1. Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls Chapters 1 and 2 Literary Terms You Need to Know: flashback, foreshadowing, simile, conflict, imagery

2. Redbone Hound

3. A quick review of Phrases vs. Clauses “Twisting and slashing, he fought his way through the pack and backed up under the low branches of a hedge. Growling and snarling, they formed a halfmoon circle around him. A bird dog, bolder than the rest, darted in. He came out so fast he fell over backwards. I saw that his right ear was split open. It was too much for him and he took off down the street, squalling like a scalded cat.”

4. Definitions Foreshadowing: when an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story

5. Hint Try breaking the word FORESHADOWING apart. FORE means ahead. A SHADOW is a glimpse of something without the complete details.

6. Definitions Flashback: when an author refers back to something that already took place in the story

7. Hint Now try breaking the word FLASHBACK apart. FLASH: a quick glimpse. BACK: a look back in the story at something that previously happened.

8. Little Red Riding Hood Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along !" Foreshadowing

9. Little Red Riding Hood While she was walking through the woods, a wolf was walking past her. "I bet I could convince her to take the long way. Then I could get to her grandmother's house first and trick her into thinking that I was her grandma. That way I could have her and her grandma for a large feast,” he thought.

10. Little Red Riding Hood The wolf went up to Little Red Riding Hood and told her that he knew a shortcut. Little Red Riding Hood thought back to what her mother told her. “Don’t talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods!” But it was too late, she had already listened to the wolf’s directions. Flashback

12. Define these terms on your own: Imagery Simile

13. Chapter 2-Establishing the Exposition 1.Narrator 2.Setting 3.Major Conflict 4.How does the narrator plan to resolve the conflict? 5.Imagery

14. Where the Red Fern Grows Imagery in chapters 1 & 2 Imagery: when the author uses vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas  Find a rich, descriptive example of imagery in chapters 1-2.  Record the page number and paragraph on your notecard and give it to Mrs. C  Illustrate the quotation on 8x11 paper

15. Imagery Example and Corresponding visual representation  “One was large with long upright handles that stood out like wings on a mourning dove. The highly polished surface gleamed and glistened with a golden sheen.”  –pg. 6

19. Image-passage matching 1. Find and read the passage listed on the notecard that was given to you. 2. Try to match the passage on your notecard to the corresponding drawing.

20. Debrief  What was most challenging about this activity?  What insights about the impact of an author’s use of imagery have you gained through this activity?  How did you choose to represent examples of figurative language? Did you interpret them literally or figuratively?

21. Where the Red Fern Grows Chapters 3 and 4 Skills you need to be able to preform: Prediction and Analysis Text Dependent Analysis

22. Chapter 3- PREDICTION Word Splash: K.C. Baking Powder Can Fishermen Magazine Money Scraped legs $50.00 TASK: Use all of the following words from chapter 3 to make a prediction about the plot of this chapter. Try to write your prediction paragraph in just 4-5 detailed sentences.

23. Friday, January 9 th ELA-B 1.Finish reading chapter 3, tracking the significance of the six concepts in your prediction summary 2.After reading chapter 3, discuss and explain the concepts in several sentences 3.Discuss the concept of difference, record the chapter 4 reading questions, then read chapter 4

24. Friday, January 9 th ELA-A 1.SoW #11 review 2.SoW #11 quiz 3.Webquest review in partners 4.‘Dict’ root word sentence competition

25. Exit Question What is one thing that you learned through the web quest research that has informed your reading/understanding of the novel?

26. Chapter 3- ANALYSIS K.C. Baking Powder Can Fishermen Magazine Money Scraped legs $50.00 TASK: Using several detailed sentences, explain the significance of these words in the text, and be sure to make specific references to the text. Do not just summarize the text– try to examine how these objects impact or move the story along.

27. Chapter 3- ANALYSIS K.C. Baking Powder Can Fishermen Magazine Money Scraped legs $50.00 In ch. 3, Billy keeps his money in the can. In some ways, the can is symbolic of patience and perserverence, because billy is able to save, not spend, fo so long. It represents his hard work and dedication toward his goal. As Billy tries to sell things to get money, the fisherman buy his wares, even when the don’t use them. This is benevolent on their part and suggests that there is good and kindness in the world.

28. Chapter 3- ANALYSIS Example: 1.Dog fight- This event reminded the narrator of other dog fights he may have witnessed, specifically those from his boyhood days. Furthermore, this event supports the theme that dogs are persevering creatures and have a strong instinct for survival– even if that means fighting to the death. This event is likely a catalyst for other events from his boyhood to unfold in future chapters.

29. Chapter 4 Focus: the concept of difference What other words/ideas would you add to this word map? http://www.visualthesaurus.com/

30. Monday, January 12th 1.Ch. 1-4 quiz 1.Take your time and do your best 2.You may use the text on the quiz 2.When you are finished, please read chapter 5, taking notes on how Billy’s trip to town impacts his character.

31. Chapter 4 and 5 Focus: the concept of difference While you read chapters 4 & 5, consider the following questions: How is the town different from Billy’s home? How does he react? How is Billy different from the townspeople? How do both parties handle this difference? What does Billy learn about his identity from meeting those who are different from him?

32. Ch. 4 +5 Text Dependent Analysis Question TDA: Analyze the impact of Billy’s trip to the town on his development as a character.

33. Thursday, January 8th 1.Complete WTRFG webquest 2.Finish roots hw: columns B + C 3.Study for SoW 11 quiz 1.Practice writing imitation 4.Independent reading