English 7

Week 8

Monday

• Go over Alternative Book Report Ideas

• Watch end of “The Monsters are Due…”

• Compare & Contrast Modern Version to Original Version using Venn Diagram

Venn DiagramOriginal “The Monsters are

Due…”Modern Version of “The

Monsters are Due…”

Tuesday

• Watch original

• Answer questions fully using appropriate detail.

Comprehension Questions—I’ll do this one. No need to write. Turn to page 685

1. What makes the people on Maple Street fearful?

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Let’s do this one together.

2. Why do they begin to suspect one another?

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(Skip #3)

4. What hints foreshadow that the people will begin to turn on one anther?

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For homework

Answer Questions 1-3 on page 684: Review and Assess. Answer each of the questions for each number.

Wednesday

• Review Homework

• Writing Summaries

How do we write summaries?

• Tool 1-30c

• Step 1: Write a topic sentence using the three-part topic sentence method.

• Step 2: Edit to fix spelling and capitalization errors.

• Step 3: Create a fact outline. Make a short outline or list of facts you will include in the summary.

• Step 4: Use your fact outline to write the summary paragraph.

Step 1: Write a topic Sentence using a three-part topic sentence:

Identify the ItemIdentify the Item Select a verbSelect a verb Finish your thoughtFinish your thought

1. The short story, “Zoo” by Edward D. Hoch

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2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1) illustrates that each creature sees things from his or her own perspective.

2) The screenplay, “The Monsters are Due…” by Rod Sterling suggests that suspicion and hatred and lead to deadly consequences.

Step 2: Edit to fix for spelling and capitalization errors.

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Step 3: Create a fact outline of the most important details. Use your plot diagram to help you!

• A bright light flies overhead—power goes out• People start to get fearful• They become suspicious after Tommy mentions a similar scene in

his alien comics• Tensions rise and a neighbor is killed• Concludes with aliens responsible for the power fluctuations

Turn fact outline into full sentences!

• A bright light flies overhead—power goes out• People become fearful• They become suspicious after Tommy mentions a similar scene in

his alien comics• Tensions rise and a neighbor is killed• aliens responsible for the power fluctuations

Example summary (not completed)

“The Monsters Due on Maple Street”, a screenplay by Rod Sterling shows how fear and suspicion can create deadly consequences. The story begins on Maple Street when suddenly an unknown light flies above the neighborhood. Then all of the electricity goes out and cars do not work. The neighbors become fearful. Tommy, a young boy explains how in his comic books, similar things have happened. One of the neighbors, Goodman, tries to start his car and it works. The neighbors become suspicious of him and start to think he has something to do with the electricity going out. He becomes defensive and denies any such doing.

Homework

• Complete a summary of “Monsters are Due on Maple Street”

• Use your notes to help you.

• Tomorrow we will type them up in the PC lab.