No Journal, instead continue organizing your portfolio for the check on 12/15.
If you haven't conferenced with me about Exit 16 and the Fcat data, please do so. Turn in exit slip 16.
W8-Vocab 3 foldable due today.
Taxonomy of a story. Take out a piece of paper and letter A-Z. For each letter put a term associated with writing or reading stories. For example,F:Fiction or C: Character. Try to put a term for every letter. Start on your own, then with your group and the Holt book, then as a class. Turn in to basket.
Class reviews part of Tom Walker they were supposed to read on their own, pg 294-296L. Discussion test questions. Plot diagram discussed. Exposition: beginning of the story where the main characters, beginning of conflict and setting are revealed. Rising Action: complications and further conflicts are added to build suspense. Climax: The most interesting part of the story or the turning point of the conflict.Denouement (Day-noo-mahn): Resolution or how the story ends.
