1. Tuesday, January 2nd
When you get there, open up your notebooks and create the heading “2017 Review”
There is no homework tonight
Library books are due back today– we will visit tomorrow
Today’s Learning Targets: I reviewed stories, concepts, and elements of literature that I was introduced to in 2017

2. Perspective Unit- False impressions
“Seventh Grade”- Victor Rodriguez; Mexican American living in Fresno, California; French class– makes a false impression to impress his crush (Gary Soto)
“The War of the Wall”- narrator and his/her cousin Lou; African Americans living in the south; outsider from New York comes and paints on their wall; false impression comes from a lack of communication (Toni Cade Bambara)

3. Perspective Unit- False impressions
“Hearts and Hands”- Mr. Easton, the Marshal, and Miss Fairchild on a western railroad line in 19th century (1800s) America. The real marshal tricks Miss Fairchild into thinking Mr. Easton is the marshal, though he is actually going to jail for a money related crime (O. Henry)

4. Perspective Unit- Tunnel Vision
“Lose Now, Pay Later”- People have mass tunnel vision in regards to swoodies and slimmers. They assume they are safe– the only real concern is for the taste of the swoodies, the effectiveness of the slimmers(Carol Farley)
Tunnel vision as a way to block out distractions or a narrow minded point of view

5. Grammar (Basics) Noun- a person, place, thing or idea
Verb- expresses an action, states something that exists (state of being), or links the subject with a description.
Pronoun- Replaces a noun or another pronoun
Adjective- Modifies a noun or pronoun
Adverb- Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

6. Elements of Fiction
Character–qualities that make a person, place, or thing different from other persons, places, or thing
Protagonist- the character whose journey the reader follows– involved in the conflict
Antagonist- the force working against the protagonist
Static Character- does not change
Dynamic Character- does change

7. FOUR LENSES OF Characterization (how we find out about our characters)
Looks
Thoughts/feelings
Actions
Viewed by others
Talk the talk vs walk the walk

8. Conflict- a struggle between two opposing forces
External conflict- when a character struggles against some outside person or force
character v. character
character v. society
character v. nature
character v. fate
Internal conflict– a struggle within a character– character versus self

9. Parts of plot– the sequence of events that make up the story
Exposition-- introduces the setting, characters and conflict in the story
Rising Action-- the plot gets more complicated; leads up to the climax
Climax-- the point of highest interest or suspense in a story; the turning point
Resolution-- the loose ends are tied up and the story comes to a close

10. Irony Verbal Irony- Contrast between what is said and what is meant
Nice weather we are having!
Dramatic Irony- Contrast between what the character thinks to be true and what the reader knows to be true.
When the reader is “in on a secret.”
Situational Irony- contrast between what happens and what is expected.
someone playing a prank on someone else, it backfires, and the prankster gets a pie in the face.

11. Two minute Closure
What is something else we read or learned about in this class that we did not review today?

12. Two minute Closure #2 What do you know about the sixties?
What do you know about World War II?