{"id":58,"date":"2013-11-16T06:22:17","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T11:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dobertn7\/?p=58"},"modified":"2013-11-16T06:22:17","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T11:22:17","slug":"saturday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dobertn7\/2013\/11\/16\/saturday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SATURDAY &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A girl was eating pencils in my fourth hour class!!!<\/p>\n<p>The end of report card #2 is coming soon. \u00a0BIG, FAT TEST next week!<\/p>\n<p>Click below to view and print &#8220;Seventh Grade&#8221; by Gary Soto. \u00a0Don&#8217;t forget to look at the pages before and after the story &#8230; they have information that could help you prepare for the test.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dobertn7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/405\/2013\/11\/seventh.grade_.by_.gary_.soto_.pdf\">seventh.grade.by.gary.soto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HW:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Show your pink progress report to a parent. \u00a0Get a parent&#8217;s singnature. (sing?! \u00a0sing-nature? what? is your mom supposed to sing about birds and trees?)<\/li>\n<li>Plot diagram.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>DIRECTIONS FOR THE PLOT DIAGRAM:<\/p>\n<p>Neatly draw a mountain or OTHER SIMILAR SHAPE. \u00a0The shape should start low and gradually rise to a point or high spot then gradually lower. \u00a0The shape shows that the story is getting more and more interesting (RISING ACTION) until it hits the most interesting point (CLIMAX).<\/p>\n<p>Label each part of the diagram &#8211; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Then add events from the story we have been reading &#8211; &#8220;Seventh Grade&#8221; by Gary Soto. \u00a0You should have TWO events for the exposition, TWO rising action events and TWO falling action events. \u00a0You MUST have only ONE climax event and ONE resolution event.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, spelling counts. \u00a0Yes, neatness counts. \u00a0Yes, add some color!<\/p>\n<p>Here are the events that might work for your diagram:<\/p>\n<p>EXPOSITION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s the first day of school. \u00a0Victor chooses French because he knows his crush, Teresa, will be in that class.<\/li>\n<li>He meets up with his best friend, Michael. \u00a0They raza-shake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RISING ACTION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Victor bumps into Teresa after homeroom. \u00a0He says something stupid.<\/li>\n<li>At lunch, Victor slyly scans for Teresa while Michael scowls at all the ladies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CLIMAX<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Victor is finally in French class with Teresa. \u00a0He bluffs that he knows French and completely embarrasses himself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FALLING ACTION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The French teacher, Mr. Bueller, doesn&#8217;t snitch because he remembers bluffing for his crush.<\/li>\n<li>Teresa flirts back with Victor and asks him to help her learn French.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RESOLUTION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Victor thinks Teresa is going to be his girl and 7th grade is going to be a great year. \u00a0He sprints to the library right after school to get French tutoring books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These ideas are just my OPINION. \u00a0We can fight about what is the true CLIMAX event in class.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So yeah. \u00a0Longest blog ever. \u00a0Yes, you should read every word. \u00a0I mean, c&#8217;mon people, the subject is ELA &#8211; reading won&#8217;t kill you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A girl was eating pencils in my fourth hour class!!! 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