SEVENTH GRADE - Home - Henry County School System第七级-家居-亨利县学校系统.pptVIP

SEVENTH GRADE BY: GARY SOTO AUTHOR INFORMATION: BORN IN 1952 GREW UP IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA WENT TO COLLEGE TO STUDY FOR GEOGRAPHY, FOUND POETRY AND WRITING CONNECT TO YOUR LIFE OBJECTIVES: 1. TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE A SHORT STORY 2. UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF SETTING 3. USE ACTIVE READING STRATEGIES TO UNDERSTAND THE SETTING OF THE STORY AND THE MAIN CHARACTER IDENTIFY THEME WORDS TO KNOW BLUFF CONVICTION ELECTIVE FEROCITY LINGER PORTLY QUIVER SCOWL SHEEPISHLY TRUDGE BLUFF: (V) TO MISLEAD OR DECEIVE; TO FAKE CONVICTION: (N)A STRONG BELIEF ELECTIVE: (N)AN OPTIONAL ACADEMIC COURSE OR SUBJECT FEROCITY: (N)EXTREME FIERCENESS; INTENSITY LINGER: (V)TO CONTINUE TO STAY; DELAY LEAVING PORTLY: (ADJ)STOUT OR OVERWEIGHT QUIVER: (V)TO SHAKE WITH A SLIGHT, RAPID MOVEMENT SCOWL: (V)TO LOOK ANGRY BY DRAWING THE EYEBROWS TOGETHER AND FROWNING SHEEPISHLY: (ADV)WITH A BASHFUL OR EMBARRASSED LOOK TRUDGE: (V)TO WALK HEAVILY; PLOD SHORT STORY: USUALLY REVOLVES AROUND A SINGLE IDEA; SHORT ENOUGH TO BE READ AT ONE SETTINGPLOT: SEQUENCE OF EVENTSCONFLICT: PROBLEM OR STRUGGLEEXPOSITION: SETS THE STAGE; CHARACTERS INTRODUCED; SETTING DESCRIBEDRISING ACTION: THE CONFLICT UNFOLDS AS SUSPENSE BUILDSCLIMAX: TURNING POINT OF STORYFALLING ACTION: CONCLUSION OF STORY ASSIGNMENT:MAKE SURE YOU KEEP ALL YOUR NOTES TOGETHER AND ANY WORK THAT WE DO IN CLASS.PUT IN YOUR READING FOLDER (ORANGE)HOMEWORK: ??? * * *