Lessons for 10/5 PM Class AND 10/6 AM Class!

Hi Everyone! I thought I'd start off with a quick review of several different items we learned this week! A few people were out or will have to be late on these two days, so we want to be sure they are not missing important skills, as well!

Review Work:
Directions: Since this is a page filled with skills of many different types, please simply fill in the blanks in each sentence with words found in the word bank below. This will help those of you who may have missed part of a lesson (you may be able to make an INFERENCE when making a selection!). Enjoy!

                                                                          Word Bank
            
inference                 point of view                    limited                         conflict                         animal intelligence
fable                        narrator                            omniscient                  dynamic                        recall
protagonist             first person                       noun                            static                             similar
character                 third person                      pronoun                      consistent                      task

1. When you decide whether to write as though you are in a story or whether to write as though you are outside looking in, you are selecting your _______________________________________________________.
2. Another word for a chore is the word ____________________________. In the NOVA video clip, we saw Chase do many of these because his trainer had taught him to do them on command.
3. A _____________________________ is a story in which animals often speak, it is very short, and there is a moral at the end  that teaches us something about life.
4. Every piece of fiction must have a _______________________________________ or problem that the main character has to overcome to reach his or her goal.
5. A _______________________________ character is one who changes COMPLETELY from the beginning to the end of a story.
6. The main character is known as the _____________________________________________.
7.. The ________________________________________ is the one who is telling the story.
8. In the NOVA video, Chase was able to remember, or _______________________, 1000 stuffed toys when asked to find them by name.
9. This video taught us that dogs' brains are more ____________________________ to ours than was first thought!
10. The point of view, which is characterized by using pronouns such as I or me, is  ___________________________________.
11. The point of view, which is characterized by being outside the story in general and uses pronouns such as we or he, is
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12. The main idea of the NOVA video we watched today had to do with the importance of understanding 
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13. A character in a story who NEVER changes throughout the tale is known to be _________________________________.
14. A character in a story who reacts a certain way throughout the story BUT we have the feeling that if someone bothered his family or someone precious to him, he would not be as nice is an example of a ________________________________ character. 
15. When you analyze information based on your own past experiences and knowledge, you are making an assumption that is also known as an  _____________________________________.
16. If the author decides to write in third person point of view, and only wants us to hear the thoughts of one character in the story, this is known as third person ________________________________________.
17. If the author decides to write another book using third person point of view, but this time, he wants us to hear the thoughts of everyone in the story, he is using third person ________________________________.
18. A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea is known as a _____________________________.
19. Sometimes a _________________________________ can be major or minor in a story, depending on whether he or she has a major role to play in the main action.
20. The part of speech that includes words such as I, me, your, our (and several more!) is called a ________________________; its job is to take the place of a noun in a sentence.

BONUS: Which skill did we start to use while viewing the video clip today?____________________________________________


IMPORTANT NOTE: RW3 AM Class, please stop here (if you are using the website tonight!). We will go over the next section together in class tomorrow (Friday, 10/6), so you don't need to continue (but if you do, be prepared to do it again tomorrow!)! 


PART TWO.
LITERARY TERM:
SIMILE

Let's look at an example of a simile and see if you can figure out what makes it different from how words are used in other sentences.

Her cheeks were as red as a rose after she ran the Boston Marathon.

What do you notice is happening in this sentence? Is there a comparison being made? If so, which two things are being compared? Why are they being compared? Why would we use a simile like this in our writing? Take a moment to jot down your ideas on the lines below. Remember to use complete sentences, as always!
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What is our definition of a simile, based on all your ideas above? ____________________________________________________
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Part Three.
Greek and Latin Roots

Today's root is: pro-

Directions: Remember last week, when we had the root anti- and we found out it meant to be against something? Well, we now have the root that is its exact opposite (an antonym!).

Meaning: forward, forth, toward the front, to bring before, in favor of, on behalf of

Note: While "anti-" is often seen as a negative word (depending on what you are against, I guess!), pro- is often seen as more positive because you are for something. You want something to happen!

Origin: Latin

Examples: 
prolific: to grow
Sentence: James Patterson is a prolific writer; he seems to have a new book out in the stores every single month!

proficient or proficiency: to accomplish, to make progress
Sentence: Sara showed proficiency in all of her subject areas; she had worked hard all year and had done well.

There are many more words! Can you think of any right now? We will add to this list all week!


Part Four
Q & A:
Answer: It is a literary term used to describe when an author or poet uses the same sound to start several words.
Question: _________________________________________________________________________________________


Part Five:
Vocabulary (related to our Science Video!)

random                                                    resembles                                                               evolve
recall                                                       sophisticated                                                          Charles Darwin

Your task: Please find the dictionary meaning of each of the above words and write these definitions in your notebooks. Then, show you understand the meaning by using the word in a sentence of your own! in the end, you should have two sentences for each word, totaling twelve sentences! 

Part Six:
Writing

Directions: Here is our latest story starter--but this time, I have provided three sentences instead of just one. Please continue the story in a way that makes sense according to the INFERENCE you make from the sentences I have provided!

     The store had closed two hours earlier, yet Sam was still there, working hard. He knew he had better hurry; he was supposed to meet his friends from college at the local diner very soon. Sam decided to pack up, and was just putting on his coat when he heard a strange sound coming from the back room. ________________________________________________________________
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