Ms. Monger's 8th Grade September 28, 2022

​ The Monkey’s Paw Journal Entries: Directions:

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Answer the following questions with a 3-4 sentence response. Be sure to include specific details and answer honestly and completely . No single word answers or short responses allowed!

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​ Wednesday 9/29/2022

Do you think a person should be happy with what they are given in life or should they be willing to risk anything to achieve their goals? Explain your answer in detail.

​ Reply to the journal prompt on the next slide you have 5 mins.

Open Ended

Do you think a person should be happy with what they are given in life or should they be willing to risk anything to achieve their goals? Explain your answer in detail.

​ September 28, 2022

​ Agenda

Bellringer: Handout - 7 mins https://youtu.be/mq7_lYZiNwI

I Do: Monkey's Paw Vocabulary Review

​We Do: Guided reading. Watch Concept definition video via StudySync.​ ( https://youtu.be/JdetsUYj1Oc )

​You Do: Access handouts 1, 2, and 3.

​Exit Ticket:​ Quizizz

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

Craft and Structure:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

​RI. 8.1 , 8.2, 8.3, & 8.4

​ Focus Standards

​RI. 8.3

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Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

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​ Skill: Story Element

OBJECTIVES:

1. Revist the definions of story elements.

2. Practice using concrete strategies for identifying story elements.

3. Participate effecvely in a range of conversations and collaborations to express ideas and build upon the ideas of others.

​ TIME 30 minutes

​MATERIALS:

StudySync Skills lesson on Story Elements in "The Monkey's Paw"

StudySync Access 1 handout (Beginning)

StudySync Access 2 handout (Intermediate)

StudySync Access 3 handout (Advanced)

StudySync Access 4 handout (Approaching)

OVERVIEW

While identifying story elements may be easy for most students, analyzing how the story elements contribute to the theme may be more challenging. This lesson provides follow-up questions and useful enrichments to help guide scholars toward a usable, repeatable method for analyzing how individual story elements contribute to the theme.

​ 8 Elements Of A Story

​1. Character

​2. Setting

3. Plot

4. Conflict

5.Theme

6. Point of View

7. Tone

8. Style​

​ 8 elements of a story review worksheet.

Timer:

https://youtu.be/yL05t6tbBZw ​ https://youtu.be/yL05t6tbBZw

​ StudySync

​Concept Definition Video:

​To view click the link below.

​ Click Here:

https://youtu.be/JdetsUYj1Oc

​ Essential Question

Some text here about the topic of discussion

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​ Directions: You will type your responses on the next slide.

“The Monkey’s Paw”

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1. Is life controlled by fate or free will?

2. Why is it important to be satisfied with what we have?

3. How can curiosity be dangerous?

4. Why are people drawn to the unknown and magical possibilities?

5. Why is it important to think about consequences before taking an action?

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Open Ended

1. Is life controlled by fate or free will?

2. Why is it important to be satisfied with what we have?

3. How can curiosity be dangerous?

4. Why are people drawn to the unknown and magical possibilities?

5. Why is it important to think about consequences before taking an action?

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Exit Ticket:

​ On the next slide name the 8 story elements.