August 2016 Mrs Burchette Thursday August 25 2016

August 2016 Mrs. Burchette

Thursday, August 25, 2016 Homework and Important Dates: • Reading Performance Task– due September 14, 2016 • see rubrics on the blog • Membean– WEEK #2– 45 minutes due August 30, 2016 (by midnight) • 15 minutes/every other day Warm-Up: • Update your agenda and pick up your notebook. (I have not been able to cover all of them yet, so be careful when picking them up. )

Thursday, August 25, 2016 Learning Target: I can figure out how the author makes different characters have different points of views. Today’s Agenda: Seedfolks– Chapter 3– “Wendell” Character Analysis

Thursday, August 25, 2016 Seedfolks Chapter 3– “Wendell” • As we listen to chapter 3, consider the following: Date 8/10/16 8/11/16 8/12/16 8/18/16 8/19/16 8/22/16 8/23/16 8/25/16 • How did the idea of a garden affect Wendell's personal life? • Why are Wendell and Ana important to one another? • Why might Wendell have brought a shovel home from work? Journal Table of Contents Title What Would You Change? So Far… Free Choice Friday Mistakes About Me Free Choice Friday Seedfolks– Chapter 1– “Kim” Seedfolks– Chapter 2– “Ana” Seedfolks– Chapter 3– “Wendell” • Select one of the above questions to address in your journal. • Be sure to update your table of contents and title your entry! Let’s read! Let’s share! Page 1

Thursday, August 25, 2016 Application Table of Contents Date Title Page 8/25/16 Seedfolks– Character Analysis 1 Seedfolks Character Analysis • Add any characters and information you feel should be included from today’s reading. The more information you have, the easier time you will have on later assignments!

Thursday, August 25, 2016 Date 8/24/16 Phrases and Clauses Vocabulary– Page 2 Keyterm Resources Table of Contents Title Page Parts of speech 1 Phrases and Clauses Vocabulary 2 *recommendation– add ‘chomp’ to your search! Definition • Adjective clause • Adverb clause • Clause Dependent clause • • Independent clause • • Participial phrase • • • Example Relative clause Subordinate clause Verbal phrase Gerund phrase Infinitive phrase Appositive phrase

Thursday, August 25, 2016 What’s the Real

Thursday, August 25, 2016 Elements Found in Fairy Tales A fairy tale is a fictional story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals) and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events. The term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy tale romance, " though not all fairy tales end happily. Fairy tales are a genre in literature. They have their roots in the oral tradition. Fairy tales with very similar plots, characters, and motifs are found spread across many different cultures. Fairy tales also tend to take on the color of their location, through the choice of motifs, the style in which they are told, and the depiction of character and local color. A fable is a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy maxim. A fable differs from a parable in that the latter excludes animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as actors that assume speech and other powers of humankind.

Thursday, August 25, 2016 Elements Found in Fairy Tales Special beginning and/or ending words Poverty ~ Once upon a time. . . and they lived happily ever after. Sometimes, ~ Do you see a poor working girl, a poor family, a poor shepherd? – there’s a surprise ending… Do you see poor people trying to eke out a living to have enough to Good character eat ~ Do you see a kind, innocent character? Is the good character clever? Magic and Enchantments Is s/he helped by others? ~ Do you see magical things happening? Do you see talking Evil character animals/objects? You might see fairies, trolls, elves, goblins, etc. ~ Do you see a witch? A demon? An evil stepmother? A sinister Reoccurring Patterns / Numbers gnome? ~ Do you see any patterns? Often, you’ll see things, phrases, tasks In the end, the evil character usually loses somehow… appear in "threes, " “sixes, ” and/or "sevens" Royalty Universal Truths ~ Is there a castle? A princess? A king? A queen? ~ the tale probably touches on some universal experiences (i. e. , coming of age) or hopes (i. e. , to have enough food and love)

Thursday, August 25, 2016 Elements Found in Fairy Tales • Select a classic fairy tale with your group. • As you read your fairy tale, record the important elements of the story.