Tuesday, January 27, 2015 & John Henry Guided Reading Sheet

Today we wrote "recommendations" to help the Class of 2015 meet their high standards of Being College and Career Ready.
We took notes on Folk ballads, listened and discussed "John Henry" in our Green literature book.  We began working on a guided reading sheet (please note the change in page #s 954, 956).  We also watched a YouTube clip of the ballad being sung.
A dramatic reading of the poem just has to be explained on the back; demonstration of your proposed reading of the poem would be extra effort.
We took our Simple Solutions test #11 and handed in our Pecos Bill guided reading sheet.
Papers were handed back.  Figurative Language retakes were given after school.

Homework:
Simple Solutions #45
Figurative Language test corrections due tomorrow
John Henry guided reading

Long term:  (1st grade of 3rd quarter in Reading).
Your 3 1/2 week Figurative Language Menu is due Thursday.  (Students have had one "meal" to complete each week -- this week should only include preparing it for submission).

Define “folk tale”
What are the characteristics of ballads?	Ballad is a kind of narrative song & has been a popular form of storytelling for centuries.  They are characterized by regular stanzas, refrains and other repetitions, and strong story lines involving romance, tragedy, historical events, & the exploits of rebels, outlaws, or underdogs.
Look online & find the names of two other ballads.
Repetition is used.  Give an example.  What is the effect of using repetition?
Define “foreshadowing”
Can you find any words that show the use of this technique?	(think about the last line of each stanza on 956, 57, 58).
What is the internal conflict in this story? Explain.
What is the external conflict in the story? Explain.
What is the climax?
What is the theme?
Cite evidence to prove your inference about the theme.
Dramatic reading	Determine how you would complete a dramatic reading. (Assign parts, practice & present to the class a dramatic reading of John Henry -- Extra Effort)
Portrait pg. 957	Why do you think the artist portrayed John Henry smiling? Would it be different if he was frowning or glaring?  Compare the portrait with the text, is the artist’s point of view similar to that of the author?  (answer in a good paragraph on the back).
Summary	Summarize the story in four to six sentences on the back.