1st+9+Weeks

Natasha and I got a start on the first week of school LA lesson plans. August 10 Lora's WIKI

Pearson Science Book **How EcosystemsChange**/Adaptations connected to Cause and Effect graphic organizer
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[[file:foreshadowing_chart.pdf]] [[file:Lesson Plan on FORESHADOWING.doc]]
=== STORY STRUCTURE ELEMENTS [|Plot Graphic Organizer] [|Plot Definitions] ===

POINT OF VIEW
[|Three Little Pigs Point of View Lesson] This lesson is on different points of view rather than types of points of view.

Students act out 1st and 3rd person points of view. Uses //Good Dog, Carl// by Alexandra Day.

COMMON CHARACTER TYPES
[|Types of Characters] Includes protagonist, antagonist, flat, static, round, dynamic and others. Examples are included.

Steps for Creating a Fictional Character Type Poster in the Classroom
1. Students need an 11 x 17 piece of white paper or a poster board. In addition, students need markers, colored pencils and possibly glue and scissors. 2. Instruct students to think about a favorite novel that they have recently read. 3. On notebook paper, they should make a draft of what will go on the poster. Students need to choose one character for each type: round, flat, dynamic or static. Then, they need to write why each character fits the description. 4. The poster should include the following: 5. Grade posters with a rubric. It is best if the rubric is created before the lesson is introduced to help guide the students in creating the poster. Criteria for the posters could include the following: Copyright [|Kellie Hayden]. Contact the author to obtain permission for republication []
 * Book title and author – this should be very prominent on the poster
 * A different character from the book fitting each description of round, flat, dynamic or static. The complete name should be followed by the written description of why that character is round, flat, dynamic or static.
 * A symbol or picture for each character drawn or glued to the poster.
 * All items included: book title, author and one character for each type of fictional character: round, flat, dynamic and static
 * Neatness -- All items are neatly written and placed
 * Color and pictures -- Each type of fictional character has a colorful picture or symbol
 * Description of why a character fits the definition of a particular type of fictional character

[|Lesson Plan on Character Traits] includes idea for cinquin poem and 5 paragraph essay =WRITING=

**ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES**
[|Organizational Patterns Definitions]

= BENCHMARK - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 = **__Sample Questions/Sentence Stems:__** · What sentence does **__NOT__** belong in this paper? · Which of the following is an example of active voice? · What is the BEST way to combine sentence _ and sentence _? · What change, if any, should be made in sentence _? · Which of the following is the best way to describe how the author organized this story? · What revision, if any, is needed in sentence _?