Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Tuesday/Wednesday, August 28/29, 2018



Announcements and Reminders:
                         
 Don't forget to bring back your Disclosure Signatures with the VIP form on the back filled out.    7th Eng Disclosure Dorsey 2018-2019 Aug.doc
If you have it, hand it in to your class top wire basket.    
Don't forget to bring your composition book (and other needed supplies).  Link to more information: Welcome to English 7 2018-2019: Needed Supplies and More

If you brought your composition book, make sure you have your name and period on the front, then leave it in the black crate for your class period. 





School Pictures will be 
       on September 6/7.  

Targets for Today:

I can show what I know about conventions.
I can write to a variety of demands.
I can determine the setting (time and place) of a fictional text.
I know what to do to prepare for my September Book-of-the-Month project. (See Helps and Enrichment.)

Today’s  Agenda:

1.  Hand in your disclosure signatures/VIP form, if you have them.  
     Make sure your name and period are on your composition book.  Hold onto it. 
     If you need to finish your Six-Word Memoir, do that right now.  
             Hand in the worksheet and colored strip to the top wire basket. 

 Does anyone need to finish the RI test? 


2. If you have yours, begin numbering the pages in your composition book.  Number at least up to 10 -- include front and back of pages.  If you have time, keep numbering to the end.

3.  QuickWrite in your composition book.   On page 5 of your composition book, title your entry
"Dance Like Nobody's Watching."  Write a half page or more in response to the meme.
Make it legible and do your best to use correct capitalization, spelling, punctuation, etc.





4. Reminder of the Book Project (Book-of-the-Month) 
and Book Talks -- Sammy Keyes and. . . . .

5.  Pretest for Conventions

If you finish early,  look for a book or read.




Plot and Other Literary Elements
A2 watched and plotted "For the Birds."
We also watched "Lifted," but did not plot it.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T63MCogI4sM  Birds
B5 discussed setting
B6 same
B8 same -- need to finish time

for later:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWAERJhHL4w   Lifted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKEEaFg6DS8  Dogs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkUi4qdZStQ  Boundin'

Seventh Grade by Gary Soto
Priscilla

Lou  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-OIl2i6YH8


















Near end of class -- finish RI/Reading Inventory in Lab 224, if you haven't

If You Were Absent:


You could download the plot outline and literary elements page using these links: 




If you need to finish your 6-word Memoir:  6-Word Memoir.docx

Vocabulary:

protagonist:    the main character in a story (usually the good guy)
antagonist:     the enemy of the protagonist (usually the bad guy or guys or things)

 Conflict:  The problem -- the struggle between the protagonist and the antagonist 

 Types of Conflict:   
Internal:  protagonist vs. himself
External:  
  protagonist vs. another character or characters
  protagonist vs. nature
  protagonist vs. the supernatural (the unknown)
  protagonist vs. society 


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 Help and Enrichment 


Book of the Month Assignment
English 7 – Ms. Dorsey’s Classes


The Assignment:  This year, besides the books we read in class, you will read a book each month.    You will have some time to read in class, but you will also need to read at home (and in the car, and while you’re waiting at the doctor’s office, and so on).   Most months I will assign a particular genre for you to read.   You will select from that genre a book that has 100 pages or more, have Ms. Dorsey approve it,  read it, and complete a different assignment each month based on the book you read.   
        For this first month, you will be able to select a book from any fictional genre that is written in novel form.  Genres include fantasy, science fiction,  contemporary realistic fiction (including sports, romance, many adventure books, books about problems in life, and others), historical fiction, mystery, Western (usually historical),  and humor. 

A novel is a long narrative, normally in prose, which describes fictional characters and events, usually in the form of a sequential story.  – Google Search for “novel, definition, literature”

September Book Project: 
Students will be graded on the completion of the book and their ability to discuss their novel in depth. 
Students need to be prepared to discuss several topics:
*summary of the book read  -- leaving out spoilers
*ranking it on a scale of 1-10 and  explaining why
* particular elements or aspects of literature that we are learning about in class
Where to find books:  school media center, classroom library, your home library, A.F. Library – or others, bookstores and used-book dealers, other stores. garage sales.


See the tab above for Required Reading to find links to lists of recommended books. 

1. September/October  Book Assignment
Date Due
Genre
Element or Aspect of Literature

September 26/27
We will hold the book discussions on these days.
Finish reading your book BEFORE your assigned day. 

Be able to summarize it and evaluate it.
Any Fictional
Genre
(a novel)
Character  and Conflict
      Who is the protagonist?
       Who is the antagonist?
What is the major conflict?
       Which type of conflict is it?
How does the protagonist change over the course of the book?   (Avoid Spoilers)
Does the antagonist change?
Types of conflict:
person vs. self
person vs. person
person vs. society
person vs. technology
person vs. nature
person vs. the unknown/supernatural
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