MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

DO NOW 1: Write your date and Essential Question for today and then put your notebook away. (You’ll do this after the quiz.) Review for your vocab quiz. TODAY: Vocab Quiz 2 DO NOW Review Review Elements of a Narrative w/a Rap Vocab List 3 Definitions Notes on Narrative Elements Knowsys List #2 What you need: Pen/pencil Notebook COMPUTER LOG-IN!!! Your narrative shaping sheet Your BRAIN REMINDERS: Vocabulary quiz 3 on Thursday Library on Friday Substitute this Wed. Picture Day is Monday, Oct. 1 Mon., Sept. 24, 2012 “ How do I know what elements to put into my narrative?” DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA UNTIL PROMPTED TO.

So what are the five elements of a narrative, again???

NOTES ON NARRATIVE ELEMENTS: You have, in previous notes, the five elements of a narrative, or story. You also have separate notes on some of those elements, such as theme and conflict. Today, you are going to take new or review notes on each of those elements using your own definitions. You will watch a video that will walk you through the elements, and you will record your notes in your notebook for each element. Mon., Sept. 24, 2012 “How do I know what elements to put into my narrative?” DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA UNTIL PROMPTED TO. NOTES:

Before you take your notes, let’s watch a video that your notes will relate back to:

NOTES ON NARRATIVE ELEMENTS: You have, in previous notes, the five elements of a narrative, or story. You also have separate notes on some of those elements, such as theme and conflict. Today, you are going to take new (or review) notes on each of those elements using your own definitions. You will watch a video that will walk you through the elements, and you will record your notes in your notebook for each element. Mon., Sept. 24, 2012 “ How do I know what elements to put into my narrative?” DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA UNTIL PROMPTED TO. NOTES:

NOTES ON NARRATIVE ELEMENTS: 1.Begin with SETTING. Click on that tab, listen to the narrator, and record notes that you think are important into your notebook. 2.Continue in the following order: CHARACTERS SEQUENCE (PLOT) EXPOSITION CONFLICT CLIMAX RESOLUTION 3.After you have viewed and taken notes for each element, take the “Test Your Skills” quiz at the end and print your results.

Plot & Character Shaping Sheet for your Personal Narrative. Your name: Title for your Story: Step 1. Decide on a memory or event that you will write about. Step 2. Tell why this memory is important to you. Step 3. Identify the main conflict that occurred in your story. Step 4. What lesson about humanity or life will you hope to share through your experience? Step 5. Practice writing an opening line that will catch your audience ’ s attention. Step 6. Describe the event (s) that will lead to the conflict? Step 7. Write about the event that will be the point in your story where your reader will most want to know what happens. Step 8. Explain how the conflict was solved. HOMEWORK: On the back of this sheet, write down these parts of your story’s plot: exposition (how will you introduce other people in your story, the setting, and any background info climax (this should be similar to what you have for Step 7) resolution (Step 8)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

DO NOW 1: Without using your notes, answer the following questions: 1.What is the purpose of the exposition of a story? 2.What is the important feature of the climax of a story? 3.What happens during the resolution? TODAY: Review Elements of a Narrative notes from Monday Freytag Pyramid Plot Structure Simulation Plot Structure practice What you need: Pen/pencil Notebook COMPUTER LOG-IN!!! Your narrative shaping sheet Your BRAIN REMINDERS: Vocabulary quiz 3 on Thursday Library on Friday Substitute this Wed. Picture Day is Monday, Oct. 1 Tues. Sept. 25, 2012 “ How does the structure of a story work?” DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA UNTIL PROMPTED TO. Do Now:

Reflection (or Summary): NOW YOU CAN WRITE IN THIS AREA!!! REVIEWING MONDAY’s NOTES: Get with your next door neighbor and share notes Add extra info that you feel is important Discuss the most important info for each element (setting, exposition, etc.) and highlight those In the right margin, write down at least 3 questions that can be answered by using your notes (e.g. What is setting?) Mon., Sept. 24, 2012 “ How do I know what elements to put into my narrative?” Notes Setting: Characters: Exposition: Plot: Conflict: Climax: Resolution:

So….how does this plot structure/Freytag thing work in action? What’s it like?

Watch the following two animated shorts, and take notes on the plot elements that you see: “For the Birds” “Pigeon Impossible”

NOTES ON PIXAR ANIMATION SHORTS: As you watch each short, write a brief description for these four elements of plot that occur in the video. After each video, discuss with your neighbor what you wrote down. If you run out of room for the second video’s notes, copy this on the backside and just label it VIDEO 2: _______ Tues., Sept. 25, 2012 “ How do I know what to put into my narrative?” DO NOW 1: DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA UNTIL PROMPTED TO PIXAR ANIMATION SHORTS NOTES: Video 1: _____________ 1.Exposition 2.Conflict 3.Climax 4.Resolution

Plot Structure Components Exposition: The start of the story. The way things are before the action starts. Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax. Climax: The turning point. The most intense moment (either mentally or in action. Falling Action: all of the action which follows the Climax. Resolution: The conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads.

FREYTAG PYRAMID: Let’s fill this out together for “For the Birds”.

FREYTAG PYRAMID: Fill out the second chart with your partner(s) for “Pigeon Impossible”.