Short+Story

Bell Ringer

 * **Today's Objective:** //Identify and examine basic elements of a short story.//
 * Look up- //folklore// on [|wordnik.com]
 * Complete [|4 Square.pdf] including information about definition, part of speech, synonym, and an original sentence.

Book Trailer of the Day

 * **Watch the following book trailer for //Shiver// by Maggie Stiefvater. What do you think this book has to do with __folklore__?media type="youtube" key="IBIE9qFdlmk?fs=1" height="385" width="480" **

Mini Lesson
**Pacing Guide Objective:R10.10.24 & R10.10.22** Identify and explain basic literary elements.

Watch the [|Powerpoint presentation] on the basic elements of a story.

** [|Story Elements] ** View more [|presentations] from [|cafeharmon].

Take some brief notes on the [|story element notes.pdf] for each of the basic elements.

Practice
Time for you to explore some folklore! Use the following links to find a story that you enjoy.
 * ===HUGE database of folklore and mythology from around the world! ===
 * ===United States Folklore: Stories from each of the fifty states! ===
 * ===Ghost Stories from A-Z In honor of Halloween! Most of these are from the US as well. ===
 * ===Native American Myths ===
 * ===Canadian Folklore ===
 * ===Mexico ===
 * ===Latin America ===

Use your story to complete the graphic organizer handout.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Independent Reading or Writing Time
Spend some time reading in your novels. Do a GOOD LOT 3 journal entry today! Discuss one of the basic story elements from the Powerpoint in your entry. Be sure to include title, date, LOT #, text detail, and commentary in your entry.