1. August 2016
Mrs. Burchette

2. Homework and Important Dates:
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Homework and Important Dates:
Reading Performance Task– due September 14, 2016
see rubrics on the blog
Membean– WEEK #2– 45 minutes due August 30, 2016 (by midnight)
15 minutes/every other day
Warm-Up:
Update your agenda and pick up your notebook. (I have not been able to cover all of them yet, so be careful when picking them up.)

3. Thursday, August 25, 2016
Learning Target: I can figure out how the author makes different characters have different points of views. Today’s Agenda: Seedfolks– Chapter 3– “Wendell” Character Analysis

4. Thursday, August 25, 2016 Let’s read! Let’s share! Seedfolks
Journal
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Page
8/10/16
What Would You Change? 1
8/11/16 
So Far…
8/12/16
Free Choice Friday
 8/18/16
Mistakes About Me
8/19/16 
 8/22/16
Seedfolks– Chapter 1– “Kim” 
 8/23/16
Seedfolks– Chapter 2– “Ana”
8/25/16 
Seedfolks– Chapter 3– “Wendell”
Seedfolks
Chapter 3– “Wendell”
As we listen to chapter 3, consider the following:
How did the idea of a garden affect Wendell's personal life?
Why are Wendell and Ana important to one another?
Why might Wendell have brought a shovel home from work?
Select one of the above questions to address in your journal.
Be sure to update your table of contents and title your entry!
Let’s read!
Let’s share!

5. Seedfolks– Character Analysis
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Application
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Page
8/25/16
Seedfolks– Character Analysis 1
Seedfolks
Character Analysis
Add any characters and information you feel should be included from today’s reading. The more information you have, the easier time you will have on later assignments!

6. Thursday, August 25, 2016
Phrases and Clauses Vocabulary– Page 2
Keyterm
Definition
Example
Resources
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Page
Parts of speech 1
8/24/16
Phrases and Clauses Vocabulary 2
Adjective
Relative clause
Adjective clause
Subordinate clause
Adverb clause
Verbal phrase
Clause
Gerund phrase
Dependent clause
Infinitive phrase
Independent clause
Appositive phrase
Participial phrase
*recommendation– add ‘chomp chomp’ to your search!

7. Thursday, August 25, 2016
What’s the Real Story?

8. Thursday, August 25, 2016
Elements Found in Fairy Tales A fairy tale is a fictional story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals) and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events. The term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy tale romance," though not all fairy tales end happily. Fairy tales are a genre in literature. They have their roots in the oral tradition. Fairy tales with very similar plots, characters, and motifs are found spread across many different cultures. Fairy tales also tend to take on the color of their location, through the choice of motifs, the style in which they are told, and the depiction of character and local color. A fable is a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy maxim. A fable differs from a parable in that the latter excludes animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as actors that assume speech and other powers of humankind.

9. Elements Found in Fairy Tales
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Elements Found in Fairy Tales
 Special beginning and/or ending words
Poverty
~ Once upon a time...and they lived happily ever after. Sometimes, there’s a surprise ending…
~ Do you see a poor working girl, a poor family, a poor shepherd? – Do you see poor people trying to eke out a living to have enough to eat
Good character
~ Do you see a kind, innocent character? Is the good character clever? Is s/he helped by others?
Magic and Enchantments
~ Do you see magical things happening? Do you see talking animals/objects? You might see fairies, trolls, elves, goblins, etc.
Evil character
~ Do you see a witch? A demon? An evil stepmother? A sinister gnome?
Reoccurring Patterns / Numbers
~ Do you see any patterns? Often, you’ll see things, phrases, tasks appear in  "threes," “sixes,” and/or "sevens"
In the end, the evil character usually loses somehow…
Royalty  
Universal Truths
~ Is there a castle? A prince? A princess? A king? A queen?
~ the tale probably touches on some universal experiences (i.e., coming of age) or hopes (i.e., to have enough food and love)

10. Elements Found in Fairy Tales
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Elements Found in Fairy Tales
Select a classic fairy tale with your group.
As you read your fairy tale, record the important elements of the story.