1. Announcements Due Dates New Extra Credit Assignments Due Monday, Jan. 28 th Semester Final Tuesday, Jan. 29 th Essay Exam Choose one of two prompts Questions? Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down

2. Agenda Opening/Objective Overview of Story Stages Group Discussion: “The Lorax” Literacy Across CPS Requirements: Part 1 Independent Work Time Closing/Objective Review

3. Objective By the end of class, CWBAT create an outline for an original children’s book using the five stages of a story. Common Core Literacy Standard: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. Volunteer?

4. Steps to Creating a Masterpiece

5. 5 Stages 1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution

6. Exposition What is does the exposition do?

7. Exposition Beginning of the story “Sets the stage” Characters Situation of the characters Point of view Setting Where/When Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down

8. Rising Action What is rising action?

9. Rising Action Series of complications Sets up the conflict for the main character(s) Tension builds Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down

10. Climax What is a climax?

11. Climax Turning point of the story Conflict comes to a head and is decided for one side or the other Most exciting part of story Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down

12. Falling Action Summary?

13. Falling Action Events that happen after the climax Wraps up story Leads to conclusion

14. Resolution What is the resolution?

15. Resolution Point of closure Conflict is solved End of the story Questions?

16. Group Discussion What are the stages of “The Lorax”?

17. Literacy Across CPS: Part 1 See instruction sheet Groups A & B Outline for children’s book Using all 5 stages *Don’t just describe a setting!* Due Date Cross out January 17 th Write in Monday, January 28 th

18. Independent Work Time 1. Create the outline for your book 2. When complete, raise your hand I will sign-off if it is acceptable 3. When you finish, sign-out a computer 4. Work on the extra credit posted online Choice of two articles/short write-ups Under “Classes/Homework”

19. Closing/Objective Review By the end of class, CWBAT create an outline for an original children’s book using the five stages of a story. Did we meet the objective?