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 * Welcome to your Digital Page!**

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This wikispace will be used for your class journals. You will be able to collect information, write, discuss questions with others and upload finished Journals ready for grading. Remember that the class MOODLE will have a running list of daily journals and journals will be checked every two weeks. In order to get a grade for your journals they must be uploaded. Journals that are not posted to your wikki will not recieve credit. Remember in order to recieve credit for your journals they must be posted by the due date and organized correctly.



All Journals should contain: 1) Prompt and date 2) Response should be 7 to 10 sentences unless otherwise stated.

**__Week 10: October 29, 2012__**
 * JOURNAL DROP BOX**
 * Monday:**
 * Tuesday:** Do you have any pets? If so what kind of pet do you have? What is it's name? If not, why and what do you think makes the best pet, explain.
 * Wednesday:**
 * Thursday:** How did you celebrate Halloween? What is your favorite candy or treat?
 * Friday:** Free Write (Journal Check)

__Digital Notebook Template__ //**Notes should contain:**// 1) Table of contents
 * 2) Note Page contains: Title/subject and Date.** **Each page should have a page number.**
 * 3) Text Features and important details should be highlighted.**
 * 4) A reflection paragraph at the end of your notes summarizing main points and questions in your own words.**

__ ELA NOTES __

__// WEEK 9 (10/22)- FICTION: MYTHS & LEGENDS/ PLOT AND FORESHADOW //__ __ PLOT: __ EXPOSITION: CONTAINS CHARACTERS, BACKGROUND INFORMATION, AND SETTING. RISING ACTION: EVENTS BUILDING UP TO THE CLIMAX. CLIMAX: THE TURNING POINT OF THE STORY. FALLING ACTION: EVENTS AFTER THE CLIMAX AND LEADS TO THE CONCLUSION. RESOLUTION: THE CONCLUSION HOW EVERYTHIGN ENDS, ALL PROBLEMS SOLVED.

FORESHADOW: CLUES GIVEN BY THE AUTHOR THAT HINT/IMPLIES THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. ► Fiction and Folktales 1. Folktales are fictional stories passed down from generation to generation that teaches people about different cultures, folk, and traditions. These stories often share a moral or lesson. 2. Myths are fictional stories that involve gods, goddesses, and heroes that explain natural disasters and other such phenomenons in life. 3.Legends are stories passed down by word of mouth that are based on specific and famous folk characters, people, and/or places. 4.Tall Tales are stories passed down originally by word of mouth that are highly exaggerated and meant to entertain. Note: All four text types are considered to be fiction.
 * All four contain exposition, conflict, and resoultion. (plot)
 * All contain characters and setting that is siginifcant to the plot.
 * All meant to entertain.
 * All passed down form generation to generation.
 * Myth- characters are different than other fictional characters and may contain magical elements.
 * Folktales teach lessons and the characters can involve both animals and people.
 * Although all are considered to be fiction, myths are meant to explain how things came to be and legends can contain (or be based) on some truths.
 * __IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN READING FOLKTALES__**
 * 1) **WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY AND HOW ARE THEY SIGNIFICANT TO THE STORY? (WHAT SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS DO THEY HAVE? ARE THEY FROM A CERTAIN AREA OR PLACE?)**
 * 2) **WHAT IS THE SETTING (WHEN & WHERE) AND HOW DOES IT EFFECT THE STORY?**
 * 3) **HOW DO YOU KNOW THE SETTING? (WAS CLUES GIVEN IN DIALECT, DESCRIBED IN CLOTHING, ARCHITECTURE, OR TRADITIONS ETC.)**
 * 4) **WHAT IS THE CONFLICT AND RESOLUTION OF THE STORY?**
 * 5) **HOW IS THE RESOLUTION IMPORTANT OR SIGNIFICANT TO THE PURPOSE OF THE STORY?**
 * 6) **WHAT WAS THE AUTHOR TRYING TO SAY? (WAS THERE A LESSON OR MORAL OF THE STORY? IF SO, WHAT?)**
 * 7) **WHO IS THE SPEAKER AND HOW DOES HE FEEL ABOUT WHAT HAS UNFOLDED IN THE STORY? (IS HE BIAS, FOR OR AGAINST, POV)**

__// WEEK 10 (10/29)- Nonfiction: Characterisitcs and text types //__ 10/30- Main Idea and Author's Techniques 1) __LOTUS CHART FOR NONFICTION:__ 3) ____

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