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Thursday, February 7th , 2013

Grammar for Writing Workbook:“What is a Preposition?” Page 129 Exercise B

SPONGE

Standards: ELACC8W7: Conduct short research projects to answer a

question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

ELACC8W8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation

ELACC8L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELACC8L6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

EQ: How many ways can something be viewed?

Snowball Not-Quite Fight: You have 3 minutes to come up with three

sentences that have prepositional phrases. Next, ball the paper up. When I say “GO,” throw the “snowball” into

the center of the room. Then, table-by-table you all will quickly grab

a paper ball. The person who can circle the preposition,

underline the prepositional phrase, and put a rectangle around the object of the preposition correctly first will get a bag of chips.

ACTIVATOR

Re-create the graphic organizer below in your Source Book (or on a sheet of notebook paper)

Points of View

POV Type Definition Real-World Example

1st Person

2nd Person

3rd Person Limited3rd Person Objective3rd Person Omnicient

First Person: The narrator is a character in the story and tells that story from their point of view. Ex: Katniss in The Hunger Games Characters are usually referred to as “I” or “we”

Second Person: VERY RARE. The narrator tells the story and refers to the reader as “you” as if the reader is inside the story too.

Third Person: The narrator tells you the feelings of other characters but is not a character in the story. Ex: The characters are referred to as “he,” “she,” “it,”

“they”

Points of View (literarily)

3rd Person Objective: The narrator tells what happens without telling more than you could guess from what has happened in the story. Ex: The narrator does not tell you how

characters are feeling or what they are thinking.

3rd Person Omniscient: The narrator knows all and tells all including the feelings and thoughts of characters.

Points of View (literarily)

Watch and listen to the examples that will be shared in class.

What type of POV is used for each example?

Real World Examples

LOOK

LISTEN

WRITE

Definition: The story is narrated by a character in the story.

First Person POV

Definition: The writer refers to “you” as though you are a character in the story.

Bones Episode: “The Ghost in the Machine” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSznTcyXzC0

Second Person POV

Definition: The writer refers to the characters as “he,” “she,” and “they.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9JkGNhwxb0

Third Person Limited POV

Definition: The writer is not a character in the story. He or she does not reveal any more about the story than what was said or done.

Third Person Objective POV

Little Red Riding Hood opened the door to Grandma's room and stepped inside. She sniffed lightly. She squinted at Grandma.

"Hello, my dear. Come closer." Grandma patted the bedspread beside her.

Little Red moved closer to the bed. "What big eyes you have today, Grandma."

"All the better to see you with, my dear."In this example, we've lost all of Red's thoughts and observations about the room and her Grandma. We can only see what physically happens and hear what is actually said.

Definition: The writer knows all. They let the reader know about different characters’ thoughts and feelings beyond just what they say or do.

Third Person Ominicient

Little Red Riding Hood opened the door to Grandma's room and stepped inside. She sniffed lightly. There was a strange smell in the room that she didn't like. She squinted at Grandma. Why was the room so dark?

"Hello, my dear. Come closer." The Wolf patted the bedspread beside him. The girl needed to be closer so she couldn't avoid the attack. The wolf's mouth watered in anticipation of this juicy snack.

Grandma's voice was huskier than normal. Well, she was sick, after all.

Little Red moved closer to the bed until she could see Grandma. What was wrong with Grandma's eyes?

"What big eyes you have today, Grandma."

Drat, the girl sounded suspicious. He would have to quickly reassure her so she didn't leave. "All the better to see you with, my dear."

Third Person Ominicient

A reading from the our new extended text Divergent.

CLOSING

Reader/Writer Interactive Page 31 “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan. Do all questions. Due Thursday.

Read for 30 minutes. Continue working on your Guided Book Reviews (due Feb 12th, 2013).

HOMEWORK