This week, we will continue to use the Soapstone strategy to practice 7RI8 - how to trace an argument and claims to determine if any argument is sound. We will also analyze how an author develops and contrasts points of view (7RL6). We will also be reviewing 7RI8 - tracing and evaluating arguments through our daily warm-ups.
KEY VOCABULARY:
Protagonist: is the central character in a story
Antagonist: is someone who opposes someone else.
Static: is a character who doesn't undergo any significant change in character, personality or perspective over the course of a story.
Dynamic: is a character who undergoes a major transition in one or more of these ways; character, personality or perspective over the course of the story.
Narrator: is the person telling the story, and it determines the point of view that the audience will experience.
Types Point of View:
Important Dates:
Thursday, December 12, 2019 - Reading Inventory
Lesson Resources:
* Newsela Story - The Gift of Magi
* Quizlet - 7RL6 Fiction - Author's Point of View
KEY VOCABULARY:
Protagonist: is the central character in a story
Antagonist: is someone who opposes someone else.
Static: is a character who doesn't undergo any significant change in character, personality or perspective over the course of a story.
Dynamic: is a character who undergoes a major transition in one or more of these ways; character, personality or perspective over the course of the story.
Narrator: is the person telling the story, and it determines the point of view that the audience will experience.
Types Point of View:
- 1st person: The character is in the story, relating his or her experiences directly.
- 2nd person: The story is told to “you.”
- 3rd person limited: The narrator is outside of the story and relating the experiences of a character.
- 3rd person omniscient: The narrator has full access to the thoughts and experiences of all characters in the story.
- Exposition: introduces the protagonist, or main character, and the setting in which the story takes place
- Rising action: challenges the protagonist experiences in trying to get what he or she wants.
- Climax: the turning point in the story. The protagonist makes a decision that will determine whether he or she will reach the goal.
- Falling action: the protagonist wins by achieving the goal, or loses by failing to reach the goal.
- Resolution: is the end of the story, which may occur with either a happy or a tragic ending.
Important Dates:
Thursday, December 12, 2019 - Reading Inventory
Lesson Resources:
* Newsela Story - The Gift of Magi
* Quizlet - 7RL6 Fiction - Author's Point of View