903 – 11/27 – 12/1

MONDAY
Motivation:  List the four elements of plot.
Mini-Lesson:  Review Elements of Plot
Plot: the sequence (order) of events or actions in a story
Exposition: the info you need to understand the story (like the main character, setting, basic conflict)
Rising Conflict: (somtimes called a “complication”) this is an event in the story when the tension increases, the conflict becomes [...]

902 – 11/27 – 12/1

MONDAY
Motivation: Explain how you will improve your grade for ELA this marking period.
Workshop: Students read independently or finished their stories labeled with the different elements of plot.
TUESDAY – Readers
Motivation:  Give six examples of different kinds of conflict.
Mini-Lesson:  THEME
In a Fable, the theme is the moral (the lesson).
In Fiction, there might not be a moral, but [...]

901 – 11/27 – 12/1

MONDAY – Readers
Motivation: List as many genres of books as possible.
Workshop: Students worked in groups to assess the genre of a book and label these books in order to better organize the class library. This also prepares us to visit the library this coming Friday.
TUESDAY – Writers
Motivation: If a school wants to help students [...]