Today we will be working on FINISHING our AR Reading Goals for the 3 rd Nine Weeks AND reading and annotating a new short story, which we will use throughout the week to review all of the literary skills we have been building all year! First, log into Renaissance to check your progress toward your 3 rd quarter AR goal. You have the first 15 minutes of class to complete the following tasks: Take ALL remaining AR quizzes for Quarter 3. Take ALL remaining AR quizzes for Quarter 3. Turn in your completed reading log to the turn in box. Turn in your completed reading log to the turn in box. Use Renaissance and NOTES on your iPad to create a “Wish List” of books that fit into your Lexile range. We will be visiting the library tomorrow, so this is a wonderful opportunity to prepare! Use Renaissance and NOTES on your iPad to create a “Wish List” of books that fit into your Lexile range. We will be visiting the library tomorrow, so this is a wonderful opportunity to prepare! Monday, 28 March, 2016

1.Download “The Necklace” from Class Readings and Downloads ( If you need a paper copy, there are a few available on the front table. 2.Read and annotate the story using all of your excellent and well-practiced reading and annotation skills. Keep in mind our purpose for reading: to review ALL of our literature skills we have studied this year. As you read consider: elements of plot (like foreshadowing, conflict/rising action, climax, and resolution) elements of plot (like foreshadowing, conflict/rising action, climax, and resolution) setting (like how it creates mood and tone—setting often contributes to theme as well!) setting (like how it creates mood and tone—setting often contributes to theme as well!) characterization (both direct and indirect) characterization (both direct and indirect) Imagery and figurative language (like sensory description, simile, metaphor, and personification) Imagery and figurative language (like sensory description, simile, metaphor, and personification) Theme Theme Don’t forget to decipher unknown words and phrases, too! Don’t forget to decipher unknown words and phrases, too! 3.Answer the comprehension questions provided when you complete the reading. Notice, you are providing complete answers on your own paper with an MLA heading. These should be 1-2 sentence responses. Anything not finished in class is homework—DUE WEDNESDAY Anything not finished in class is homework—DUE WEDNESDAY Read and Annotate “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant

Welcome to Mrs. Guest-Scott’s English Topics Class Welcome to Mrs. Guest-Scott’s English Topics Class As you come in, check the seating chart on the little table by the door to find your assigned seat—they are all numbered to make them easier to find. If you have questions, ASK! Pick up this week’s language practice handout, and work with a partner on MONDAY’s language practice activity. Your job is to make corrections to the paragraph, so work together to do your best and mark your corrections together! You should find 5 errors in capitalization, 1 in usage, 11 in punctuation, and 2 in spelling. Be prepared to check together in a few minutes Pick up this week’s language practice handout, and work with a partner on MONDAY’s language practice activity. Your job is to make corrections to the paragraph, so work together to do your best and mark your corrections together! You should find 5 errors in capitalization, 1 in usage, 11 in punctuation, and 2 in spelling. Be prepared to check together in a few minutes Monday, 28 March, 2016

Purpose/Goals Classroom Expectations Grades Folders and Daily Welcome Task Weekly Routines and Skill Building Activities What can I expect in English Topics?

Open your folder and look at the “ticket” stapled inside. On your iPad or Chromebook, go to the Read Theory website (readtheory.org/auth/login). Log in with the NEW account I have created for you. You will use the username and password provided. Please let me know if you have any trouble Log in with the NEW account I have created for you. You will use the username and password provided. Please let me know if you have any trouble ________________________________________________________WHAT—HOW—WHY? For the remainder of our class time today, use Read Theory to really show off your best reading ability. Start with the PRETEST, then take as many quizzes as you can in our remaining time. Remember to do your best work and use your solid reading strategies! Getting to know Read Theory

Today we will be kicking off our 4 th and FINAL push toward our AR goal for the year! You should have ALL of your AR supplies with you today! QUICKLY open Renaissance, and check on your NEW 4 th quarter AR goal. Using your new reading log, record your information at the top. Remember to double check your ZPD/Lexile Range and your total points needed! Add your new info to your bookmark (or make a new one). Tuesday, 29 March, 2016

Library Visit Bring your iPad. Bring your iPad. Use your wish list to choose at least TWO books. Make sure that any book you choose is in your ZPD/Lexile Range. Use your wish list to choose at least TWO books. Make sure that any book you choose is in your ZPD/Lexile Range. Double check Renaissance!!! Double check Renaissance!!! If you have trouble, ASK If you have trouble, ASK AR Reading Time Record your first reading log entry of the new quarter and READ! Record your first reading log entry of the new quarter and READ! I’ll come around and check on your book picks and conference with students about reading goals. I’ll come around and check on your book picks and conference with students about reading goals. If you have questions or concerns, please ask If you have questions or concerns, please ask Homework Reminder: Your annotations and reading questions for “The Necklace” are due in class tomorrow! Focus: Accelerated Reader

Welcome! Get your folder from the file box on the side counter and immediately begin working on your welcome task! Complete Tuesday’s language practice with a partner, using a language practice guide for reference as needed. You should find 6 errors in capitalization, 11 in punctuation, and 3 in spelling! Wait for our class to review together. ________________________________________________________WHAT—HOW—WHY? Next, open up ACUITY and log in. Choose Study and Language Arts. Complete as many NEW exercises as you can during today’s class period. Track all progress on your weekly tracking sheet AND record your scores. Tuesday, 29 March, 2016

Have your annotated copy of “The Necklace” out with your comprehension questions ready to check and turn in Have your annotated copy of “The Necklace” out with your comprehension questions ready to check and turn in With your table group, complete a detailed plot diagram of the short story “The Necklace.” What did you learn in the exposition? What events and conflicts lead to the climax (the BIG heart-pounding moment in the story—NOT the twist at the end)? How does the action fall and the story resolve? Wednesday, 30 March, 2016

A summary is a brief or condensed account covering the substance or main points of another work. It both shortens and rephrases the original. Summaries are chronological, so they use transition words and phrases for clarity. Summaries are chronological, so they use transition words and phrases for clarity. Although they are much shorter than the original work, summaries use complete sentences in the summary writer’s own words. Although they are much shorter than the original work, summaries use complete sentences in the summary writer’s own words. They provide basic information on setting and track only the most important characters, events, problems, and solutions in a literary work. They provide basic information on setting and track only the most important characters, events, problems, and solutions in a literary work. They reference specifics from the text while remaining objective. (They don’t include personal opinions!) They reference specifics from the text while remaining objective. (They don’t include personal opinions!) What is a summary?

Now, create your own summary of “The Necklace” Literary Summary Formula SomebodyWantedButSoThen Who is the main character? What does the character want? What is the problem?How did the character solve the problem? What was the resolution? Little Red Riding Hood …wants to visit her sick grandmother with a basket of treats. Her mother warns that she mustn’t dawdle in the dangerous forest. Despite her mother’s warning, she gets side tracked talking to the wolf and picking flowers, which gives the wolf time to beat her to the cottage and eat her grandmother, disguising himself in her clothes. When Little Red arrives, the wolf lures her closer, eats her, and then falls asleep. A hunter comes along and cuts open the wolf’s belly, rescuing Little Red and her grandmother. They work together to fill the wolf’s belly with stones while he sleeps. When the wolf wakes, he tries to flee, but the stones cause him to collapse and die.

Flocabulary Summary of “The Necklace” Summary Quick Check

Reflect on your summary work so far at the bottom of your handout. Next, challenge your plot and summary skills by writing your own SOMEBODY-WANTED-BUT-SO-THEN summary of ANY story we have read this year on your own paper. You could choose any fairy tale (remember these from the beginning of the year?!?), “Harrison Bergeron,” “Marigolds,” “The Lady or the Tiger,” “A Sound of Thunder,” “A Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Black Cat,” “The Story of an Hour,” “The Outsider,” or “Frankenstein.” Reflect and CHALLEGE!

Pick up your folder from the bin and immediately start on your welcome activity! Complete Wednesday’s language practice with a partner, using a language practice guide for reference as needed. You should find 5 errors in capitalization, 2 in usage, 12 in punctuation, and 2 in spelling. ___________________________________________________________________ Next, go to the app portal and download the ORANGE AR 360 app. If you don’t have a functioning iPad, use a chromebook and log into Renaissance as usual. Look to the left on your screen Join my group—English Topics Q4—using our class code Look to the left on your screen Join my group—English Topics Q4—using our class code BNABPBTR. Choose “Boy Builds Braille Printer” from the list provided for our class and do your best work with the time you have. This week we are focusing on the skill of SUMMARY. Notice that you have several assignments to complete within this one article—you will need to annotate and answer questions before you take a final quiz. When you are ready to quiz, bring me your iPad for the quiz code Choose “Boy Builds Braille Printer” from the list provided for our class and do your best work with the time you have. This week we are focusing on the skill of SUMMARY. Notice that you have several assignments to complete within this one article—you will need to annotate and answer questions before you take a final quiz. When you are ready to quiz, bring me your iPad for the quiz code Wednesday, 30 March, 2016

You will need your annotated copy of “The Necklace” and a handout from the door for class today. We will be focusing on CHARACTERIZATION, the methods authors use to create realistic characters that readers invest in and care about. It is undoubtedly one of the most important elements of literature! Use your memory and available online and print reference materials to briefly define the characterization literary terms in your own words at the top of today’s sheet. Work together with your table group! Thursday, 31 March, 2016

1.Which character is best described as the protagonist in “The Necklace”? Explain your answer. Mathilde Loisel—She is the main character through whose experiences and thoughts we understand the events of the story. 2.Is Madame Forestier a flat or round character? Explain your answer. Flat—Madame Forestier is not a fully developed character with many sides or emotional depth. She is relatively uncomplicated and unexplored. 3.Is Mathilde a static or dynamic character? Explain your answer. Dynamic—Mathilde undergoes dramatic changes during the course of the story. At the beginning of the story, she is entitled and dishonest. Although she still doesn’t take responsibility for her downfall, by the end of the story she is more humble and truthful. Now, tackle 4 and 5 with a partner of your choice to test your understanding of direct and indirect characterization. Be prepared to share Now, tackle 4 and 5 with a partner of your choice to test your understanding of direct and indirect characterization. Be prepared to share Let’s put our terms to work!

The most effective character writing asks readers to act like detectives, piecing together clues from the text to figure out the inner workings of characters. Using the stack of cards at your table, work together to choose a character trait, define that trait, and discuss/write what a character possessing this trait might do or say. Helpful questions to ask yourself as you work: How might this person behave? What might this person say, and how might he or she say it? How might this person interact with people? What might this person think about in private moments? How might this person handle a challenging situation? What would he or she look like physically? In dress? Thinking Like a Writer

Pull your folder from the bin and immediately begin on your welcome activity Pull your folder from the bin and immediately begin on your welcome activity Complete Thursday’s language practice with a partner, using a language practice guide for reference as needed. You should find 2 errors in capitalization, 1 in usage, 9 in punctuation, and 4 in spelling. ________________________________________________________ Complete Thursday’s language practice with a partner, using a language practice guide for reference as needed. You should find 2 errors in capitalization, 1 in usage, 9 in punctuation, and 4 in spelling. ________________________________________________________ Next, open up Renaissance 360 and finish your article and summary skill refresher quiz from yesterday, “Boy Builds Braille Printer.” Remember our focus, just like English class yesterday, is SUMMARY. When you have completed your Renaissance work and taken the final quiz, log into Read Theory and use your remaining time for reading work and practice. Do your BEST work! Do your BEST work! Our FIRST weekly conference is tomorrow, so bring your AR supplies! Thursday, 31 March, 2016

Pick up today’s intro handout, and begin filling in notes IMMEDIATELY! A SIMILE is a comparison between two unlike things using LIKE or AS. A METAPHOR is a comparison between two unlike things where one BECOMES the other. For example, “My love is a blushing red rose.” PERSONIFICATION is the technique of giving non-human things HUMAN qualities. HYPERBOLE is extreme exaggeration and overstatement. Friday, 1 April 2016

Work together to read the lines of poetry provided. Identify which type of figurative language is being used: simile, metaphor, or personification (You might find some extra hyperbole, too!). In the box below each selection, briefly explain your answer. Be ready to share! 1.He would write, but his hours are as busy/ As bees in the sun, Simile His busy hours are being compared to busy bees in the sun using the word “as.” Figurative Language Refresher Practice

Work with a partner of your choice to complete the Paired Practice Activity by the end of class today. You have THREE tasks: 1.Find examples of figurative language in “The Necklace.” Be sure to record and cite your answers on your handout! (Hint: They all can be found on pages 1 and 3 of the story!) 2.Focus on finding a strong example of imagery from the story. Explain which basic element of literature your example of imagery is accentuating—mood, tone, characterization, setting, or theme? 3.Craft a strong theme statement for “The Necklace” using the skills we have practiced all year. Be sure to record two brief examples from the text that support your theme. Paired Practice

Pick up your folder and get out your weekly tracking sheet. Check that you have filled in your progress for Acuity and Renaissance for this week. Make sure you have AR materials for today, too Pick up your folder and get out your weekly tracking sheet. Check that you have filled in your progress for Acuity and Renaissance for this week. Make sure you have AR materials for today, too Normally you would record your grades using Harmony, but since your classes don’t have new grades yet, we will save grade checking for next week. This week we will focus on reviewing your progress with Acuity, Renaissance, and Read Theory, while setting some goals for the course. Get out your AR materials, write a new entry in your reading log, and start reading! I will call each of you down for individual conferences during class time today. Bring your TRACKING SHEET and your iPAD when I call you down. Get out your AR materials, write a new entry in your reading log, and start reading! I will call each of you down for individual conferences during class time today. Bring your TRACKING SHEET and your iPAD when I call you down. Friday, 1 April 2016