The students completed an exit ticket to prove what they learned about inferential thinking. Students drew conclusions about the picture and the title of the picture. They were asked to do the following.
Students were introduced to inferences through a slideshow presentation. They wrote the inference types on the flaps of a foldable and wrote the examples behind the flap. The slideshow is below.
Fold-able Directions:
1. Students used two pieces of construction paper. Fold each piece of paper in half vertically. 2. Draw or fold seven lines on the front of each piece of paper. 3. Cut along each line, but don't cut the paper all the way. We want it to fold back and forth. Students will take notes on different types of characters on page 8 in interactive notebook. protagonist: main character
antagonist: character or force that opposes the main character round character: convincing, true-to-life, have many different often conflicting sides flat characters: stereotyped, shallow, one-dimensional, often symbolic, 1-2 character traits static characters:remain the same throughout the story dynamic characters: undergo some type of change or growth, often as a result of conflict “On the Sidewalk Bleeding”—Conflict Assignment
For this task you will choose one of the options below. Option One: Work in a small group to create a scene/skit that portrays one of the conflicts in story.
Students will draw a person outline and write examples of internal conflict on the inside of the body and example of external conflict. 1.Man vs. Self
A person’s struggle with his or her own prejudices or doubts or character flaws constitutes this type of conflict (Hamlet). 2. Man vs. Man Any story featuring a hero and a villain or villains (The Count of Monte Cristo) represents this type of conflict, though the villain(s) is/are often representative of another antagonist in this list, whether a villain is in essence an alter ego of the protagonist (thus representing the conflict of person versus self) or stands in for society. 3. Man vs. Society When the protagonist’s conflict extends to confronting institutions, traditions, or laws of his or her culture, he or she struggles to overcome them, either triumphing over a corrupt society (I draw a blank here), rejecting it (Fahrenheit 451), or succumbing to it (1984). 4. Person vs. Nature In this conflict, the protagonist is pitted against nature (Robinson Crusoe) or a representation of it, often in the form of an animal (Moby Dick). 5. Person vs. Supernatural Superficially, conflict with the supernatural may seem equivalent to conflict with fate or God, or representative of a struggle with an evocation of self (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) or nature (The Birds). But this category stands on its own feet as well. Source
We use appositives in spoken English all the time. An appositive is a word or phrase that identifies a noun or gives additional information about a noun. Usually the word or phrase is either a noun or a noun phrase, but not always. The appositive is usually next to the noun it is identifying or clarifying. Write the following on Page 275 in interactive notebooks. Example: Emily’s eldest brother, Sam, climbed on the bus. In the sentence “brother” is a noun. “Sam” is the appositive, because it means the same thing as “Emily’s oldest brother,” but it gives more information (clarifies) by telling the reader the name of the brother. Keep in mind: Appositives are complicated! • There can be appositives with any noun, not just the subject. • They often, but not always, follow the noun. They can come before the noun or even later in the sentence. • There may be commas around the appositive, but not always. It depends on the meaning of the sentence. Sometimes there are even dashes or parenthesis around an appositive. In each of the following sentences, underline the appositive and circle the noun it is referring to. 1. His friend Tom went on vacation. 2. My car, the red one with a white top, is out of gas. 3. The class played their favorite game, soccer, at recess. 4. Soccer, a popular sport in France, is played with a black and white ball. 5. The largest state in the U.S., Alaska was one of the last to be admitted as a state. (Top Left) Objective: the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue. The narrator never discloses anything about what the characters think or feel, remaining a detached observer.
(Top Right) Third Person: the narrator does not participate in the action of the story as one of the characters, but tells us exactly how the characters feel. We learn about the characters through this outside voice. (Bottom Left) First Person: In the first person point of view, the narrator does participate in the action of the story. When reading stories in the first person, we need to realize that what the narrator is recounting might not be the objective truth. We should question the trustworthiness of the accounting. (Bottom Right) Omniscient and Limited Omniscient: Omniscient is when a narrator who knows everything about all the characters is all knowing, or omniscient. Limited omniscient is when a narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character, either major or minor, has a limited omniscient point of view. |
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