Bell Ringer

• On your notebooks: Put your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME in the front Put your DESK NUMBER in the front

• On your folder Put your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME on the tabs Put your DESK NUMBER on the tabs Put your period in the FRONT

• Back to your notebooks: Write your name (Last Name, First Name Write the Date Title it Bell Ringer and begin to copy what is in RED

Benchmark (one’s you will see in class from now on)• Please read the following and answer the question below:

• “Board the bus for your chosen activity, and ride with the organization’s representatives and other volunteers to your activity site.”

• In which of the following sentences does board have the same meaning as in the sentence above? A. She received room and board in exchange for her work

at the dormitory B. The event was overseen by committee members and

board of directors C. The city decided to board up the abandoned house so

no one could enter D. He was not able to make a phone call before it was time

to board the plane.

Benchmark• How do you determine the correct meaning of

words with multiple meanings in context.

• A skill to find the correct meaning of a word is by looking at the CONTEXT CLUES

• Context clues: surrounding words that give the reader a clue about the word’s means.

Benchmark (one’s you will see in class from now on)• Please read the following and answer the question below:

• “Board the bus for your chosen activity, and ride with the organization’s representatives and other volunteers to your activity site.”

• In which of the following sentences does board have the same meaning as in the sentence above? A. She received room and board in exchange for her work

at the dormitory B. The event was overseen by committee members and

board of directors C. The city decided to board up the abandoned house so

no one could enter D. He was not able to make a phone call before it was time

to board the plane.

“Maniac Magee,” by Jerry Spinelli

LET’S BEGIN TAKING NOTES

• Remember we should have already had our bell ringer in our notes

• Mr. Asprec will inform you what to write down on the slide

Before, During, and After you READ• There are certain skills we need to do before,

during, and after we read.

• Knowing these skills will make us into Strong, Independent, and Confident READERS

• Soon this will be second nature like breathing or blinking

Before You Read

• Preview the Text: Look at titles, captions, headings, etc.

• Predict: think what might happen next in the story

While you are reading (during) • Confirm your predictions: Ask yourself if your

previous predictions were true? If not, why?

• Ask yourself questions: W: Who or what is the text talking about

(characters) I: Important Details N: Note the Main Idea

After you are done reading

• Retell and Summarize what happened in the story: Include the characters, main details, the proble

and solution

Focus on Plot: what we are doing today when we are reading…• Exposition:

Protagonist = Main Character Setting Conflict

PLOT SUMMARY / OVERVIEWTITLE: _____________________________________ _____________________________________AUTHOR: __________________________________GENRE: ___________________________________THEME: ___________________________________

3. CLIMAX:Is the turning point & moment of greatest suspense.Makes the outcome of the conflict clear.

* ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ *

________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

5. RESOLUTION:Reveals the final outcomeTies up loose ends* _____________________________________

_____________________________________

STUDENT NAME:

4. FALLING ACTION:Eases the suspense.Reveals the outcome of the story’s climax.Shows how the main character resolves the conflict.* ___________________________________

___________________________________

1. EXPOSITION:Introduces setting & characters.Introduces the conflict.A. SETTING: ______________________________________ B. MAIN CHARACTERS: ____________________________

_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ C. CONFLICT: _____________________________________ _____________________________________

2. RISING ACTION:Presents complications that intensify the conflictBuilds suspense* __________________________________________

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________

READING TIME

• Chapters 1 - 3

• Take NOTES OF EACH CHAPTER Who are the Characters? Important Details Main Idea / Purpose of these three chapters

• This should include: Characters, Setting, Conflict

We will stop for certain words to identify their multiple meanings!

DI…TBA

• Before we can break up into DI, you need to take a baseline test to measure your strengths and weaknesses.

• This will be done either by the end of the week or next week

Exit Slip

• What does QUARTERS mean in each of the sentences?

1. A football game has four QUARTERS.

2. There are four QUARTERS in a dollar.

3. I cut the apple into QUARTERS.

4. The soldier’s sleeping QUARTERS were crowded

Class Worksheet

• This will also be homework

Exit Slip

• What does QUARTERS mean in each of the sentences and prepare an example using the correct definition for each sentence?

1. A football game has four QUARTERS.

2. There are four QUARTERS in a dollar.

3. I cut the apple into QUARTERS.

4. The soldier’s sleeping QUARTERS were crowded