Thursday, March 31, 2016

This is the 6^th Grade Reading Schedule...
By Tuesday - Chapters 5-6 - Two Entries

By Wednesday - Chapters 7-10 - Two Entries

By Thursday - Chapters 11-12 - Two Entries

By Friday - Chapters 13-15 - One Entry

UIL Writing  - Last Call
Other Events?

Warm-Up:

1. Share your responses from your DEJ about Chapters 11-12.

• CN Entry: 3/29: "Character Traits" 
• Do a little sharing aloud of characters and Details.  
• What other words come to mind since meeting all of these characters?
• In the dictionary, find at least two new words that are appropriate for a character.

2. Review the requirements of a compare/contrast paragraph (“A part of analyzing…).

• Why are transitional words and phrases important in writing about two subjects?

3. Share a few paragraphs on the overhead:   3/29: Comparing Sal and Phoebe.

• Topic Sentence
• Supporting Details (Textual Evidence)
• Commentary (Explain and analyze evidence)
• Transitional words and phrases.

Work Period:

4.    So, students should have created Three timelines…present them to me!

Timeline #1: Sal’s Timeline (Kentucky)

• Sal’s early timeline is fuzzy – we get somewhat random “snapshots” of her past

Timeline #2: Phoebe and Sal’s Timeline Together (Ohio)

• Phoebe’s timeline is a straight, uninterrupted narrative in the novel.  Sal has some significant experiences, too.

Timeline #3: Sal's Timeline (The Road Trip: Ohio to Idaho)

• Involves Gram and Gramps, and their many, often humorous, misadventures together.

Class Notebook: 3/31: Physical and Emotional Journeys
Have your novel and DEJ at the Ready...

Use Details from the Text as we discuss and take notes on the following:

A. Phoebe's Story (Timeline 2):

• What are the most significant events in the story of Phoebe?
• What are the most significant character traits of Phoebe or Phoebe's parents?
• What do you predict or infer from these events and these characters?

B. Sal's Story (Timelines 1-3):

• What are significant events in Sal's story?
• What are Sal's most significant traits?

C. Emotional Journeys:

• What predictions or inferences do you have about Sal's emotional journey?  
• Do you think Phoebe is on an emotional journey of any kind?

D. Gram and Gramps - Subplots:

• What is their timeline together?  Do they have a plot?
• Can we call this a "subplot"?
• What is the plot and what are "subplots"?
• What other subplots are there?
• Phoebe?
• Ben and Sal?
• The Lunatic?
• Life in Kentucky?
• The Road Trip?
• Confusing, right?

In all of this discussion and writing, please remember:

• In Literary Analysis, it is NOT so much about the right answer as it is about providing an opinion on a topic and supporting it with various pieces of textual evidence that combine to create your opinion.

Closing:

Under all of the notes you've taken for "Physical and Emotional Journeys", create a graphic organizer at sometime that helps you analyze and explore the concepts of Plot and Subplot.