This week we will begin our Unit on “What makes a story effective?”
During this unit you will be analyzing text to determine if they are effective.
You will be creating a claim and backing it up with evidence and reasoning (CER).
You will also analyze how the word choice of the author (tone) creates the mood.
Monday: We will create a list of elements needed to make a story effective.
Tuesday: You will create Frayer models of vocabulary words for “The Elevator”
If you are absent here is the list of words, chose 1 row to do.
Wednesday: You will present those words to the class.
Thursday: You will read short story ” The Elevator” on page 31 of our literature book.
Friday: You will write a CER response to the question, ” Is “The Elevator” an effective story?
Homework: READ and bring your book to class each day to read as well.
Remember you must complete a book by October 27th.
