English Language Arts 9 October 31 and November

English Language Arts 9 October 31 and November 1, 2013

Bellringer • In your NOTEBOOKS, write today’s date, then answer the following question. When you are finished, take out your SSR book and begin reading. • 1. Setting is the time and place in which a story occurs. • A. True • B. False • 2. The mood of a story does NOT contribute to the setting. • A. True • B. False • EXTRA CREDIT!!!! YOU CAN BRING UP TO 3 BOXES OF KLEENEX FOR THE CLASSROOM PER QUARTER. (5 PTS. A PIECE. )

Reading Workshop 20 -25 minutes Remember: You need to be reading. Not talking, going to the bathroom, doing homework, goofing off, sleeping, distracting others, etc. You may listen to music as long as it is kept quiet and kept in your pocket. You receive 5 pts. for being present and on-task during Reading Workshop.

Eyes Past Print • “Salvador Late or Early” by Sandra Cisneros (Handout)

Mini Lesson • What are his strengths? • He is trusted with responsibilities: • Feeds his little brothers • Helps his mama, who is busy with the business of the baby • Takes his little brothers to school and back each day • What are his needs? • He is alone and lonely: • Is a boy who is no one’s friend, whose name the teacher cannot remember. • They throat that must clear itself and apologize before it speaks. • He has little at home: • Lives behind a raw wood doorway • Lives where homes are the color of bad weather

Mini Lesson • How does Cisneros use COLOR? To what effect? • Color signals hope for his future: • His eyes are the color of a caterpillar suggesting metamorphosis – what will he become? • The hundred little fingers of red, green, yellow, blue is like a rainbow that comes after a storm. • How does Cisneros use school words? To what effect? • School is painful: • Geography of scars • History of hurt

Mini Lesson • One sentence is more than 80 words long, and another is more than 100 words long. Why? • The reader is breathless after reading these sentences, reminding us that Salvador is always in motion: • Runs along, helps his mama, tugs the arms • What does the author want us to know about Salvador? (Author’s purpose) • He is more than what we SEE on the outside: • Hundred balloons of happiness • The single guitar of grief • Salvador means “savior. ” Is he the savior of his family? • Would a title change to “Heather, Late or Early” change your perspective? Why?

Writing Workshop • Complete the questions on about “Salvador Late or Early” on a separate piece of paper. (This is for a grade. ) When you have finished, turn it into the tray. • On notebook paper, write a MINIMUM of 1 page (3 paragraphs-beginning, middle, end) about the emotional impact this story had on you, how you relate in some way to the story, your thoughts while the story was being read, or a time you may have felt the same as Salvador.