1. Creatively write a letter to your parents explaining why you should be allowed to stay home on your birthday give 5 clear examples

2.  Label these sentences as depended or independent. (5 min)  I want to score all 4s on my report card.  Since I study independent clauses.  Even though school can be hard.  4. Penguins cannot fly.  *Write 2 compound sentences.  HINT: use FANBOYS!

3.  Your—possessive. This “your” indicates that something belongs to you. For example:  Your house  Your sweater  Your shoes  Your pencil (all of those items belong to you!)

4.  You’re—”You are” Use this you’re when you want to say you are! Ex: 1. You’re great! (You are great.) 2. You’re going to regret it! (You are going to regret it.) 3. You’re a nice friend. (You are a nice friend.)

5.  If you are not sure which “your” to use, ask yourself this question: “Can I replace this “your” with “You are”? If you can, then you should write “you’re” If you cannot, then you need to write “your.”

6.  Your/You’re going to drive me insane! › Can you “You are going to drive me insane?  Move your/you’re backpack. › Can you say “Move you are backpack?”

7.  Plot: the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the arrangement of events and actions within a story

9. Exposition: the start of the story, the situation 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

10. Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

11. Human vs Nature Human vs Society Human vs Self Internal Conflict Human vs Human Interpersonal Conflict

12.  We will finish reading the circuit and fill out the plot pyramid.

13.  You will have time to work on your personal narrative.  Fill out the plot pyramid.  If you finish early, you may begin to work on your rough draft.  Essay must be 5 paragraphs and must answer the prompt.