Word Work: Prefixes

Learners can:

• identify and sort words based on prefix

• pronounce multisyllabic words correctly

Fore-, Super-, Trans-, Under-

Reading: The Finest Hours Ch 13-14 Close Read

Learners can:

• use text evidence to support claims about plot development

• differentiate between direct and indirect characterization

• analyze a passage to explain the importance of its literary devices

• Climax: the turning point or twist of the story, often the most suspenseful and exciting part of the plot

• Falling Action: the events that unfold after the turning point where problems begin to be solved

• Resolution: the end of the story, including what happens to the characters as a result of the story's conflict

Plot Development

• Direct characterization is when the author tells you exactly how someone is in the text.

• Indirect characterization requires you to make a guess about a character based on what they say, do, or think in the story. You can also make inferences about a character based on how they are treated by other characters.

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Characterization Review

• If you look at the words that describe Paetzel, you can make an inference about him.

  • By using the word reluctantly, the authors help you understand Paetzel's situation a bit better.

  • Because Paetzel is in danger, he must be cautious, and he must be scared of the physical challenge it will be to get onboard the Yukatat.

• In this example, the writers use diction to reveal more about Paetzel's character.

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Analyzing for Character/Diction

• This passage also showcases imagery and figurative language.

  • The authors compare the lifeboat to a child's toy to show how small, "insignificant," and vulnerable it is.

  • The writers also call the seas "towering" to emphasize their height and intensity.

• In both cases, the authors' diction helps readers imagine what the scene looks like.

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Analyzing for Imagery/Figurative Language

Writing: Define Logical Fallacy

Learners can:

• identify the correct use of semicolons to separate two independent clauses

• explain the concept of logical fallacy in their own words

• recall characteristics of logical fallacies

Grammar Time! Semicolons

• A semicolon ( ; ) is used to join two independent clauses.

• Recall that an independent clause is a complete thought or sentence. It can stand on its own.

Semicolon Use Examples

• ​You can use a semicolon to combine two independent clauses when you want to show a close relationship between the two ideas.

• Adverbial conjunctions are words or phrases that connect sentences or clauses and show how things relate. They are words such as however, therefore, meanwhile, and nevertheless.

• You do not use a semicolon when you are combining sentences with coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

• Take a look at the picture of the two dogs to the left.

• They both appear white with black spots, which may lead some to draw the conclusion that they are the same breed.

• However, one dog is actually wearing a piece of white clothing with black spots, while the other dog's spots are part of its natural coat.

• In argumentative writing, errors in reasoning can undermine your argument.

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Fallacy: a false or mistaken idea

• Think about the following words and their definitions:

  • logic: the study of laws of reasoning and validity

  • fallacy: a false or mistaken idea

• ​On your own, think about those two definitions, the picture of the two dogs, and the title of today's lesson, "Writing: Define Logical Fallacy." What do you think is a logical fallacy, and how does it relate to argumentative writing?

So, what is a logical fallacy?

• A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning that damages the logic of your argument

• There are two types of logical fallacies

  • hasty generalizations

  • slippery slopes

Logical Fallacy

• A hasty generalization is a conclusion based on insufficient evidence. People make a decision before they have all the facts.

• Example: After reading "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," I know that kindness cannot stop a mob mentality.

• A fair argument will include more evidence.

Hasty Generalization

• ​A slippery slope is an unsupported claim that a small action will lead inevitably to another potentially disastrous action or event.

• Example: If you share your food with one person, everyone will want some. Soon, you will not have any food for yourself, and you will starve.

• Sharing your food with one person is unlikely to lead to your starvation.

Slippery Slope

• The rest of class is choice time. You can be working on:

  • iReady Reading Practice

  • Silent Reading

  • Get help from Mrs. Massack

  • Overdue edio lessons

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Choice Time