Monday, October 4th

Monday, October 4th

by Brooke Petersen

​Monday, October 4th 2021

Poll

Did you know that it is FAT BEAR WEEK?!?!

• Yes

• No

Poll

Did you enjoy this presentation?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Exit Ticket: Define in your own words the definition of "setting"

​Friendly Reminder

​Tuesday, October 5th is a half-day for you (Congratulations!)

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​School will end at 11:35 tomorrow (For Students, Not Teachers)

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Poll

How was your weekend?

• Amazing!

• Boring

• Okay

• Ms. Petersen, Why are you always asking about my weekend?

Open Ended

7th Graders: How was your field trip???

6th & 8th Graders: If you could go on a field trip, where would you want to go?

​This Week's Focus:

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What: Plot Elements in Literature

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​Why: Many of you know some of the elements but not all. Some of you have no idea what plot elements are

​This week's focus: Setting

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Open Ended

What does the term "setting" mean? 

If you don't know, please write "I don't know"

Poll

Are you ready to watch an AMAZING VIDEO about Setting?

• YES

• YES

Poll

Which word goes best with the picture?

• Character

• Plot

• Conflict

• Setting

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​Read the following passage from Alice in Wonderland

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Once in the wood, she was anxious to get back to her right size again, and then to get into that lovely garden. But how? Peeping over a mushroom, she beheld a large blue caterpillar sitting on the top with its arms folded...

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage from Alice in Wonderland

Once in the wood, she was anxious to get back to her right size again, and then to get into that lovely garden. But how? Peeping over a mushroom, she beheld a large blue caterpillar sitting on the top with its arms folded...

Which detail from the text provides a clue to the place where this passage takes place?

• “Once in the wood…”

• “A large blue caterpillar..”

• “...get back to her right size again...”

• “...with its arms folded”

Multiple Choice

Which option is the most likely setting for a story with the theme “humans vs nature?”

• A nursing home

• A middle school

• A Forest

• Principal's Office

Multiple Choice

Setting can give clues about a story's

• Plot

• Conflict

• Mood

• All of These

Multiple Choice

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

• A Frog and a Witch

• Dedham High School in 1950

Multiple Choice

I am writing a short story called "Ms. Petersen's New Home." By looking at this picture, you can tell that the mood of my story will be:

• Bright & Cheerful

• Gloomy and Dark