Adventure Team

Complete one of the assigned journal prompts by Thursday.  If you scored poorly on the first one, redo it!

(Remember, even though you now only do one a week, that does NOT mean you should complete it in one night.  For best results, work on the entry EACH night WHILE you read!)

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We have been discussing the elements of story since the first week of school, and this is your chance to prove to me that you know it!

Know the meanings of the following terms, or more importantly–know how to LOCATE these elements in a story and explain the impact!

• Internal onflict
• External Conflict
• Exposition
• Setting
• Inciting Force
• Climax
• Resolution/Outcome
• Point of View (all types!)
• Foreshadowing
• Mood
• Suspense

Poster Side 1

• Character Conflict Web  (make sure there are 15 or more conflicts charted–both internal and external

 

Poster Side 2

• Freytag Model of story (label inciting force, climax, resolution)
• Make sure 5 quotations are meaningful even to someone who has not read your book (almost like a Confuciusism or a poster quote)
• Five relevant images

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Only two more weeks left of the five you had to complete the two-sided poster on conflict and plot! 

Graphic organizers should have already been checked by Mrs. Rzepka or me, and if not, please complete them this weekend! 

Project details and a printable version of the graphic organizers are available HERE.Â

Monday= Read 15 minutes and write one 100+ word journal

Tuesday=Read 15 minutes and write one 100+ word journal

Wednesday=Read 15 minutes and write one 100+ word journal

Tuesday=Read 15 minutes and complete one 100+ word journal

Wednesday=Read 15 minutes and complete one 100+ word journal

Thursday=Read 15 minutes and complete one 100+ word journal

Bloggers, I will grade blogs on Friday evening or Saturday morning…all others, I will check one journal each day! 

Please refer to these links for reminders on journal guidelines and sentence starters to help you with writing ideas.Â

Please return permission slips and  $8.oo payment tomorrow! 

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Comeplete one 100+ word journal entry tonight or tomorrow based on your reading.  This one is a “test” entry to make sure everyone is on the right track.  It will be graded (but you will also have the right to retry if you do not do it correctly). 

USE THE SENTENCE STARTERS TO GUIDE YOUR WRITING!

THREE will be due next week, as we will start normal classroom procedures.�

Order ONLINE from the Scholastic TAB catalogue, and our classroom library will get one free book for every book ordered! Follow the link below for the needed classroom access code and instructions.

http://mmsreads.wikispaces.com/Scholastic+Orders

Please sign and have a parent sign the list of classroom procedures handed out today.  This will stay in the front of your binder. 

We will be setting up binders and materials in class tomorrow (Friday), so please bring binders, tabbed dividers, and composition notebooks. 

GET A BOOK!!!  Check my classroom shelves, the local library, or a book store! Â