mastery of grade level skills in language, literature, informational...
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Learning Goals: To demonstrate mastery of grade level skills in language,
literature, informational text, and foundational skills in reading, writing,
speaking & listening.
KEY CONCEPT PLOT AND THEME
1. What is the difference
between explicit and implicit meanings?
KEY CONCEPT PLOT STRUCTURE
2. Name types of Figurative
Language.
KEY CONCEPT PLOT AND THEME
1. What is the difference between plot and theme?
KEY CONCEPT PLOT STRUCTURE
2. What stage of the plot is
considered the turning point for the protagonist?
KEY CONCEPT PLOT STRUCTURE
1. At what stage of the plot do
we see the immediate consequences of the
character’s turning point decision?
KEY CONCEPT SYMBOLISM
2. What is a symbol? What are some common symbols
that we see in literature?
KEY CONCEPT PRONOUNS
Read the following sentences and
determine which pronoun is correct:
1. (Me/I) and the boys decided to
go butterfly hunting.
1. My parents and (me/I) decided we would take pictures.
The Butterfly
O’er grassy meadows Beneath the clear blue sky
Through dazzling rays of sunlight Drifts the lovely butterfly
She sways her wispy body
As gentle as a breeze Jovial in her freedom flight With pure and simple ease
Her beauty shimmers brightly
With colors all aglow Sentiment of peacefulness
Is only hers to know
Once a fuzzy creature Without beauty and grace
She flies in songlike elegance In all of time and space
By: Lauren Pierce
KEY CONCEPT VOCABULARY
The word shimmers suggests which of
the following?
A. Shakes B. Shines
C. Fumbles D. Flies
The Butterfly
O’er grassy meadows Beneath the clear blue sky
Through dazzling rays of sunlight Drifts the lovely butterfly
She sways her wispy body
As gentle as a breeze Jovial in her freedom flight With pure and simple ease
Her beauty shimmers brightly
With colors all aglow Sentiment of peacefulness
Is only hers to know
Once a fuzzy creature Without beauty and grace
She flies in songlike elegance In all of time and space
By: Lauren Pierce
KEY CONCEPT INFERENCE
Reread stanza #4.
Which line implies the butterfly was not always magnificent?
The Butterfly
O’er grassy meadows Beneath the clear blue sky
Through dazzling rays of sunlight Drifts the lovely butterfly
She sways her wispy body
As gentle as a breeze Jovial in her freedom flight With pure and simple ease
Her beauty shimmers brightly
With colors all aglow Sentiment of peacefulness
Is only hers to know
Once a fuzzy creature Without beauty and grace
She flies in songlike elegance In all of time and space
By: Lauren Pierce
KEY CONCEPT INFERENCE/VOCABULARY
What does the word jovial mean?
A. Struggling
B. Sad C. Happy
D. Thoughtful
The Story of the Butterfly A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole. Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon. The butterfly emerged easily but it had a swollen body and shriveled wings. The man continued to watch it, expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body. Neither happened! In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around. It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the butterfly needed to struggle. The restricting cocoon and the struggle to get through the opening was a way of forcing the fluid from the body into the wings so that it would be ready to fly. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us. We will not be as strong as we could have been and we would never fly.
Using The Story of the Butterfly on slide 7, explain what is the main function of each phrase from the story for questions 1 and 2:
2. Neither happened! A. Rising Action
B. Climax C. Falling Action
D. Resolution
KEY CONCEPTS PLOT STRUCTURE
1. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon. A. Exposition
B. Rising Action C. Falling Action
D. Resolution
KEY CONCEPT INFERENCE/CHARACTER ANALYSIS
3. Why does the man want to help the butterfly? A. He wants to see it fly
B. He is mean C. He wants to help.
1. In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around. It was never able to fly.
A. Exposition B. Falling Action
C. Climax D. Resolution
KEY CONCEPTS PLOT STRUCTURE
Using The Story of the Butterfly on slide 7, explain what is the main function of the following phrase from the story:
KEY CONCEPTS THEME
2. Write a complete sentence explaining the theme of this story
Adult Butterfly When the caterpillar has done all of its forming and changing inside the pupa, if you are lucky, you will get to see an adult butterfly emerge. When the butterfly first emerges from the chrysalis, both of the wings are going to be soft and folded against its body. This is because the butterfly had to fit all its new parts inside of the pupa. As soon as the butterfly has rested after coming out of the chrysalis, it will pump blood into the wings in order to get them working and flapping – then they get to fly. Usually within a three or four-hour period, the butterfly will master flying and will search for a mate in order to reproduce. When in the fourth and final stage of their lives, adult butterflies are constantly on the look out to reproduce and when a female lays their eggs on some leaves, the butterfly life cycle will start all over.
KEY CONCEPTS IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT
DETAILS
Reread the first stanza.
Which line explicitly states why the butterfly’s wings emerge
folded against its body?
Adult Butterfly When the caterpillar has done all of its forming and changing inside the pupa, if you are lucky, you will get to see an adult butterfly emerge. When the butterfly first emerges from the chrysalis, both of the wings are going to be soft and folded against its body. This is because the butterfly had to fit all its new parts inside of the pupa. As soon as the butterfly has rested after coming out of the chrysalis, it will pump blood into the wings in order to get them working and flapping – then they get to fly. Usually within a three or four-hour period, the butterfly will master flying and will search for a mate in order to reproduce. When in the fourth and final stage of their lives, adult butterflies are constantly on the look out to reproduce and when a female lays their eggs on some leaves, the butterfly life cycle will start all over.
KEY CONCEPTS EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT DETAILS
Which stanza implies life goes
on?
The Butterfly
O’er grassy meadows Beneath the clear blue sky
Through dazzling rays of sunlight Drifts the lovely butterfly
She sways her wispy body
As gentle as a breeze Jovial in her freedom flight With pure and simple ease
Her beauty shimmers brightly
With colors all aglow Sentiment of peacefulness
Is only hers to know
Once a fuzzy creature Without beauty and grace
She flies in songlike elegance In all of time and space
KEY CONCEPT
The author uses a lot of descriptive words describing the butterfly in flight. What do you think is the main purpose
of the descriptive words?
(For all written responses, be sure to write 4 to 7 sentences, and include an
introductory statement, details for support, and a closing sentence.)
1. Which of the following words is a synonym for denouement?
A. Rising Action B. Falling Action
C. Resolution D. Climax
2. What the character has learned or failed to learn and how he has changed will be evident in which part of the plot
structure?
A. Resolution B. Climax
C. Falling Action D. Rising Action
KEY CONCEPTS PLOT STRUCTURE
The Butterfly
O’er grassy meadows Beneath the clear blue sky
Through dazzling rays of sunlight Drifts the lovely butterfly
She sways her wispy body
As gentle as a breeze Jovial in her freedom flight With pure and simple ease
Her beauty shimmers brightly
With colors all aglow Sentiment of peacefulness
Is only hers to know
Once a fuzzy creature Without beauty and grace
She flies in songlike elegance In all of time and space
KEY CONCEPT CONNOTATIVE LANGUAGE
A poem can communicate different meanings.
Which represents the poem The Butterfly:
A. Emotion B. Paint a picture
C. Tell a story.
Don’t forget ALL written response questions require
one full paragraph of at least 4 to 7 sentences,
beginning with an introductory sentence,
details for support, and a closing sentence.
Answer Key Slide 2: (1) Explicit meaning is directly stated. Implicit meaning is implied; there is additional meaning to the words. (2) Simile, personification, hyperbole,
alliteration, onomatopoeia, end rhyme
Slide 3: (1) Plot is the events that make up a story. Theme is the lesson or message about life that a text communicates to the readers . We learn theme based on how the character responds to the events in the story. (2) The Climax
Slide 4: (1) The Falling Action (2) A concrete object that represents abstract ideas. This can include: a rose, a dove, light, sunshine or storms. Slide 5: (1) me (2) I Slide 6: B Slide 7: Without beauty and grace Slide 8: C Slide 10: B, B, C Slide 11: D; Sometimes we need struggles to get stronger. Slide 12: This is because the butterfly had to fit all its new parts inside of the pupa. Slide 13: Stanza 3
Slide 14: (HINT: Begin by restating the question) The author uses a lot of descriptive words to describe the butterfly in flight to demonstrate its beauty. For example, the text states the butterfly sways her wispy body. The text also describes how the butterfly flies in songlike elegance. These describing words show the butterfly is beautiful. Slide 15: C, A Slide 16: B – Paints a picture of a beautiful, happy butterfly