WednesdayOctober 14, 2015

SSR TIME!

You need writer’s notebook and folder.

What is our purpose/focus?• Plot- story line

• Foreshadowing- is a technique that authors use to drop hints or clues about what will happen later

• Situational Irony-when the outcome of a situation is opposite to what the reader might have expected

• Theme- what statement the author is making about people, social awareness, society, government, or life itself

• Making LOGICAL Predictions

“The Monkey’s Paw” pg. 281) Make a prediction. What do you think The

Monkey’s Paw is going to be about?2) Quick Write- Destiny vs. Free Will

The 5 parts of PlotA plot is the sequence of related events in a story.

A typical plot revolves around a conflict, or a struggle between opposing forces, and follows a pattern.

Exposition (or Introduction): The beginning of the story; background on the characters and situation.

Rising Action: the bulk of the story; all the events that lead up to the climax.

Climax: highest point of tension in the story; the outcome of the conflict is revealed.

Falling action: all of the events following the climax.

Resolution: the ending of the story; the wrap-up or happy ever after.

Plot Mountain.. Pg. 29

The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. JacobsExposition:

• The White family lives in a remote villa. The wife teases her husband as he loses a chess game with the son. A visitor comes to the house, Sergeant Major Morris, a friend of Mr. White’s who has been serving abroad in the military—possibly in India.

VocabularyGroup 1:Placidly (TM)Hark (SP)Averted (R)

Group 2:Amiably (TM)Condoling (SP)Compensation (R)

Group 3:Proffered (TM)Grimace (SP)Resignation (R)

Group 4:Presumptuous (TM)Doggedly (SP)Apathy (R)

Group 5:Trifle (TM + SP)Dubiously (R)

Group 6: Credulity (TM + SP)Prosaic (R)

Group 7:Avaricious (TM)Sinister (SP)Stealthy (R)

ReadingDuring

STOP Predictand

What happens now?

Revisit Vocabulary!I need paper passer outers.

1) Cut these strips.

2) Match them with the correct word.3) Raise your HAND!