1. Welcome! January 9th, 2018 Tuesday
Do Now
Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Tuesday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to guess the meaning of the word. Make sure you explain your thinking!
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Paris Hilton comes from an illustrious family in the hotel business.
Read the following sentence and guess the meaning of the word illustrious based on the context.
Paris Hilton comes from
an illustrious family in
the hotel business.
If someone is illustrious, they are
well known, respected, and
Admired for past achievements.
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3. Storytelling Arc Notes!
Before we begin our unit on short stories, we’ve got to know some basic terminology about plot structure (or, the way stories fit together).
Using your handout, take notes on today’s mini lecture. Be sure to write down the description for each of the steps, because you’ll see them again as we work through the short stories in this unit (and our end-of-unit test).
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4. “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes
Today, we’re going to read our first short story of the unit!
It’s called “Thank You Ma’am”, and it was written by Langston Hughes, a famous writer of something called the Harlem Renaissance.
To get a better sense of who Langston Hughes was, we’re going to watch a quick 3 minute video bio about his life. As we watch, write down five things you learn about him on the back of your “Chat Stations” sheet.

5. “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes
As we read the story, just listen. Then, on your own, go back and mark where each part of the storytelling arc begins and ends:
1. Exposition
2. Conflict Introduced
3. Rising Action
4. Climax
5. Falling Action
6. Resolution

6. Chat Stations!
Around the room, I have six different questions posted. Your job is to go to each question, discuss it with your group, and answer together in the corresponding box in your chart.
Notes:
You will have six minutes at each station
Everyone needs to respond to the question, and your written response should be a combination of everyone’s input – make sure not just one person is doing all the work!
Be sure to provide textual evidence if the question asks for it and respond to ALL parts of the prompt. If your group is finished and has extra time, provide further evidence or explanation.

7. IXL
Every week, we’ll have one or two IXLs to complete independently. These will count as a homework grade, which is 10% of your final grade.
For this week, you should complete A.2 and A.3 under the 10th grade Language Arts skills.
If you’re finished with your chat station questions, begin working on your IXL.