Good morning writers Welcome Back I hope you

Good morning, writers! Welcome Back! I hope you all enjoyed the Thanksgiving Holiday! Today is Monday, November 26. It is a Day 3 A. Ø Copy the homework in your agenda. Ø Read annotate one short story by tomorrow. (Mrs. Premus will explain in a moment. ) Ø Today, you will need: Ø Workshop Notebook and a pencil Ø “Raymond’s Run”

The Literary Essay Session 2

Choose one of these short stories to read by tomorrow. Take notes on the story (annotate) anything you notice about the protagonist’s character traits. v. Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes About the Homework v. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry v. Stray by Cynthia Rylant These three stories have been posted as audiobooks on my website. Go to the following link: Writing Resources - Literary Essay Page

I can… …take notes while re-reading a short story in order to gather evidence about the protagonist’s character traits. …use the evidence gathered in order to grow a claim about the protagonist.

Connection Connectio n ØIn a few sentences, summarize Raymond’s Run. ØShare your annotations from last week’s reading.

Today, you are going to re-read Raymond’s Run. As you read it, notice and record Squeaky’s character traits. Active Engagement You will be taking notes on evidence that shows Squeaky’s different character traits. Make sure you paraphrase your notes, unless you are directly quoting a piece of evidence.

Set up this chart on the next clean page in your Workshop Notebook. Remember that text evidence about a character should: ~include his/her actions, words, thoughts, and appearance. ~go in chronological order ~include paraphrased and directly quoted evidence. SQUEAKY’S CHARACTER TRAITS PAGE # TEXT EVIDENCE (BLURB) Responsible 1 She babysits her brother, Raymond. Protective (of Raymond) 1 “…they have to come by me. ”

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, November 27. It is a Day 4 A. Ø Copy the homework in your agenda. Ø Complete the Evidence chart by tomorrow. (Mrs. Premus will explain in a moment. ) Ø Please take out the following: Ø Workshop Notebook opened up to Squeaky’s Character Traits Ø Raymond’s Run Ø Your short story

I can… …take notes while re-reading a short story in order to gather evidence about the protagonist’s character traits. …use the evidence gathered in order to grow a claim about the protagonist.

Connection Yesterday, we reread Raymond’s Run and gathered evidence of Squeaky’s character traits. Connectio n Looking at your chart, turn and talk about the following: ØAre there any traits that Squeaky demonstrates throughout the entire story? ØDoes Squeaky change from the beginning to the end of the story?

Active Engagement Now, take out the short story you read last night for homework and look over the annotations you made about the protagonist’s character traits. Today, you will reread your story from beginning to end and complete an evidence chart. `

LINK As you reread your story, complete both sides of the Evidence Chart. Finish the chart for homework.