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CLASS NOTES (scroll down for the most recent notes)

How to Write a Sentence (9/7/12)

Genres of Literature (9/10-9/13)

Genre Definitions Handout (9/12-9/13)

Elements of Fiction (9/17/12)

Characterization (9/18-9/20)

Characterization Think Dot— We played this game after we finished our lesson about Characterization.

Theme (10/3- 10/4)

Theme Fable Activity (10/3- 10/4): For this activity, read each fable and determine the theme of that fable. Remember, theme is the moral of the story and should be 1 sentence!

Setting (10/10- 10/11)

Mood and Tone (10/12)- MOOD is the way you feel about a piece of writing; TONE is the way the author feels about the writing (this is the way he/she wants to make you feel!).

Tone man/ Mood man (10/12)

Tone and Mood Lists (10/12)

Watch the following videos. After watching, choose 1 word to describe the mood and one word to describe the tone. Write them in the boxes on tone/mood man. How does music, lighting, and sound affect the mood and tone of these videos?

Mary Poppins Original Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWf9fP-A-U

Scary Mary Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

Conflict (10/23)

Plot Structure (10/29)

Three Skeleton Key Research WS (10/31- 11/1)