Essential Questions:

1. What does the setting of my story world look like?
   
2. What sorts of people/things exist in my story world?
3. What are sensory details and how can they be used to create picture of my setting?

Work for the day:

Warm-Up

Sensory details in film/writing

Setting Collage (max of 3 pics printed from the computer, NO white space)

Exit ticket

Essential Questions:

1. What does the setting of my story world look like?
   
2. What sorts of people/things exist in my story world?
3. What are sensory details and how can they be used to create picture of my setting?

Work for the day:

Warm-Up- Grab the Kelly Lit Book

Getting a clear picture of setting: your collage (so far!) + sensory details

Setting Collage (max of 3 pics printed from the computer, NO white space)

Exit ticket (on the back of your handout)

Essential Questions:

1. What does the setting of my story world look like?
   
2. What sorts of people/things exist in my story world?

Work for the day:

Warm-Up

Setting Collage (max of 3 pics printed from the computer)

• No white space

Exit ticket

Essential Questions:

1. How do I identify and explain tone?
2. What clues can I identify in a short film that contribute to creating a tone?

Work for the day:

Setting + Tone game

Use pages 56-59 in Kelly Language Arts Handbook

Homework: Finishing up MyAccess essay + quotation worksheets/corrections

Essential Questions:

1. How do I identify and explain tone?
2. What clues can I identify in a short film that contribute to creating a tone?

Work for the day:

Use Tone worksheet (green)

Writing up your 5-7 sentences

Homework: Finishing up MyAccess essay + quotation worksheets/corrections

Essential Questions:

1. How do I identify and explain tone?
2. What clues can I identify in a short film that contribute to creating a tone?

Work for the day:

1st: Tone!  worksheet (green)

4th: Finish Twilight Zone ep. and then worksheet (green)

Homework: Finishing up MyAccess essay + quotation worksheets/corrections

Essential Questions:

1. How do I identify and explain tone?
2. What clues can I identify in a short film that contribute to creating a tone?

Work for the day:

Tone! Twilight Zone ep. & worksheet (green)

Essential Questions:

1. How can I show appreciation for the learning my peers have done?
2. How do I identify and explain tone?

Work for the day:

1. Check your grades
2. Learn Something! (Your grade will be the one that MyAccess gives you. No rounding up.) project write-up [LINK TO MYACCESS HERE]
3. Correct Quotations worksheets
4. Presentations

Homework due by Today: Learn your thing!

Reminder about Wonder books: still need them back from Colby, Maddy, Ethan, and Luis. Due by TODAY!

Essential Questions:

1. What do I need to do in order to be prepared for my Learn Something! presentation?
   
2. How can I show appreciation for the learning my peers have done?
3. How do I identify and explain the seven elements of short stories? (so far: setting, conflict, plot, point of view, and character)

Work for the day (10 minutes to wrap up):

1. Learn Something! project write-up [LINK TO MYACCESS HERE]

(Your grade will be the one that MyAccess gives you. No rounding up.)

THEN:

Tone Crash Course Guide

Homework due by Tomorrow: Learn your thing!

Reminder about Wonder books: still need them back from Colby, Maddy, Ethan, Emma, Amanda, and Luis. Due by 2/1/18

Essential Questions:

1. What do I need to do in order to be prepared for my Learn Something! presentation?
   
2. How can I show appreciation for the learning my peers have done?
3. How do I identify and explain the seven elements of short stories? (so far: setting, conflict, plot, point of view, and character)

Work for the day:

1. Learn Something! project write-up [LINK TO MYACCESS HERE]

(Your grade will be the one that MyAccess gives you. No rounding up.)

THEN:

1. Short story worksheets: setting/conflict (pink), character (white), plot (gold)
2. Presentations (prep so you are ready for end of class presentations)