Annotations
What are the two things we do when we annotate?
1) We underline important parts of the story
2) We make notes in the margin on why we underlined
This is the message of a story.
The Theme
The children in the orphanage might have starved had it not been for the benevolence of the nuns, who sacrificed their own small salaries to provide food for the children.
Kindness
What does this figurative language mean:
I'm drowning in the work I have to do.
The speaker has so much work, it feels like he or she is stuck or can't escape.
Write an essay that explains how Rinko in A Jar of Dreams and the speaker in Somewhere Among feel about their heritage.
TREES + 5 Paragraph Essay
An old, medieval fable about a knight who slays a dragon.
Narrative
What are the two things we annotate for when we are reading an Informational Text?
Topic + Key Ideas
This is the time and place where a narrative occurs.
The Setting
After weeks of avoiding him, Annie finally found the courage to tell David that she wasn’t interested in him; and even though David was heartbroken, he appreciated her candor.
Honesty
What pronoun or pronouns will we primarily see if a poem is written in the 2nd Person?
You
Based on Saving Marty, write a narrative that tells what will most likely happen the next time Lorenzo enters Marty into a race. Use what you know about the characters, setting, and events from the passage to write your narrative.
Beginning, Middle, End Outline + A Narrative Story
A magazine article that argues that schools should start later in the day.
Informational Text
What do we write down at the end of an Informational Text?
The Main Idea/The Central Idea/ The Author's Big Idea
What is the difference between a character trait (or characteristic) and a character motivation?
A character trait is what a character is like, a character motivation is what they want.
Due to the scarcity of food in her territory, the mother lioness had to roam far from safe ground to find a meal for her child.
Rareness
Identify the Poetic Structure:
walking home from school... alone.
playing Madden... alone.
going to the library... alone.
Repetition
Based on “Capturing the Moment,” write a narrative that tells what most likely happens next in the story. Use what you know about the characters, setting, and events from the passage to write your narrative.
Beginning, Middle, End Outline + A Narrative Story
A first-person story about what a girl learns on her first day of 6th grade.
Narrative
What do we write down at the end of a narrative?
The Lesson Learned/The Theme
What is the difference between a conflict and a resolution?
A conflict is a problem in the story that the characters must face, while the resolution is how the story ends after the characters confront the conflict.
Zach wanted to play football with the other kids but, with his horrible deficiencies in coordination, he couldn’t catch or throw the ball.
Weaknesses
What do we call it when an object in a story represents a greater idea?
Symbolism
Based on “The Teen Who Woke Up Her School” and “Why Schools Are Struggling to Let Students Sleep In,” write an essay arguing that middle schools and high schools should have later start times. Be sure to use information from both articles to develop your essay.
TREES + Five-Paragraph Essay
A biography about the life of Abraham Lincoln told in the third-person.
Informational Text
What are the four things we annotate for while we are reading a narrative?
Character Traits, Character Motivations, Conflict and Resolution.
What is the most important part of each section of an informational text called?
The Key Idea
If you go to the party wearing your best smile, laugh good naturedly, and try your dance steps out (even if you aren’t the best dancer), you will attract attention with your amiable disposition.
Likeable, Friendly
What type of figurative language is this: "My shot is flowing, flying, fluttering."
Alliteration
Based on Starfish and The Poet X, write an essay that compares the importance of art in Kiko’s and Xiomara’s lives. Be sure to use information from both passages to develop your essay.
TREES + Five-Paragraph Essay
The script from a play based on the real-life story of the people involved in the Salem Witch Trials.
Narrative (if it's a script, it's a narrative)