IN THIS POWERPOINT Mystery Twins Matrix Review SOL

IN THIS POWERPOINT… • Mystery (Twins) • Matrix Review • SOL Procedures and 2017 SOL Practice Test Review • Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tell-Tale Heart” Reading and Discussion (Plot Diagram) • Poe Escape Room Introduction • Crime Scenes Introduction • Matrix Time

ADVANCED ENGLISH 6 MAY 15 -16

You need: • your journal, • your purple portfolio, • your Chromebook, • TMo. RA, • matrix items, • a pencil, and • your planner. A photographer witnesses a murder and manages to shoot some pictures of the crime. The photos show the prime suspect in the case and match the detailed descriptions from other witnesses. The suspect has an airtight alibi and tells the police where to find the real murderer. Where did the police find the murderer, and how did the suspect know the murderer? • Put the date, jot your thoughts, and explain your thinking on your journal “Mysteries” page.

A photographer witnesses a murder and manages to shoot some pictures of the crime. The photos show the prime suspect in the case and match the detailed descriptions from other witnesses. The suspect has an airtight alibi and tells the police where to find the real murderer. Where did the police find the murderer, and how did the suspect know the murderer? The suspect was very familiar with the spot where the murderer was found. The suspect knew the murderer very well. The suspect was reluctant to turn in the murderer. The police found the murderer where he lived. The suspect and the murderer were born on the same day— and live in the same house. The police found the murderer in his home. The suspect and the murderer were identical twins who lived with their parents.

TO DO TODAY: Review the matrix. Review the 2017 SOL practice test. Read and discuss “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and do a plot diagram. Introduce the Poe Escape Room and other crime scenes. Have matrix time. • Turn in all make-up work by Friday, May 17!

MATRIX IN PROGRESS COMPLETED Instigators • Poe Notes • Christie Notes • Frame of the Detective • Selections from Poe, Dahl, etc. • Nonfiction selections Get a Clue • Derivatives Activity • Grammar Activities Get a Clue • • 4 th Quarter Greek and Latin Roots Mystery Terms SOL Review Reading Inventory (RI) Evidence (Digital Portfolio) Crime • TMo. RA chapters 13 -27 Investigators Crime • TMo. RA chapters 1 -5 • TMo. RA chapters 6 -12 • • Teacher-Assigned Journals Plot Diagram (Christie) Plot Diagram Comparison Reading Responses-Sleuthing Mystery Writing Process Investigator s • Creative Journal • • • Pre-writing with the Re. SOLUTION Introduction Body Conclusion/Epilogue Peer Editing/Polished-Tuesday, May 21 (B Day) and Wednesday, May 22 (A Day) • Final due Tuesday, May 28 (B Day) and Wednesday, May 29 (A Day)

SOL PROCEDURES Get plenty of rest. Eat a good breakfast. Charge your Chromebook the night before, and bring your charged Chromebook to school on Monday, May 20 (Reading SOL day). Remember not to discuss any test material with anyone. You may not hold anything up to the screen or cover the screen. Bring your charged Chromebook and your work(s) of fiction with you. That’s it! Turn off cell phones, smart watches, electronic watches, and other devices and leave them in your locker. Go to first bell so they can take attendance; after you hear the announcement for testing, go to your assigned testing room. Testing Rooms: • • Fritzinger A 3/4: B 113 (Mrs. Fritzinger’s room)-Klepacz Fritzinger A 7/8: B 114 (Mrs. Newman’s room)-Newman Fritzinger B 3/4: B 123 (Mrs. Hurst’s room)-Spade Fritzinger B 7/8: B 107 (Mr. Borgerding’s room)-Richards Get plenty of rest. Eat a good breakfast.

SOL PRACTICE TEST REVIEW Let’s review the answers to the practice test.

“THE TELL-TALE HEART” BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

THE POE ESCAPE ROOM Dig more into Poe’s life by going to Schoology>Unit 5: Building a Mystery>Edgar Allan Poe folder and working through the Poe Escape Room. You will need to complete the worksheet as you go, and you will need to make sure your codes are correct before you move on to the next section. You may work with a partner. This is part of the Crime Scene matrix time.

OTHER CRIME SCENES: NONFICTION MYSTERIES, 30 -SECOND MYSTERIES, FICTION MYSTERIES You will also have nonfiction mysteries to read. • There will be a poster to create when you are finished reading. You may work with a partner. You will create a 30 -second mystery like we do every day when you come in to class. • You must do the 30 -second mystery on your own. If you want something else to do, I have plenty of other fiction mysteries for you to enjoy. Crime Scene items are all due by Thursday, May 30.

Read TMo. RA chapters 13 -18 and take notes on the sheet provided by Tuesday, May 21 (B Day) and Wednesday, May 22 (A Day). Plan for your mystery writing on the planning sheet provided. Begin typing your rough draft in Schoology on the document provided. The rough draft is due Tuesday, May 21 (B Day) and Wednesday, May 22 (A Day). Crime Scenes (all due by Thursday, May 30): • Complete the Poe Escape Room on Schoology. Turn in the worksheet to the bin when finished. • Read a nonfiction mystery and complete a poster. • Write a 30 -second mystery. Go to the library to get fiction. Finish any make-up work ASAP! Check the whiteboard for more information. Matrix Digital Portfolio: Turn your published link in to the assignment on Schoology by Tuesday, June 4 (A Day) and Wednesday, June 5 (B Day) • “Where I’m From” Poem and Reflection • Reader, Writer, and Thinker paragraphs • Personal Narrative and Reflection • Character Analysis and Reflection • Eminent Person Page • Eminent Person Research Paper and Reflection • Social Issues Persuasive Task and Reflection If you finish all of these things, read other fiction mysteries.