5TH PERIOD ONLY:
Bell work:
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Secure a pen
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Obtain your IA Notebook
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Title page 22 Inference and Theme Notes
Homework: WRITE HOMEWORK IN YOUR PLANNER!
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Late Plain Polly or Boring Bob
Classwork:
Copy these notes onto page 22
Inference:
Logical guess based on text clues and your own knowledge and experience, in order to identify a poem’s speaker.
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Understand what is stated but implied in the text.
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Make conclusions that are not stated but are based on information found in the text.
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Make judgments about characters, events, theme and plot that have not been explicitly stated.
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Think about the deeper meanings of text.
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Recognize symbolism and use it to interpret the text.
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Develop theories that explain characters motives or events
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Develop empathy for characters
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Use background knowledge and information from the text to form theories about the significance of events.
Theme:
A theme is a message about life or human nature that a writer shares with readers. It is usually developed over the course of a poem, rather than stated directly at the beginning or end. Sometimes the lesson a speaker or character leans is a sufficient clue to help readers determine theme.
Other elements to help determine theme:
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The poems title
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Important statements the speaker takes
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Images and details that stand out
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Repeated words and phrases
With a partner or you may work by yourself-
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Write three inferences you can make about each poem.
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Write three possible themes about both poems
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Write these directly on the paper with the poems
Periods 1-4 and 7
Bell work:
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Obtain your IA Notebook
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Title page 22 BIRTHDAYS
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Fold page down the middle (lengthwise) and make a line down the middle. Then draw a line across the middle and again diving page into eight parts. (See sample)
Homework:
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Check to be sure you shared with me under the name of Birthday!
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Late notebook, late Plain Polly or Boring Bob
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Late Birthday PP (NOT 5th period)
Classwork:
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In each box record classmate’s name and DOB
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In the corresponding box document (in just a few words) historical event, facts, figures, that relate to history in some way. Do not record the social aspects unless you choose to.
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History
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Civil War
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Holocaust