Day 26: 10/13/16 - Theme: Christian the lion & Point of View

Good Morning,

Homeroom:       

         Today is an 'A' Day. Please remember to order your lunch and sharpen your pencils.

          Make sure that you have your Agenda and your ELA Folder. Then pick up a "Theme Tree" from the music stand and glue it into your notebook. Date your notebook page 10/12, and give it the title, "Practice Identifying Theme".

                        Thank you
                           Mr. Trumble
Go over HW: (Small Group)
(Use the 4 C's of 21st Century Learners)

Essential Question: What inferences can you make about Max, Kevin, plot events, and the conflicts in Chapter 16?

Key Questions for Homework Discussion:

1. Who is the Narrator?
2. Pg 101 - What is your opinion of Max's father's words?"I know what they told ya. It's all a big lie, you understand. I never killed anybody, and that's the truth, so help me god."Do you believe Max's father? 
3. Pg 103 - How does the narrators word choice and description of Christmas Eve on page 103 affect the mood and tone?
4. Pgs 104 - 106 What kind of picture does the narrator create of Christmas Eve? Can you describe the people in this scene? How does the narrator describe them? What inference can you make at this point in the text?
5.  Pg 107 - How would you react to the events of the evening?

Activity #1

Identifying Theme 

• RL6.2 Determine a theme, and how it is conveyed through particular details. 

Directions: 

Watch Christian the Lion

Write the details/text evidence from the video on the leaves.
Write the topics on the trunk.

Connect the topics with the details to determine the theme.

Activity #2

Identifying Point of View

• RL6.6 Explain how the author develops the point of view of the narrator in a text

What do you see in this image?

• Point of View: The perspective of the person telling the story
• Answers the Question: Who is telling the story? Who is the narrator? 

First Person - Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and "we"

Third Person: Limited - The narrator is an outside observer that is limited to knowing the thoughts and feelings of only one Character

  

Third Person: Omniscient - The narrator is an outside observer who can tell the reader the thoughts & feelings of ALL the characters

   

Third Person: Objective - The narrator reports the facts of the story as a neutral and impersonal outside observer

Now think:

• What point of view does the author use to tell the story of Freak the Mighty?
• How do you know?

Homework - Due Monday 10/17

• RL6.1 Making Inferences and supporting your analysis with evidence
• RL6.3 Describe how the plot unfolds in a series of events

Read Chapter 17 & 18. Complete Cornell notes. Include:

• 6 - 8 annotations
• 3 - 4 questions using DOK Stems (Depth of Knowledge)
• Include a level 1, 2, & 3 Question
• and a summary

Essential Question: What inferences can you make about the text in chapter 17 & 18?