ThursdayJanuary 22, 2009

Agenda• HOMEWORK STRIKE SYSTEM IN EFFECT (3):

• Composition notebook and pen/mechanical pencil

• QUIZ ON FAIRY TALE STRUCTURE look over your notes

• Copies could not be made in time; deal with it! • By yourself (Mr. Hampton reads aloud): Applying the

four elements of fairy tales—work together to fill in today’s worksheet. • Hansel and Gretel• Cinderella• Optional: The Table, the Donkey, and the Stick

• Shifting gears: Non-Fiction stories• Warm up: Non-Fiction Heroes• “The Man in the Water,” pg. 475• Discussion: Hair Styles • “Malcolm X: Hair,” pg. 344

Objective(s):• Analyze key elements of

a fairy tale by listening to a reading of four fairy tales and filling out the worksheet in groups of four in under 5 minutes.

Important Dates:• 1/22 or 1/23: Fairy Tale Quiz• 1/28: Early Release (Film

Club meeting)• 1/30: Film Club Viewing

(4pm-6pm)

Fairy Tale Quiz

• Label your quiz as:

– “The name’s Shanks—Spindleshanks”QUI

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Fairy Tale Quiz

• Q1:

– Which part of Freytag is missing?• Exposition• Conflict/Complication• ?• Resolution

QUIZ

Fairy Tale Quiz

• Q2:

– According to Propp—what is a hero?QUI

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Fairy Tale Quiz

• Q3:

– T or F—the “Princess” has to be female. QUI

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Fairy Tale Quiz

• Q4:

– In fairy tales, what numbers are important?QUI

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Fairy Tale Quiz

• Q5:

– In fairy tales, what number is repeated for remembering?QUI

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Fairy Tale Quiz

• Q6:

– What is a moral?QUIZ

Fairy Tale Quiz

• BONUS:– What was your opinion of our fairy

tale selections yesterday? Explain in 2-3 sentences.

QUIZ

Even More Fairy Tale Practice

• Copies could not be made in time.• I will be reading you 2 fairy tales as practice.• You will not have the paper in front of you; you must

listen CAREFULLY. • After I finished reading the fairy tale, I will give your

group 10 minutes to fill out the worksheet; you should be experts by now.– Freytag– Characters– Numerology– Moral

NO NOTES

Shifting Gears: Non-Fiction

• Long ago—in September—I showed you the following slide.

NO NOTES

Fiction vs. Non-Fiction

• Fiction– A made-up story– Can be about anything (trips to Mars, your

imaginary best friend)– Most novels are fiction (romance, science

fiction, etc.)

NO NOTES

Fiction vs. Non-Fiction

• Non-Fiction– “Real” accounts of things that have happened– Can be the story of someone’s life

(autobiography). – Most FCAT passages are non-fiction

(Informative texts)

NO NOTES

Shifting Gears: Non-Fiction

• Now, the time has come for us to change from studying fiction…

• And move to non-fiction stories.NO NOTES

So you know…

• Non-fiction does not have to be TRUE.• It is based on reality—meaning, there is

SOME TRUTH to it. TAKE

NOTES

1/22/2009 [5 min]

• What is a real hero in life? What kinds of people are heroes? What makes them heroic? Do you know any person (famous or ordinary, dead or alive) who you define as a hero? Why are they a hero to you?

WARM UP

Timer

“The Man in the Water”

• Turn to pg. 471 in your textbook.• Popcorn reading

NO NOTES

1/22/2009 [5 min]

• No writing—let’s discuss. What kinds of hair style are big today—for both white and African-American people.

WARM UP

Timer

“Hair”

• Turn to pg. 344 in your textbook.• Popcorn reading

NO NOTES