Bell Work Use only blue or black ink or regular pencil. Name (first and last) Date L.A./Reading Block # Holes go on left side. Bell Work: Character Traits Head a clean piece of paper like the above example

Name (first and last) Date L.A./Reading Period # Bell Work: Character Traits

Name (first and last) Date L.A./Reading Period # Bell Work: Character Traits What are character traits? Define this term in your own words.

Name (first and last) Date L.A./Reading Period # Bell Work: Character Traits What are character traits? Define this term in your own words. Character traits = words that describe a person’s behavior, attitude, and personality.

Cornell NotesUse only blue or black ink or regular pencil. Name (first and last) Reading Period # Date Fold left side of paper 2.5 inches. Holes go on left side. Vocabulary Head a clean sheet of paper like the above example. 1. prompt Essential Question: Which character traits will help me improve my reading and writing achievement ?

Name (first and last) Reading Period # Date Vocabulary

1. prompt Essential Question: Which character traits will help me improve my reading and writing achievement? Name (first and last) Reading Period # Date Vocabulary

1. prompt Essential Question: Which character traits will help me improve my reading and writing achievement? Name (first and last) Reading Period # Date Vocabulary to arrive on time Example:

1. prompt - on time (Draw or write an example with definition)

1. promptto arrive on time Example: 2. prepared

1. promptto arrive on time Example: 2. preparedhas all materials Example:

2. prepared - has all materials Write or draw an example under definition.

1. promptto arrive on time Example: 2. preparedhas all materials Example: 3. positive

1. promptto arrive on time Example: 2. preparedhas all materials Example: 3. positive upbeat attitude; expects good things to happen Example:

3. positive - upbeat and expecting good things to happen Draw illustration under definition.

4. productive

working hard to produce evidence of learning Example:

4. productive - working hard to produce evidence of learning Draw an example of yourself reading and writing under the definition.

4. productiveworking hard to produce evidence of learning Example: 5. polite

4. productiveworking hard to produce evidence of learning Example: 5. polite respectful; treating others the way you want to be treated Example:

5. polite - respectful; treating others the way you want to be treated Draw an illustration under the definition.

1. prompt Definition: on time Example: Definition: arrives with all materials Example: 3. positive Definition: upbeat and expecting good things to happen Example: Name (first and last) Reading Period # Date Vocabulary 2. prepared 4. productive Definition: working hard to produce Example: 5. polite Definition: respectful Example: Summary The 5Ps are important to me because...

Summary

Character traits are words that describe a person’s behavior, attitude and personality. The 5Ps are important to me because....

1. summarize Literature Terms Definition: a few sentences that tell the most important things that happened or describe the main ideas of a longer passage Example: BACK OF PAPER

Definition: the short version. A summary is a few sentences that tell the most important things that happened or describe the main ideas of a longer passage. Literature Terms include 5 Ws (who, what, when, where, why or how) 1. summarize Example:

2. genre Definition: kind, type, or category of book, movie, music, art Example: BACK OF PAPER 1. summarize Definition: the short version. It’s a few sentences that tell the most important things that happened or describe the main ideas of a longer passage Includes 5 Ws - who, what, when, where, why or how something happened.

Definition: the short version. A summary is a few sentences that tell the most important things that happened or describe the main ideas of a longer passage. Literature Terms 1. summarize 2. genre Definition:

2. genre Definition: kind, type, or category of book, movie, music, art Literature Terms Example: biography, fantasy, adventure, mythology, poetry How many book genres can you name?

2. genre Definition: kind, type, or category of book, movie, music, art Example: BACK OF PAPER 1. summarize Definition: the short version. It’s a few sentences that tell the most important things that happened or describe the main ideas of a longer passage Includes 5 Ws - who, what, when, where, why or how something happened. 3. stamina

Literature Terms 3. stamina

Definition: endurance or the ability to keep going either physically or mentally. Literature Terms 3. stamina

Summary My favorite music genre is.... My favorite movie genre is.... My favorite book genre is....

1. Put your notes in your folder. 2. Take out a clean sheet of paper.

Movie Genres action disaster (Titanic or Jurassic Park) adventure (Indiana Jones, Pirates of Caribbean) comedy (Ace Ventura, Home Alone, Elf) coming of age (hero finds place in the world such as in Lion King or Karate Kid) epic (great forces clash for years; war movies) fantasy (animated such as Toy Story or imaginary such as Harry Potter) science fiction (based on future technology such as Back to the Future, X-cops, Star Trek) crime or detective, horror/ghost, romance, musical, western, documentary