of a story. Plot Structure- Label page 4 in your composition notebook as "Plot Structure."

  5. Beginning The exposition is the introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, and conflict.

  6. Middle The rising action of the story is all of the events (or conflicts) that lead to the eventual climax—the rising action creates suspense. The climax is the most exciting point of the story, and is a turning point for the plot or goals of the main character.

  7. End The falling action is everything that happens as a result of the climax, including wrapping-up of plot points, questions being answered, and character development. The resolution is not always happy, but it does complete the story. It can leave a reader with questions, answers, frustration, or satisfaction.

  8. We will read through the story together once, then you will complete the plot diagram with your small group. *Hint* If you are having trouble, refer to the information in the sidebars for guidance! "The Dinner Party" by Mona Gardner

  9. Answer the following questions on your notecard: 1. Why is the hostess’s reaction to the snake important to the story? A The character of the native boy is introduced. B It offers proof to end the discussion. C She is able to focus on her guests. D It reinforces the colonel’s view. 2. Which detail about the setting contributes to the plot of the story? A The plant life in India is very exotic. B India is located in Southern Asia. C India is the second-most populous country in the world. D Cobras live in India. 3. Throughout the short story “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner, why does the author's exposition supply insight into her resolution? Write a RACES paragraph of 4-5 sentences. Exit Ticket

  10. Take handouts from the back counter. • Write in your agenda. • I can make inferences from a text. • Answer the bellwork questions on your bellwork page. 5. “Paul Bunyan” retold by James MacGillivray A collection of hilarious stories about a 40 foot lumberjack adventuring across the American frontier: It took three storks to carry Paul Bunyan to his parents, he sawed the legs of his parents’ bed at seven months old, Paul dug the Grand Canyon while dragging his axe behind him, and so forth. FICTION OR NONFICTION: _______________ Genre: ________________ Author’s Purpose: Entertain Persuade Inform Explain Your Answer: 6. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry A fictional story set in Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943 telling of a 10-year-old girl who undertakes a dangerous mission to save her best friend, Ellen Rosen, on the eve when Nazi’s will capture Jews. FICTION OR NONFICTION: _______________ Genre: ________ Author’s Purpose: Entertain Persuade Inform Explain Your Answer: Bellwork for August 24, 2016

  11. Instructions: 1. You will get a quote that has something to do with Unit One. 2. Read your quote and (on your notecard) write down what you think it means in one to two complete sentences. 3. You will walk around the room sharing your quote and its meaning with other students who have a different color quote from you. As you talk with him/her, discuss what the two quotes have in common. 4. After six minutes, you will go back to your seat and write down what you think the topic for Unit One is. Make sure you are considering this as you talk to different classmates—the more quotes you hear, the clearer the topic should become! Unit One

  12. What is a stereotype? • What are some stereotypes that exist in society today? In middle school? • How do stereotypes make people feel? Why is this? Unit One: Overcoming Stereotypes

  13. Which character is the best example of overcoming stereotypes and becoming a hero? Unit One's Big Question

  14. Take handouts from the back counter. • Write in your agenda. • I can analyze plot elements in a text. • Answer the questions to the right on the page titled "Bellwork." 7. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells An inventor creates a time machine and travels to the year 802701, where two distinct human races have evolved: the helpless, childlike Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks. FICTION OR NONFICTION: _______________ Genre: ____________ Author’s Purpose: Entertain Persuade Inform Explain Your Answer: 8. Science Is...: A source book of fascinating facts, projects and activities by Susan V. Bosak Using common materials and household products, you can conduct your own scientific experiments. Activities are organized by the amount of time and effort involved. FICTION OR NONFICTION: _______________ Genre: ______________ Author’s Purpose: ENTERTAIN PERSUADE INFORM Explain Your Answer: Bellwork for August 25, 2016

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