Guiding Questions and Assignments for the
Week of 4/22/13
MONDAY, 4/22/13
MAP Review Context Clues practice *Introduce un- prefix vocab words *Missing Assignment reports passed out *Work Day |
TUESDAY, 4/23/13
MAP Review ~Library Day~ *Review un- prefix vocab words (game) *Progress Report/UNSATs passed out |
WEDNESDAY, 4/24/13
MAP Review Inference Practice * Take quiz over un- prefix vocabulary words * Introduce dis- prefix vocab words |
THURSDAY, 4/25/13
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FRIDAY, 4/26/13MAP Review * Take quiz over dis- prefix vocab words Upcoming Events4/30/13-5/2/13 MAP Testing |
HELPFUL REVIEW INFO:Check out what Quinn found for us to review: Figurative Language rap Figurative Language quick check Simile - comparison using 'like' or 'as' Today was like a dream. Metaphor - comparison NOT using 'like' or 'as' I am the lightning. You are the thunder. Hyperbole - HUGE exaggeration He took my breath away. Alliteration - same beginning sound Tim took two turns. Onomatopoeia - sound word Buzz, Zoom, Crack, Tic Toc Personification - giving non-human objects human-like qualities The trees danced in the wind. |
3rd Quarter Questions We Can Answer...
9th Week:
How can you prove to Mrs. Wallace and your parents that you have met all four learning goals for quarter three?
8th and Week:
How can I determine the meaning of an unknown word?
6th & 7th Week:
Where is figurative language used and why? (Let's analyze).
5th Week:
How did Susan Bartoletti use and alter history in her book The Boy Who Dared?
1st Week through 4th Week:
How might each decision that a character makes affect that character and the secondary characters around them?
How might your decisions do the same (even those that seem unimportant)?
How can you prove to Mrs. Wallace and your parents that you have met all four learning goals for quarter three?
8th and Week:
How can I determine the meaning of an unknown word?
6th & 7th Week:
Where is figurative language used and why? (Let's analyze).
5th Week:
How did Susan Bartoletti use and alter history in her book The Boy Who Dared?
1st Week through 4th Week:
How might each decision that a character makes affect that character and the secondary characters around them?
How might your decisions do the same (even those that seem unimportant)?
2nd Quarter Questions We Can Answer...
9th Week:
How can you prove to Mrs. Wallace and your parents that you have met all four learning goals for quarter two?
8th Week:
How is the movie adaptation of ______________ similar to and different from the book?
(Polar Express and your chosen novel)
7th Week:
What is the difference between 1st, 2nd, 3rd objective, 3rd omniscient, and 3rd limited omniscient points of view?
6th Week:
What is point of view in literature?
How do I determine the point of view a story is told from?
5th Week:
Thanksgiving Week - (Review)
4th Week:
How can we have effective literature group discussions?
3rd Week:
How can I determine theme?
2nd Week:
What are the similarities and differences between a written work and an audio visual presentation of the same work?
1st Week:
How does writing transfer from written word to the screen?
How can you prove to Mrs. Wallace and your parents that you have met all four learning goals for quarter two?
8th Week:
How is the movie adaptation of ______________ similar to and different from the book?
(Polar Express and your chosen novel)
7th Week:
What is the difference between 1st, 2nd, 3rd objective, 3rd omniscient, and 3rd limited omniscient points of view?
6th Week:
What is point of view in literature?
How do I determine the point of view a story is told from?
5th Week:
Thanksgiving Week - (Review)
4th Week:
How can we have effective literature group discussions?
3rd Week:
How can I determine theme?
2nd Week:
What are the similarities and differences between a written work and an audio visual presentation of the same work?
1st Week:
How does writing transfer from written word to the screen?
1st Quarter Questions We Can Answer...
9th Week:
Besides a roller coaster, what else can you compare literary elements to?
8th Week:
How can you prove to Mrs. Wallace and your parents that you have met all four learning goals for quarter one?
7th Week:
What examples from S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, show characters' growth?
6th Week:
How does S.E. Hinton use plot and character to develop a theme of the universal qualities of the human experience in The Outsiders?
5th Week:
How can we use narrative details for the comparison and contrast of characters?
4th Week:
What elements of setting and historical moment are important to understanding S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders?
3rd Week:
What is literary exposition, and how is it important to understanding a text?
2nd Week:
What methods do writers use as tools of characterization?
How can a reader recognize dynamic and static characters?
When reading a story, how does a reader determine what kind of person each character is?
What information helps the reader get an impression of each character?
1st Week:
How can a reader identify commonly used literary elements and apply an understanding of them to various texts?
How does knowing literary elements help readers understand text?