Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Thursday, February 7, Most Dangerous Game

Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to read and interpret short fiction, practice grammar skills, identify parts of plot structure and apply elements from short story to it.

DO NOW

Use the first three of the vocabulary words from word bank on page 4 and write a sentence for each using context clues. Be sure to also write the definitions of each word into your notebook.

Direct Instruction

Hand back work from Tuesday.

Review some common writing mistakes from Tuesday.
a. Capitalize the word "I" and other proper nouns such as titles and names.

View Capitalization from Flocabulary.

b. Be careful not to use so many run on sentences.  Read what you wrote and see how many times you use the word, "and." You may want to take a few out and start a new sentence.


 Example - We went to the store and we went to the school and to the house and then we went to the party. 

Complete run on sentence worksheet.

Review worksheet. 

Review elements of plot structure from notes on Tuesday.
View Flocabulary on plot structure.  

Guided / Independent

Read short version on own of Three Little igs and complete plot structure graphic organizer.  

Choose ONE of the two story starters to write an original, creative story.  Pay attention to grammar, run on sentences and capitalization. Also, make sure your story has a setting, characters, plot, climax and resolution.

Write all vocabulary words with definitions on page 4 into notebooks.

Exit Pass

Correct the grammar mistakes in the following sentence:

i went to the stor with him and we are hanging out and she come in and told us to leve but we said no so she got mad and she told his mom and than left and nevir didn't come again. 
  

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