1. The First FOUr Write in your planner: Unit 1 Notes.
Pick up the note packet from the table.
You will need a non-red writing utensil & your binder.
Remember: food, candy, gum, or beverages are PROHIBITED in the classroom.

2. Comparing & contrasting fiction & nonfiction
How are they alike?
Both types of fiction and certain types of nonfiction tell a story.
Both may be told from a clear point of view.
Both may use literary devices and effects including imagery (word pictures), mood (a general feeling conveyed by words), and suspense (a reader’s anxious curiosity about what will happen next).

3. Format, Structure, & Sample Forms
How are they different??
Format, Structure, & Sample Forms
A FICTIONAL story is structured around an imaginary conflict – a struggle between opposing forces – that triggers a series of imaginary events, called the plot.
Some types of fiction are
Novel
Short Story
Novella
Nonfiction that does not tell a story may explain a process or support an opinion.
Nonfiction examples that give practical information are functional texts such as textbooks, encyclopedias, and instructional manuals. Literary Nonfiction gives facts about a topic using the elements of literature. Examples are autobiographies & true crime novels.

4. Character Development: The author develops the character through their actions and conversations. Sometimes you can see a character change as a result of his or her experiences.
Plot Development: Each new event may heighten the tension, leading to the climax.
DEVELOPMENT
Illustration: After stating a general idea, an author may then give examples or tell a story that helps you understand the idea.
Proof: To show that a point is true, an author may construct a logical argument in support of the point by drawing on facts and other evidence.

5. Author’s Purpose
Author’s Purpose- is the author’s reason for writing.
Inform
author's goal is to enlighten the reader with topics that contain facts; facts are used to teach and not persuade
Cause & Effect – examines the relationships between two events, explaining how one event causes another
Compare & Contrast – analyzes the similarities and differences between or among two or more things.
Descriptive Writing – gives specific details about a subject.
Problem & Solution – describes a problem and offers one or more solutions and how to achieve a result.

6. Make an Argument
To persuade the reader to change their mind
To convince the reader to accept what is written
To motivate to take action based on what is written
Entertain
author's goal is to provide enjoyment for the reader

7. Guided Example: INFERENCE
Making inferences means noticing details that an author provides and using them to make logical assumptions about the events, settings, themes, and other story elements that the author leaves unstated.  Inferences drawn while reading are much like inferences drawn in everyday life. Making an inference is the same thing as drawing a conclusion or making a generalization.
Guided Example:
Read this sentence: He is known as the president with the beard and the black top hat who led us through the Civil War.
You can infer that the president being spoken of in the sentence is Abraham Lincoln.

8. Practice Example:
Elizabeth thought she might find a way home through the forest near the high school. The skies overhead looked dark, and she was worried she might not make it home before it got worse. Luckily, Becky was driving by and stopped to give her a lift.
What can infer from the details in the text?
Weather is going to get worse, maybe rain.
Someone was following Elizabeth.
Someone was following Becky in her car.
There was a creature living in the woods.

9. The main idea is what the text is mostly about
The main idea is what the text is mostly about. In a fictional story, the main idea is called the theme.
Read the paragraph, then answer the question.
It's no surprise that exercise increases energy. The physical challenge prepares your body in a variety of ways. Blood sugar is more quickly converted to fuel, more oxygen is supplied to your cells, and fight-or-flight hormones are released. Instead of leaving you exhausted, exercise energizes. Do it in the morning for an all-day high or later in the afternoon for a pick-me-up.
This paragraph is mostly about how
A. exercise is easier than it looks.
B. everyone should exercise daily.
C. exercise increases your energy.
D. exercise makes you live longer.

10. Supporting Details
Supporting details in a paragraph, essay, or story are facts or statements that describe or develop the main idea.
The presidential elections in Iran in June of 2009 created one of the year's most important stories. Incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed victory with over 65% of votes. However, the citizens of Iran have reason to believe that the election was fixed. Mass protests and calls for a new election followed immediately after Ahmadinejad claimed victory.
Which sentence from this article supports the main idea sentence, “The presidential elections in June of created one of the year’s most important stories?”

11. Nick Fury makes an allusion to which book & movie?
ALLUSIONS
An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work or work of art. Allusions allow the writer to express complex ideas without spelling it out.
Marvel’s The Avengers
Nick Fury makes an allusion to which book & movie?

13. WHAT IS JARGON?? Heart attack Runs Batted In
technical terms, acronyms, and language used by people of the same professional or specialized interest group
Jargon
Common Name
Myocardial Infarction
RBI
MO (Modus Operendi)
Heart attack
Runs Batted In
A criminal’s usual way of operating or acting

14. Plot Diagram

15. Point of View
The narrator tells about the action and dialogue from an outsider perspective.
Third Person
First Person
Told by a character in the story.
Told by a narrator.
OMNISCENT – all-knowing narrator that knows all the characters thoughts & feelings.
Uses words like “he”, “she”, & names of characters.
Uses words like “I”, “me”, & “we”
Limited – the narrator knows the thoughts & feelings of one character.

16. Common Topics for Theme – “Big Ideas”
Theme – the central message or lesson learned from a fictional story
Common Topics for Theme – “Big Ideas”
Courage
Equality
acceptance
Dreams
Love
honesty
Kindness
Jealousy
Friendship
Fears
Hope
Family
Achievement
Differences
Hard work
Never give up
Being yourself
Doing the right thing