Informational Reading
Informational Reading Unit Test Review
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Thesis Statements
Click on the button to play a thesis game. Choose option 3 "Play a Game," "Middle."
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Maze Runner movie review.
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Compare & Contrast
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Lesson One - Introduction
1. Complete Warm-up #1.
2. Go through the "Overview" tab on the Compare & Contrast Guide site. Use the Compare & Contrast Introduction Notes sheet to help you take notes. Glue, staple or tape completed notes in your notebook.
3. Complete the Compare & Contrast Practice Exercises in your notebook.
1. Complete Warm-up #1.
2. Go through the "Overview" tab on the Compare & Contrast Guide site. Use the Compare & Contrast Introduction Notes sheet to help you take notes. Glue, staple or tape completed notes in your notebook.
3. Complete the Compare & Contrast Practice Exercises in your notebook.
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Lesson Two - Graphic Organizers/Poetry vs. Prose
1. Complete Warm-up #2.
2. In your notebook, take notes on the "Graphic Organizers" tab on the Compare & Contrast Guide site. Make sure to write down the two examples.
3. Read the informational article on eagles and the poem, "Eagles," by Tennyson. Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the two texts based on the following features: Physical description of eagles, the eagle's environment, and what it would be like to watch an eagle in flight.
1. Complete Warm-up #2.
2. In your notebook, take notes on the "Graphic Organizers" tab on the Compare & Contrast Guide site. Make sure to write down the two examples.
3. Read the informational article on eagles and the poem, "Eagles," by Tennyson. Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the two texts based on the following features: Physical description of eagles, the eagle's environment, and what it would be like to watch an eagle in flight.
Lesson Three - Graphic Organizers/Fiction vs. Non-fiction
1. Complete Warm-up #3.
2. Read the short story "Sundown at Coffin Rock," and the informational article on Georgia's new gun bill. Use a compare/contrast chart to compare and contrast the two texts based on the following features: The pros and cons of gun control, how gun control can affect individuals, what role the government plays in gun control.
1. Complete Warm-up #3.
2. Read the short story "Sundown at Coffin Rock," and the informational article on Georgia's new gun bill. Use a compare/contrast chart to compare and contrast the two texts based on the following features: The pros and cons of gun control, how gun control can affect individuals, what role the government plays in gun control.
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Lesson Four - Compare and Contrast in Writing
1. Complete Warm-up #4.
2. In your notebook, take notes on the "Organizing a Paper" tab on the Compare & Contrast Guide site. Make sure sure you write down all the information on the three strategies for organizing a compare/contrast paper.
3. Write down the list of transition words used in compare/contrast writing. These are found under the "Transitions" tab on the Compare & Contrast Guide site.
4. Go back to the paragraph you wrote for your warm-up. Extend your paragraph into a short essay using one of the three strategies for organizing a compare/contrast paper. Make sure to include some transition words from your list. Your essay will be turned in for a grade!
1. Complete Warm-up #4.
2. In your notebook, take notes on the "Organizing a Paper" tab on the Compare & Contrast Guide site. Make sure sure you write down all the information on the three strategies for organizing a compare/contrast paper.
3. Write down the list of transition words used in compare/contrast writing. These are found under the "Transitions" tab on the Compare & Contrast Guide site.
4. Go back to the paragraph you wrote for your warm-up. Extend your paragraph into a short essay using one of the three strategies for organizing a compare/contrast paper. Make sure to include some transition words from your list. Your essay will be turned in for a grade!
Connotative & Denotative
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Lesson One - Introduction
1. Complete Warm-up #4.
2. Write down the definitions of these terms in your notebook.
Denotation: The strict "dictionary" definition of a word. Denotative words are neutral. Example: House.
Connotation: The emotions attached to a word. The emotion can be either positive or negative. Example: Home (positive), Shack (negative).
3. Complete the Connotation Denotation Practice exercise. Glue, staple or tape completed work in your notebook.
4. Use the 24 Adjectives list to complete the Connotation Practice Chart. Glue, staple or tape completed work in your notebook.
1. Complete Warm-up #4.
2. Write down the definitions of these terms in your notebook.
Denotation: The strict "dictionary" definition of a word. Denotative words are neutral. Example: House.
Connotation: The emotions attached to a word. The emotion can be either positive or negative. Example: Home (positive), Shack (negative).
3. Complete the Connotation Denotation Practice exercise. Glue, staple or tape completed work in your notebook.
4. Use the 24 Adjectives list to complete the Connotation Practice Chart. Glue, staple or tape completed work in your notebook.
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Lesson Two - Review & Practice
1. Complete Warm-up #5.
2. Review Connotation & Denotation using the Study Guide link. Then, come up with four or five "quiz" questions about connotation and denotation.
3. Complete the Connotation Revision Passage by changing denotative words into connotative words. Glue, staple or tape completed work in your notebook.
4. Play some games!
1. Complete Warm-up #5.
2. Review Connotation & Denotation using the Study Guide link. Then, come up with four or five "quiz" questions about connotation and denotation.
3. Complete the Connotation Revision Passage by changing denotative words into connotative words. Glue, staple or tape completed work in your notebook.
4. Play some games!
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Lesson Three - Connotative & Denotative Words in Writing
Complete the Writer's Workshop prompt in your writing journal. Your stories will be graded!
Complete the Writer's Workshop prompt in your writing journal. Your stories will be graded!
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Figurative & Literal
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Lesson One: Introduction
1. Complete Warm-up #1.
2. Go through the Figurative & Literal Language Introduction. Use the Figurative & Literal Language Introduction Notes sheet to help you take notes. Glue, staple or tape completed notes in your notebook.
3. Test your knowledge by playing some Figurative Language Games!
1. Complete Warm-up #1.
2. Go through the Figurative & Literal Language Introduction. Use the Figurative & Literal Language Introduction Notes sheet to help you take notes. Glue, staple or tape completed notes in your notebook.
3. Test your knowledge by playing some Figurative Language Games!
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Figurative Language Games
Lessons Two & Three: Figurative & Literal Language Stations
1. Complete Warm-ups #2 and #3.
2. Use the Figurative & Literal Language Stations sheet to record your answers for each station. This will be turned in for a grade.
1. Complete Warm-ups #2 and #3.
2. Use the Figurative & Literal Language Stations sheet to record your answers for each station. This will be turned in for a grade.
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Metaphor/Simile
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Alliteration
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Personification
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Hyperbole
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Onomatopoeia
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Idiom
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Pun
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Lesson Four: Figurative & Literal Language in Writing
1. Complete Warm-up #4.
2. Listen to "Firework," paying close attention to the figurative language in the lyrics. Then, complete the Musical Figurative Language chart. Glue, staple or tape completed chart in your notebook.
3. Complete the Figurative Language Song Project.
1. Complete Warm-up #4.
2. Listen to "Firework," paying close attention to the figurative language in the lyrics. Then, complete the Musical Figurative Language chart. Glue, staple or tape completed chart in your notebook.
3. Complete the Figurative Language Song Project.
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Point-of-View
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Lesson One: Introduction
1. Complete Warm-up #6.
2. Watch the "Narrative Point-of-View" video and take notes in your notebook. Make sure when you are done you can answer the following questions about point-of-view:
After you finish the video, add this to your notes ...
Dialogue = When the characters speak.
Narration = When the narrator speaks.
"Quotation marks" separate dialogue from narration.
EXAMPLE: "I'm stuck!" her son Jack yelled. "I'm stuck!" is dialogue and her son Jack yelled is narration.
When determining the point-of-view, only the narrator's voice counts. DO NOT pay attention to dialogue (words in quotes). So, the example above is third person point-of-view because it has the pronoun her. The pronoun I doesn't count because it's in quotes.
3. Test your knowledge by completing a Point-of-View Worksheet.
1. Complete Warm-up #6.
2. Watch the "Narrative Point-of-View" video and take notes in your notebook. Make sure when you are done you can answer the following questions about point-of-view:
- What is point-of-view?
- What are the three categories of point-of-view? What pronouns are used for each category?
- What is objective point-of-view? What is omniscient point-of-view? What is limited omniscient point-of-view?
After you finish the video, add this to your notes ...
Dialogue = When the characters speak.
Narration = When the narrator speaks.
"Quotation marks" separate dialogue from narration.
EXAMPLE: "I'm stuck!" her son Jack yelled. "I'm stuck!" is dialogue and her son Jack yelled is narration.
When determining the point-of-view, only the narrator's voice counts. DO NOT pay attention to dialogue (words in quotes). So, the example above is third person point-of-view because it has the pronoun her. The pronoun I doesn't count because it's in quotes.
3. Test your knowledge by completing a Point-of-View Worksheet.
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Lesson Two: Point-of-View in Writing
1. Complete Warm-up #7.
2. Watch the "True Story of the Three Little Pigs." Then, answer the following questions.
3. Re-write another familiar fairy tale from a different character's point-of-view. For example, tell Snow White's story from Dopey's view, or tell Cinderella's tale from the point-of-view of the Fairy Godmother. The link below features some well-known fairy tales if you need help remembering the plots.
1. Complete Warm-up #7.
2. Watch the "True Story of the Three Little Pigs." Then, answer the following questions.
- From whose point-of-view is the story told? Is it told in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person?
- How does the different point-of-view affect the plot of this familiar story? Give at least three, specific examples.
3. Re-write another familiar fairy tale from a different character's point-of-view. For example, tell Snow White's story from Dopey's view, or tell Cinderella's tale from the point-of-view of the Fairy Godmother. The link below features some well-known fairy tales if you need help remembering the plots.