“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
Learning Objective: Students will be able to apply the concepts of plot to analyze the themes in multiple texts.
Featured Skill: Analyzing plot to determine theme
Other Key Skills: Key ideas and supporting details, characterization, literary elements
Vocabulary Words: Plot, theme, conflict, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Essential Questions:
How can understanding the organization of nonfiction texts be helpful?
How does the major section contribute to the whole?
What root words and/or affixes help determine the definition of vocabulary?
How do you determine if a claim is sound and relevant?
Monday
Fable plot diagram and theme analysisIntroduce plot diagram and terms with example and video (take notes in your composition book!)
VIDEO
3. Blog Set-up
Homework – create an original plot diagram picture (example: roller coaster, mountain, etc.) Due Friday!
Tuesday
Fable plot diagram and theme analysis: Read The Boy Who Cried Wolf , Create a Plot Diagram in your composition books Write down what you think the theme is. Be sure to support your answer. Read “The Golden Lie ” in Scope with margin questions
Create plot diagram for “The Golden Lie”
Wednesday
Theme Video:VIDEO
PSL: Diagram “The Bundle of Sticks” in your composition book and list the THEME.
Watch video and provide THEME instruction.
Finish plot diagram for “The Golden Lie”
Begin “What’s the Theme ” activity with partner
Thursday
Fable : Read The Boasting Traveler , complete a plot diagram in composition book and infer what the the theme is with text support.The Golden Lie : Complete margin notes and create plot diagram with a partner.Kahoot quiz over plot and theme terms/analyze Kahoot data.MobyMax – Language
Friday
Turn in your PLOT DIAGRAMS!
Kahoot review quiz over story elements from “The Golden Lie”Checkpoint Quiz Library
Homework from is due today!!
