hints that something is about to happen foreshadowing 2-3 tremors a day before earthquake --...

hints that something is about to happen

foreshadowing 2-3 tremors a day before earthquake -- scientists predicting a “big one” coming soon

Gist

Term

Day of earthquake was dark, chilly, depressingBad mood of Mrs. Whitlaw

How the Term Applies to the Story Personal Experiences Related to Term

1906 San Francisco Earthquake

(described in Dragon Wings) Earthquake in San

Francisco last month

Dragon Wings

mass destruction

Damage was mostly from old buildings – fires not nearly as big of a problem (no desolation)

Gist

Term

Used to describe the almost complete destruction of San Francisco from shaking & fires that followed


desolation

chaos, confusion, disorganization

pandemonium SF police & firemen had emergency plan so they knew what to do – very organized

Gist

Term

Nobody knew what to do – Impossible to move around-Horses running wildNo “emergency plan”


safe place to stay

refuge The best refuge is to run outside & get away from buildings

Gist

Term

Mrs. Whitlaw turned her house into a hospital and shelter for people who lost their homes

How the Term Was Used in the Story Personal Experiences Related to Term

STORYEVENT IN STORY REAL-LIFE EVENT

Mrs. Whitlaw is a very stingy, stuck-up, ‘holier-than-thou’ character who wants people to respect her ...believes that

respect comes from fear & power, so she’s mean to everybody

Mrs. Whitlaw ‘s father... “Children should be seen, not heard”

Not a lot of love in Mrs. Whitlaw’s childhoodParents wanted to protect her, so kept her from

interacting with normal “street children”...message: “You’re better than they are.”

People in community don’t like Mrs. Whitlaw, but do need her money because times are tough

As a result of Mrs. Whitlaw’s generosity, people come to depend on her too much.

Dependency leads to resentment... “bite the hand that feeds you.”

At what point does ‘help’ become counterproductive?

Spin-off Tensions or Issues

Sources of Tension

Reaction Actions

Critical TensionPivotal Event?

Changes

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Earthquake destroys everyone’s homes, many

injured or killed

Mrs. Whitlaw becomes concerned with the blight of everyone ...rolls up her sleeves to help with first aid, etc. Turns her house into a hospital ...gives her money away to help others recover and reconstruct their lives

Mrs. Whitlaw transformed from someone feared and resented to someone loved and valued.

Mrs. Whitlaw learns what it means to really be respected by others.

When using the strategy, sometimes I forget to…

Places or situations I can use this strategy …

I’ve been learning how to…

The most important part is …

The part I do the best / the hardest part is

I’d like to be able to …

Strategy Learning Log

Use think-sheets to write different kinds of essays

Ala. Writing Assessment, Mrs. Wilkin’s English class Mr. Ellis’ essay questions

Taking the time to organize your ideas before you start writing the essay

Best – brainstorming words to use Hardest – ordering ideas

Order the ideas. It just doesn’t seem all that important to me.

Get A’s in Mrs. Wilkins & Mr. Ellis’ classes

Story Rise & Fall Copyright 2003 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com

The children went on a field trip to Farmer Mack Nuggett’s turkey farm

The children and turkeys become friends.

Farmer Nuggett tells the children the turkeys will become a Thanksgiving Feast

After the children left, Mack Nuggett looked around; not a turkey in sight

When they came back the children were calm, drank their water and waddled away.

The children asked for water, so the teacher and Farmer Nuggett ran to the well to get them water.

The part when the kids put the turkeys in their

stomachs

Twas the Night Before ThanksgivingThe children began crying loudlyRising

Action

FallingAction

What you liked about the story

Climax (turning point)

Characters

Setting

Outside at farmer Mack Nuggett’s turkey farm

Teacher, Mack Nuggett, Children, and turkeys

TTTTTTProblem (Goal)

The kids wanted to save the turkeys from being dinner for Thanksgiving

Solution (Ending)

SY YY YY YS SSNovel Largest use of different literary forms

NY YY NY YN SSShort Story Like a novel, but shorter

SS SS SN NY SSPoetry Like short story, but not in prose

NN SS SN NY NSLyric 2nd most limited use of literary features

SS YY YY SS YNDrama Everything but a moral

SS YY YY SS SSTragedy 2nd most limited use of literary features

SS YY YY SS YNComedy Everything but a moral

SS SY YS SS SSSatire Could include all literary components

YN NN YN YN NSEssay Most limited use of literary features

Topics Conclusion about the topic

Features Novel NoveFjjjldd

CodesY = Yes, topic has this feature

N = No, topic does not have this feature

S = Sometimes topic has this feature, sometimes not

FictionNon-fiction

CharactersSetting

PlotTheme

In verseIn prose

Has moralHas protagionist

Literary Devices

StripeAuthor: Joanne Partis

spotted: to see, find, locate Stripe spotted a cave in the distance.

Use the word spotted to describe a time when found something that you had lost.

I spotted by pen.

Use the word spotted to describe an Easter egg hunt.

Bill spotted the last egg.

Use the word spotted to describe looking at a Where’s Waldo book.

I spotted Waldo in six places.

angry: really mad or upset The bees were angry and chased poor Stripe away.

Use the word angry to describe a time when you broke something?

Mom was angry when I broke her dish.

Use the word angry to describe a time when your team did not win the game.

The coach was not angry at us when we lost.

Use the word angry to describe how your mom would feel if you did not tell the truth.

My mom would be angry if I lied.

cautiously: carefullyCautiously, he swam to the surface pulled himself unto a log.

Use the word cautiously to describe how you need to cross a busy street.

Cross the street cautiously.

Use the word cautiously to describe how you would drink hot chocolate.

I cautiously sipped the hot chocolate.

Use the word cautiously to describe how you would clean up broken glass.

Cautiously pick up the broken glass.

This example illustrates how the original design can be adapted

Story AuthorLike real-life© 2003 Edwin Elliswww.GraphicOrganizers.com

This event or experience in the story ...

Because they both involve ...

Is NOT like this real-life event or experience ...

This event or experience in the story ...

Because this one involves...

Is LIKE this real-life event or experience ...

Is different because this one involves...

You anticipate having a really good time and hearing great music. YouÕre NOT prepared to be disappointed , so if the concert is bad, it can ruin the whole experience.

Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad

Marlow's search for Kurtz

Search for a lost parent or child

Marlow's discovery of Kurtz

Going to a really bad concert

Both involve an incredible amount of hope that the search will be successful as well as fear that the search will not be successful.

Both involve ever-growing expectations as clues slowly emerge from many sources.

Marlow anticipates finding Kurtz, but IS prepared to be disappointed, so heÕs psyched up for it and ready to deal with the disappointment if it happens.

Example of Knowledge & Experience connections

New Word

PictureSYNONYM a word that means the same thing

ANTONYM a word that means the opposite

HOMONYM a word that sounds the same, but has a different meaning

Essential Definition

Knowledge Connection

Word Castle

transgressiondisobedience

compliance

to break a law or rule

getting in trouble with my parents

is about...

So what? What is important to understand about this?

Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea

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PoetryTwo different forms of poetry

Traditional poetry

Cinquain

Limerick

Haiku

Invented poetry

Alphabet poem

Concrete poem

Five W's poem

Poems use patterns and rhythms to express ideas in artful ways.

is about...


Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea


A Day No Pigs Would Die

RobÕs initiation into the problems of manhood

Rob is 12 yr. old, very innocent boy who lacks awareness of the world

Rob runs away from school b/c Ed Thatcher makes ŅsportÓ of his clothes.

Rob attempts to teach a frog to jump backward.

Rob enjoys nature and shares his joy with his pig companion, Pinky.

Rob interprets ŅtutorÓ as Ņtooler,Ó misunderstands Baptists, etc.

RobÕs experiences give him an increasing awareness of life

Rob helps Apron have her calves and pulls a goiter from ApronÕs throat.

Rob accompanies his father to the graveyard & hears @ adultery, murder, & suicide.

Rob helps weasel, a dog Hussy & insists the dog be shot b/c sheÕs suffering.

Rob must help slaughter Pinky so the family will have food for the winter.

At the young age of 13, Rob becomeshead of the household.

RobÕs father dies in the barn on the 3rd of May. Rob informs family & undertaker.

Rob does all the chores and digs a grave for his father.

Rob leads the funeral procession and speaks for his father.

Mr. Tanner insists Rob call him Ben; says Rob looks & acts like his father.

Sometimes life presents you with challenges you donÕt like, but must face. You do what you have to do.

lesson by Gail Lewis

is about...


Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea



How a boy (Rob) matures as he learns to deal with death

Different kinds of death affect how we respond to it. How we respond to different kinds of death shows how mature we are.

Some deaths are natural & easier to accept than others

Some deaths are senseless & difficult to understand & accept

Some deaths are necessary but still difficult to deal with

Saving Mr. TannerÕs cow, Apron, from death

Watching a crow kill a frog

Watching a hawk kill a rabbitShooting a gray squirrel for fun

RobÕs fatherÕs death

Letty Phillips drowns her child

Letty Phillips commits suicide

HussyÕs death after being weaseled

Slaughtering the pig, Pinky, for food for the winter. Pinky was RobÕs companion.

Acceptance of this kind of death showÕs maturity.

Non-acceptance of this kind of death (and wanting to prevent it) showÕs maturity.

Acceptance of this kind of death showÕs maturity.

Story AuthorLike real-life© 2003 Edwin Elliswww.GraphicOrganizers.com

This event or experience in the story...

Because they both involve...

Is NOT like this real-life event or experience...

This event or experience in the story...

Because this one involves...

Is LIKE this real-life event or experience...

Is different because this one involves...

You anticipate having a really good time and hearing great music. You’re NOT prepared to be disappointed , so if the concert is bad, it can ruin the whole experience.

Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad

Marlow's search for Kurtz

Search for a lost parent or child

Marlow's discovery of Kurtz

Going to a really bad concert

Both involve an incredible amount of hope that the search will be successful, as well as fear that the search will not be successful.

Both involve ever-growing expectations as clues slowly emerge from many sources.

Marlow anticipates finding Kurtz, but IS prepared to be disappointed, so he’s psyched up for it and ready to deal with the disappointment if it happens.

is about ...


Categories

VS

2X4 Comparison© 2002 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com

The Red Pony

Symbols in SteinbeckÕs The Red Pony

ŅOld green water tubÓ at the brush line

Ņgreat black kettleÓ at the cypress tree

Images evoked

Feelings which surface

Ņopposites & enemiesÓ

opposing sides of nature

The water tub offers cool, refreshing water to drink

Solace is offered by the Ņsinging waterÓ and Ņpurling streamÓ when Jody has been punished. The Ņbiting acid of meannessÓ leaves him at the brush line.

Represents the good, peaceful side of JodyÕs personality

Represents the nurturing side of nature. Represents life

The kettle is used for the scalding of pigs when they have been butchered.

The kettle and cypress tree are repulsive. Slaughtering pigs is fascinating, but it also made JodyÕs heart beat so fast that it hurt him.

Represents the evil, turbulent side of JodyÕs personality.

Represents adversarial side of nature. Represents death.

Steinbeck uses everyday objects as symbols that represent what he thinks are Ņbasic truthsÓ about life.


ASN Character© 2003 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com

is about someone in the story who . . .

Character

Sinbad the Sailor

a sailor from Baghdad who has many adventures as he and his men sail from place to place

adventurous & brave

risk-taker

bad leader

afraid

foolish

luckyclever, smart

selfish

mean

wimpy

getting into some kind of trouble

gets treasure

So what? What is important to understand about this character?

Sinbad is really cool because he’s not afraid to seek adventure,and he uses his brain as much as his sword to get out of trouble.

ASN Character (Before/After)© 2003 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com

is about someone in the story who . . .

Character

Characteristics or actions that

ALWAYSdescribe this character


SOMETIMESdescribe this character


NEVERdescribe this character

Character Transition .... What caused the character to change?

Frowns and complains a lot

Tries to be kind, but doesn’t know how

Rich Contemptuous & bossyMiserly Mean & insensitiveOld, wrinkled

GenerousConcerned about othersSensitive to feelings of othersHappy

Ghost of “Christmas-future” scares Scrooge -- Scrooge realizes no one loves him or will remember him when he’s gone.

ContemptuousMiserly Insensitive

Rich, but generousVery concerned about others and wants to helpVery sensitive to others’ feelingsOld, wrinkled, but happy

Probably still kind of bossy sometimes

Probably still counts his money carefully, but not as concerned about keeping it

Scrooge

is transformed from being someone who is contemptuous and self-centered to someone who is generous and sensitive

is about ...


Categories

VS

2X4 Comparison© 2002 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com

The Red PonySymbols in Steinbeck’s The Red Pony

“Old green water tub” at the brush line

“great black kettle” at the cypress tree

Images evoked

Feelings which surface

“opposites & enemies”

opposing sides of nature

The water tub offers cool, refreshing water to drink

Solace is offered by the “singing water” and “purling stream” when Jody has been punished. The “biting acid of meanness” leaves him at the brush line.

Represents the good, peaceful side of Jody’s personality

Represents the nurturing side of nature. Represents life

The kettle is used for the scalding of pigs when they have been butchered.

The kettle and cypress tree are repulsive. Slaughtering pigs is fascinating, but it also made Jody’s heart beat so fast that it hurt him.

Represents the evil, turbulent side of Jody’s personality.

Represents adversarial side of nature. Represents death.

Steinbeck uses everyday objects as symbols that represent what he thinks are “basic truths” about life.


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CategoriesSimilarities

is about...

DifferencesDifferences

VS

The Beales and Pickwells were similar in their beliefs about dignity and fairness toward others. Their attitudes and generosity gave them a sense of colorlessness regarding race.

Maniac Magee

Two families who represent the best of their race

The Beales The Pickwells

Race

Family structure

African-American East-Enders of Two Mill

Did not judge people by the color of their skin

White East-Enders of Two Mills

Treatment of others

mother, father, 2 daughters, 1 son

Close family ties - strong commitment to family

mother, father, 10 children, grandmother, grandfather

Welcomed Maniac into their home and treated him like a son

Although they did not have a lot of material wealth, they were willing to share with others

Welcomed Maniac and numerous strangers who were down on luck into their homes

Role in the story

The Beales' home was a place Maniac could always return to with no questions asked

These families represent humanity at its best, free from prejudice

The Pickwells never refused Maniac a meal, or questioned him

is about...


Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea


Poetrytwo different forms of poetry

Traditional poetry

Cinquain

Limerick

Haiku

Invented poetry

Alphabet poem

Concrete poem

Five W's poem

Poems use patterns and rhythms to express ideas in artful ways.

is about...


Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea



Rob’s initiation into the problems of manhood

Rob is a 12 yr. old, very innocent boy who lacks awareness of the world

Rob runs away from school because Ed Thatcher makes “sport” of his clothes.

Rob attempts to teach a frog to jump backward.

Rob enjoys nature and shares his joy with his pig companion, Pinky.

Rob interprets “tutor” as “tooler,” misunderstands Baptists, etc.

Rob’s experiences give him an increasing awareness of life

Rob helps Apron have her calves and pulls a goiter from Apron’s throat.

Rob and his father goes to the graveyard; hears about adultery, murder, and suicide.

Rob realizes his dog, Hussy, must be shot because she’s suffering.

Rob must help slaughter Pinky so the family will have food for the winter.

At the young age of 13, Rob becomes head of the household.

Rob’s father dies in the barn on the 3rd of May. Rob informs family and undertaker.

Rob does all the chores and digs a grave for his father.

Rob leads the funeral procession and speaks for his father.

Mr. Tanner insists Rob call him Ben; says Rob looks and acts like his father.

Sometimes life presents you with challenges you don’t like, but must face. You do what you have to do.


is about...


Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea



how a boy (Rob) matures as he learns to deal with death

Different kinds of death affect how we respond to it. How we respond to different kinds of death shows how mature we are.

Some deaths are natural and easier to accept than others

Some deaths are senseless & difficult to understand & accept

Some deaths are necessary but still difficult to deal with

Saving Mr. Tanner’s cow, Apron, from death

Watching a crow kill a frog

Watching a hawk kill a rabbit

Rob’s father’s death

Letty Phillips drowns her child

Letty Phillips commits suicide

Shooting a gray squirrel for fun

Hussy’s death after being weaseled

Slaughtering the pig, Pinky, for food for the winter. Pinky was Rob’s companion.

Acceptance of this kind of death shows maturity.

Non-acceptance of this kind of death (and wanting to prevent it) shows maturity

Acceptance of this kind of death shows maturity


is about...

Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea

Essential Details

Main Idea


The Wanderer

talents shared by members of the crew

CODY - a silly person who wins respect

BRIAN - an uptight guy whose skills saved the crew

UNCLE MO - the artist

SOPHIE - the storyteller

Offered to teach the crew how to juggle

The crew thinks Jody is silly and immature

During a life-threatening storm, Cody shows courage and leadership

Cody earns the crew’s respect and they all learn to juggle

Brian teaches the crew how to read charts and stay on course, but he’s uptight and difficult to like at times.

After the ship’s navigation system breaks, Brian’s sextant skills helps the crew reach safety. The crew now likes Brian a lot more.

Uncle Mo suffers from depression & struggles to have a relationship with his son, Cody.

He does not teach the crew how to do anything, but he captures their lives in his sketches.

Uncle comes to appreciate his son and life after experiencing the terrible storm.

Sophie’s gift to the crew are stories about their grandfather, Bompie.

Tale about Bompie often end with him struggling to survive.

Sophie realizes that the survival events belong to her tragic past & she learns to live with her own story.

When a life-threatening storm forces the crew to work together for the survival of all, their appreciation of life and each other improve. Experiencing a natural disaster forces us to change the way we think about people and live.


is about...


THE WANDERER

people who live together on a ship named the “Wanderer” as they travel to distant lands

PREPARATIONS

Members of the crew spend time together getting the ship in shape & getting to know one another.

They discover that they are all quite different.

FIRST LEG OF THE JOURNEY

Long Island Sound to Block Island

Brian, Sophie, & Cody take the dinghy and go exploring.

MARTHA’S VINEYARD

- Sailed about 8 hours.- caught and ate 7 bluefish.- killing and cleaning the fish was hard work.- they spent several days working on the Wanderer.

NOVA SCOTIA

The crew takes turns at watch

Time seems to fade into degrees of light & dark, merging & changing

GRAND MANAN

The crew spend days repairing leaks.

The crew went clamming & fished for lobster & crabs.

The stayed with a family friend.

GREENLANDNEWFOUNDLAND

They see ...- seals in the Bay of Fundy.- Moonless night - Phosphorescent plankton- Whales

Bad weather comes (hail & high wind) -- then there is steady wind for good sailing

IRELAND

- halfway- ripped grommet holes.- torn sails- storms- force-10 gale- more dark clouds

LAND

- worn and weary- celebrate with a feast of food and dry clothes.- damaged ship- finished the trip by land in a rented car.

The crew experienced the pleasure and pain of an ocean voyage . They did not complete their journey by boat, but still felt a sense of accomplishment and pride for what they had experienced together.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

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Why are these steps important?

4 Steps

These are the steps to ...

Writing a Haiku (a three-line Japanese poem)

Think of one of your favorite things in nature.

Write the first line. It needs to contain only 5 syllables.

The second line contains 7 syllables. Write your second line.

If the poem doesn’t fit the three-lined pattern, it’s not a haiku.

Write the third (and last) line. It should contain 5 syllables.

Horses

A mane of silver

Flowing softly in the wind

As on we gallop.

STEP 1© 2003 Edwin Elliswww.GraphicOrganizers.com

Why are these steps important?

5 Steps

These are the steps to ...

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

cinquain poetry

The first line is a noun or the subject of the poem.

The second line consists of two words that describe the first line.

The third line is only three action words.

The fourth line contains 4 words that convey a feeling.

The fifth and final line consists of a single word that refers back to the original subject.

Horse

Friend, worker

Canter, whinny, jump

Heart of a child

Frisky

Examples by Lynnley Clark

If you know the 1-2-3-2-1 pattern, you can write a cinquain poem!

CharacterPredict*Check*Connect© 2003 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com

Name _____________________

Title

CHECK: Read some more and check to see if your prediction was correct.

My prediction was mostly correct, but the story was slightly different in these ways...

My prediction was way off from what actually happened. What really happened was ...

PREDICT: Predict what comes next.

My prediction is about what will happen to the character.

My prediction is about what the character will do because of what has happened.

Describe something that has recently happened to a character in the story.

CONNECT: Tell how what has happened to the character reminds you of something or someone in real life.

The Witches Charlotte Pass

Luke has been transformed into a mouse by the Grand High Witch.

Luke will have adventures as a mouse, but he will be transformed back into a little boy.

Luke is content at being a mouse and continues life that way.

X

People are transformed in various ways by situations or experiences. These could be positive or negative experiences, but some that are emotional enough have a lasting impact.

Predict*Check© 2002 Edwin Ellis www.GraphicOrganizers.com

Title

Describe something that has recently happened in the story ... Name ________________________

PREDICT: Predict what you think will happen next ...

CHECK: Read some more and check to see if your prediction was correct

My prediction was mostly correct, but the story was slightly different in these ways...

My prediction was way off from what actually happened. I should have predicted that ...

The Fellowship of the Ring

Frodo was thrown from under a tree by Old Man Willow (the tree) into a stream.

Frodo will wake up after being thrown into the cold water. He will swim down the stream to get away. Something in the stream will capture him.

Sam, Frodo’s friend, helps him get out of the water. They head for the mountains.

X

WHO

WHAT

WHEN

WHERE

W HY

H OW

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King Arthor is a British chieftain (probably just a legend); established the “Round Table” and was leader of the knights

5th-6th century, Middle Ages, time of kings and knights

British Isles (area where England, Ireland, and Scotland are today)

Arthor removed the sacred sword Excalibur from the stone to become the rightful King of England; married Guinevere

King Arthor and his knights go on quest to search for Holy Grail because the Grail is one of the most sacred artifacts in Christendom and believed to hold great power

Quest is basically a crusade to fight the heathen (Muslims) in the Middle East, so knights form a great army that travels to Persia to fight and search for the Holy Grail

hints that something is about to happen foreshadowing 2-3 tremors a day before earthquake --...

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