The Things You Can Read: 2017

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Monday, February 27, 2017

What is Theme?

What is Theme?

Interactive Notebook

Page 20

Right Side of Page 20

Happy Reading & Writing☮

The Things You Can Read!

Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of Books & Writing!

Don't Forget To Be Awesome!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time, I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Interactive Notebook Direct Vs. Indirect & Character Traits

Interactive Notebook Direct Vs. Indirect

Page 18 Right Side of Notebook

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Use the Literary Terms Glossary labeled LITERARY HANDBOOK in the back of Prentice Hall Literature Language and Literacy Book on your desk.

DIRECT and INDIRECT Characterization are defined under CHARACTERIZATION.

Direct Characterization: The author directly states the character's traits or characteristics.

Indirect Characterization: The author indirectly depends on the reader to draw conclusions about the character's traits. The author can achieve this by telling what other characters in the story say and think about another character.

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Character Traits are WORDS (usually adjectives) used to describe how a character acts during the story or work of literature. Think Personality traits...these traits are often viewed as GOOD OR BAD TRAITS.

Happy Reading & Writing☮

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Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of Books & Writing!

Don't Forget To Be Awesome!

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Interactive Notebook STARS of the Great Depression

Front Page

Heroes or Stars Can be used for Heading

Page 1 Right Side

Page 1 Left Side

Happy Reading & Writing☮

The Things You Can Read!

Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of Books & Writing!

Don't Forget To Be Awesome!

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Interactive Notebook Types of Characters

Interactive Notebook

Page 16 Right Side of Notebook

Use the Literary Terms Glossary in the back of Prentice Hall Literature Language and Literacy Book on your desk.

Static and Dynamic Character are defined under CHARACTER.

Page 17 Right Side of Notebook

All of these except Sympathetic Character are found in the Glossary. They will be found under Character or under Characterization in the Glossary.

Sympathetic Character is a character whose situation you understand and/or sympathize with or can relate to.

Happy Reading & Writing☮

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Thursday, January 5, 2017

POINT OF VIEW: PRACTICE

Directions: read each of the following passages and determine from which perspective the passage is narrated. If it is third-person, circle each time characters' thoughts or feelings are narrated, and then decide whether narration is objective, limited, or omniscient.

Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld and Keith Thompson

"Always keep sideways to your opponent," Alek said, gently turning her. "That way, your chest presents the smallest possible target." "Aye, the smallest possible target," Deryn sighed. Alek stepped away and resumed his own pose, so that the tips of their swords almost touched. Deryn took a deep breath, but Alek didn't move. Long seconds passed, the airship's new engines thrumming beneath their feet, the clouds slipping slowly past overhead.

Lori (The Circle of Friends, Book 1) by L. Diane Wolfe

The bell sounded and Lori heard the other girls stampede from the locker room. She finished brushing her hair and contemplated tying it up again. Now hanging past the top of her jeans, it tended to get caught on objects if she didn't control the waves. She had maintained long hair since childhood, and despite her swimming, Lori entertained no thoughts of cutting it.

Envy by Gregg Olsen

Katelyn had no idea that, not far away, someone else was doing the exact same thing just waiting for the right time to make a move. As fresh tears rolled down her cheeks, Katelyn took off the rest of her clothes, threw them on the floor, and plunged herself into the tub. Downstairs, her mother, Sandra, stood in the kitchen and poked at the congealing remains of a prime rib roast. She yanked at her blue sweater as she pulled it tighter on her shoulders and fumed. She was cold and mad. Mad and cold. She searched her kitchen counters for the espresso maker.

Point of-view-worksheet-5 (1) from Santa Rosa Honey Farm

Connotation Lesson: Gettysburg Address

Directions: Draw a T Chart on the LEFT-hand side of page 8 in your interactive notebook. Label one side Positive and one side negative.

Using the copy of the Gettysburg address list each of the circled words on the right side. Ask yourself: Does the word have a positive connotation or a negative connotation.