Thursday
February 26, 2009
Agenda
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HOMEWORK STRIKE SYSTEM IN EFFECT
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Composition notebook, paper, writing utensil
[10 min] Quiz: Plot Elements,
Cause+Effect, C. Clues, O. Patterns
[4 min] Warm up: “Point of View.”
[5 min] Discussion
Welcome to FCAT Bootcamp Day 7!
[1 min] PP Notes: Review Slide
[40-60 min] Popcorn Reading: “Flipped”
vs. “Diving Under” + Matrix at end.
[Remaining Time] Mastering FCAT:
Compare and contrast stories.
Objective(s):
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Apply knowledge of plot
structure,
characterization, and
cause and effect by filling
out the rubric after
reading the two stories.
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Apply notes on context
clues by practicing them
in Mastering FCAT.
Important Dates:
2/27: Film Club Viewing (4-6pm)
3/4: FCA #7
3/10: FCAT
What to look over:
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Study:
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Plot Elements notes (plot, characterization, POV)
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P.A.D. = post-apocalyptic dystopia
Organizational patterns (flashback, chronological)
Cause and effect notes (difference between them)
Context clue notes from today (synonym/antonym)
Bootcamp Quiz
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– “Welcome to Freytag’s
P.A.D.”
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q1:
• Most fiction stories follow the pattern of
exposition, conflict, climax, resolution.
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True or false?
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q2:
• The climax is a problem that is usually
solved by the resolution.
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True or false?
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q3:
• Look at the following sentence:
– “I put my hand on the gun and pulled
the trigger”
Is this 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person POV?
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q4:
• A theme is specific to children, whereas a
moral is specific to everyone.
– True or false?
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q5:
• P.A.D., or post-apocalyptic dystopia, is
when a nuclear event happens and peace
reigns on earth forever.
– True or false?
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q6:
• Chronological order is also known as:
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Going back in time to earlier events
A problem and a solution
The cause of something and its effect
Events ordered in time
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q8:
• Look at the following sentence:
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– “Mr. Hampton was a lazy man; all day he sat
on his couch watching television.”
– Identify one DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
trait.
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Q9:
• Look at the following sentence:
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– “Mr. Hampton was a lazy man; all day he sat
on his couch watching television.”
– Identify one INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
trait.
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q10:
• Look at the following sentence:
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– “Jackie was filled with mortification, or
shame, because of her careless remark.
– What does the word mortification mean?
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Proud
Shame
Confident
Happy
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q11:
• Look at the following sentence:
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– “The soft pliable wood was easy to bend.”
– What does the word pliable mean?
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Soft
Rough
Solid
Hard
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q12:
• Look at the following sentence:
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– “At the party, everyone thought my father
was inebriated, but he was not drunk.”
– What does the word inebriated mean?
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Happy
Drunk
Sober
Sad
Bootcamp Quiz
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Q13:
• Look at the following sentence:
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– “Everyone thought Jodie was sagacious, even
though she failed the 3rd grade four times.”
– What does the word sagacious mean?
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Dumb
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Happy
Sweet Potato
2/26/2009 [4 min]
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Think about the phrase, “there
are two sides to every story.”
Have you ever had an argument
with someone [a family, friend,
boyfriend/girlfriend] who didn’t
see share your point of view?
How did you get passed your
differences of opinion; did YOU
agree with them, or did they
eventually agree with you?
Explain in detail please!
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Today…
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• There will be no notes; just a review slide; leave
out your notebooks for help!
• We’ll be popcorn reading two stories:
– Flipped (female POV)
– Diving Under (male POV)
• In groups of 2, you’ll be filling out a matrix
comparing and contrasting POV’s of the story.
• We’ll review over the matrix together.
• After this, you may quietly work in groups of 2
on Mastering FCAT stories.
• Questions?
Bootcamp, Day the 7th:
C+C, POV Review
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Compare: how something/someone is
SIMILAR.
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Contrast: how something/someone is
DIFFERENT.
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Apples and oranges: are both fruits.
Apples and oranges: one is red, the other is orange.
POV = Point of view = the same story can be
INTERPRETED by different people, who see
things…differently!
Let’s Read!
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 Pass out papers.
 Coin flip determines which we read first.
 Read “Flipped.”
 Fill out matrix in groups of 2
 Review
 Read “Diving Under.”
 Fill out matrix in groups of 2
 Review
 Turn in papers
 Sheet of paper--Mastering FCAT (all questions)
 “Chief Seattle,” pg. 65
 “New Colossus”/“Nation of Immigrants,” pg. 75