Be Different by Being Yourself

September 15, 2008

ASSIGN YOURSELF: Correct your quizzes - write the sentences with the correct pronoun for all numbers you got incorrect.

DO NOW: Journal: reflect upon your behavior last week. What are some things you want to change/improve? Explain.

OBJECTIVE:  Identify the pronouns.

                      Identify the plot in a short story.

Class Assignment(s):

Lecture: Students took notes on Plot.

Independent Practice: Write the plot for Broken Chain using the information below.

1. Exposition - (a) the characters, (b) setting (time and place), and (c) conflict (problem) of the story.
2. Rising Action - events that lead to the climax of the story.
3. Climax - the turning point of the story where a major change in the protagonist occurs.
4. Falling Action - events that occur after the climax.

Class Activity: make corrections to pronoun quiz.