Week 4 September 6-9, 2016
No school Monday (Labor Day)
Tues/ Wednesday
1. Graphic organizer and questions due for “The Interlopers”
2. Brain Starter (special section in their binders): Please combine these two sentences:
In his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver. He was pointing it straight at Rainsford's heart
3. Opinionnaire – on danger (Mori’s)
4.
Look at all the pictures in this story and consider what they show. What does it make you think about?
Cornell Notes set up:
Essential Vocabulary word (vocab section in binder): Repast= meal (must know to infer the ending!) at the
end, you have to think about what’s in the gutter (please say this and point out that I wrote it on the board).
Cornell Notes: begin your “Think alouds” using “Rules of Notice” with these topics:
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Predict the conflict in this short story.
Look at the title - what do you notice and infer - double meanings?
In class:
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Read: "The Most Dangerous Game" (there will be a bit of time Thursday, but not much)
Story is on my web site for you (or Google it!)
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As you read write your think alouds in your notes.
Thursday
Brain Starter: Write the sentences without the use of an apostrophe. You've good eyes.
Don't talk rot.
I'm not sleepy.
Rainsford's heart beat rapidly. It's not funny.
Its bowl was empty.
How do stories from the past define who we are today?
What do we have in common with people in the past?
EQ for all we read this year!!!!
Finish the story, Story Chart and 3 level questions DUE Friday
Character Map – due Monday – this takes some time . . . . think. Go back to the story on my web site or google
it.
Friday
Steno:
Plot Chart- specifically conflict and climax (where is it?!) In the three
stories we've read, there is a central conflict among many types of conflict.
Fill in what you see as the central conflict. We also need to identify the
climax for the story. What leads up to a turning point (or climax) in the
story?
Make a chart in your steno:
Short Story
“Two Were Left”
“The Interlopers”
“The Most Dangerous
Game”
Central Conflict
Turning Point or Climax
Tableaux Activity – choose a turning point, and events leading up to it and create a Tableaux for each scene
(graphic organizer needed from Ms. Urquidi)
• Questioning sheet (HOMEWORK)- write three questions for each level for "The Most Dangerous Game" (do
these together as a class to facilitate discussion about the plot):
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on the lines,
o
between the lines,
o
beyond the lines
Homework:
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Character mind map- represent one of the character's thoughts. See directions on hand out (show
sample).
 What do you think the turning point is in this story? Where is there “no return?” What is the “central
conflict?”