Lesson #1: Reviewing story elements in context.

Today’s FOCUS Standard:

ELACC7RL3- Analyze how particular elements of a story interact (e.g. how settings shape the character’s or plot)

Let’s think about it…

• How do you make a good impression?

• Take a couple of minutes to discuss things that you do to make a good impression.

I am very impressed with theplot development in your story!

Before we read…• Let’s talk about the ways we can make

connections with the text.

• There are 3 ways that we can connect to the text:

1. Text self (Connecting the story to yourself)

2. Text world (Connecting the story to some issue in the world)

3. Text text (connecting the text to another text)

• Quiver: Quiver: shake with a slight, rapid movement.shake with a slight, rapid movement.• Linger:Linger: to continue to stay; delay leaving to continue to stay; delay leaving• Portly:Portly: stout or overweight. stout or overweight.• Ferocity:Ferocity: fierceness or extreme intensity fierceness or extreme intensity• Sheepishly:Sheepishly: with a bashful or embarrassed with a bashful or embarrassed

look.look.• Unison:Unison: harmony or agreement; as with one harmony or agreement; as with one

voice. voice.

ELACC7L4 – Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and ELACC7L4 – Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.multiple-meaning words and phrases.

• “Seventh Grade” is set in Fresno, Seventh Grade” is set in Fresno, California, where Gary Soto, the author, California, where Gary Soto, the author, grew up. Fresno is located southeast of grew up. Fresno is located southeast of San Francisco. It’s dry, hot summers and San Francisco. It’s dry, hot summers and cool, humid winters, are excellent for cool, humid winters, are excellent for growing grapes. A large number of Latino growing grapes. A large number of Latino families live in Fresno’s vineyards (places families live in Fresno’s vineyards (places where grapes are grown). where grapes are grown).

Turn to page 32 in your big read reading book. “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto.

Learning Agenda1. Review expectations

2. Seventh Grade by Gary Soto

3. Paste vocabulary to the “Spelling” section of your binder

4. Staple “Open House” flier to your agenda (September 10th)

5. Homework: Finish classwork

Focus Standard:

ELACC7RL3

Analyze how particular

elements of a story interact (e.g. how

settings shape the character’s or plot)

Literary Analysis: Plot (p. 27)• Plot is what happens

in a story.

• Task: 1. List the most

important events in the story, Seventh Grade by Gary Soto.

2. Place the number of the events in the correct position on the diagram.

**Time allowed: 10 minutes**

Check your work:1.Victor gets his class schedule, which includes French.

2.Victor promises himself that Teresa will be his girlfriend this year.

3.Victor is unfriendly to Teresa when she says hello.

4.Victor pretends he can speak French.

5.Teresa compliments Victor on being able to speak French.

6.Mr. Bueller does not embarrass Victor in front of Teresa.

Question Support (p. 35)

4. Students will list their strongest connection to the story and how that connection helped them to understand the story.

5. See answers belowa. M

b. B

c. V

d. B

6. C-He knows that Victor is faking and sympathizes with him. He also remembered when he tried to impress a girl in college by spending all of his money on her.

Cont. Question Support (p. 35)

Total points available: 12

Vocabulary Study (p. 31)

• Directions: As I read the passage to you, listen for each boldfaced word and clues to the meaning.

• Check your answers below:

1.Sheepishly

2.Quiver

3.Unison

4.Linger

5.Portly

6.Ferocity

ELACC7RL4: Determine the meaning of words as they are used in a text

Total points available:______

6

Vocabulary Practice (p. 32)

Part A

1.Ferocity

2.Linger

3.Quiver

4.Sheepishly

5.Portly

6.Unison

ELACC7L4.a: Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Total points available:

______12

Part B

1.D

2.B

3.F

4.E

5.C

6.A

Vocabulary Strategy (p. 33)The Latin Root lect

Part A

1.Select

2.Election

3.Lecture

4.Elective

5.Selective

ELACC7L4.b:Use common,

grade appropriate Greek or Latin

affixes and roots as clues to the

meaning of a word

Total points available:

______10

Part B

1.B

2.C

3.E

4.D

5.A

My response to Seventh Grade My response to Seventh Grade by Gary Sotoby Gary Soto

• How does this short story relate to our Unit Theme: “Lean On Me?”

• What important message do you take from this story?

• Write a response in your Rewriter’s Notebook that answers both questions.ELACC7W10 – Write routinely over extended time frames ELACC7W10 – Write routinely over extended time frames

and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Learning AgendaAugust 31, 2012Periods 4 and 5 only

• Review for assessment• Assessment over Seventh Grade by

Gary Soto– Use a blue or black pen only– Response questions should be answered

in complete sentences.– Responses should also be written on the

college rule paper that was provided.

• Staple and place your assessment in your period’s inbox.

• Independent Reading• Have a great Labor Day weekend

Due Tuesday•Summer reading •Bring a copy of All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall