“The Scholarship Jacket”by Marta Salinas

Monday, November 4, 2013

p. 224 Big question

p. 225 Take Notes on all

pp. 226-231 complete margins

Rainbow Character Web “The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

p. 232 #6 But More Detail

MarthaThe Grandfather Function/purpose

Effect on the plot

Kind of character

Character Traits

Mr. BooneThe Principal

Mr. Schmidt

Kind of characterKind of character

Kind of character

Function/purposeFunction/purpose

Function/purpose

Effect on the plotEffect on the plot

Effect on the plot

Character Traits

Character TraitsCharacter

Traits

Theme= Lesson Learned

Martha’s grandfather says little, but his words and actions mean much to Martha. What does Martha learn from him?

Explain how you came to this conclusion.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013p. 232 #7

Tuesday, November 5, 2013p. 232 #8 But More DetailAnalyzing and Contrasting Points of View

1. What do you not know about each character’s thoughts and feelings because it is told from Martha’s 1st person point of view?

2. How would the plot change if the reader knew everyone’s thoughts and feelings (omniscient)?A. How would the purpose / function of each character

change?

B. How would each character’s character traits change?

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Vocabulary in Context p. 233

Vocabulary Practice #1-6 Academic Vocabulary

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

• John Wilson– Purpose / function– Kind of character– Effect on the plot

• Grandfather– Purpose / function– Kind of character– Effect on the plot

Now write: Who is a better character and why?Use the TREAEAEAT method.Use a formal, objective style. Develop your argument using terms you have learned in class. Spell your

words correctly.

Prewrite:

In “Seventh Grade,” [what kind of person is

Victor]?

[Explain your answer] and [support it with

evidence

from the text].

1

2 3

4

Transition using the prompt as sentence starter

Summarize your Reason Evidence = Quote from the story

Tie-back to the prompt = Add a conclusion

TREAEAEAT Method

Formal, Objective Style

Change part of the prompt/question as a Transition for the 1st part of your answer.

In the story, “Seventh Grade,” Victor is a lucky person because

In “Seventh Grade,” [what kind of person is

Victor]?

Explain your answer and support it with evidence

from the text.

1

Complete the sentence by adding your Reason. This should answer the question.

In the story, “Seventh Grade,”Victor is a lucky person because he doesn’t plan things well, but he is still successful .

In “Seventh Grade,” what kind of person is Victor?

[Explain your answer] and support it with

evidence from the text.

2

Evidence = Find and add one or two short lines or scenes/moments in the text that prove your thought.

In the story, “Seventh Grade,” Victor is a lucky person because he doesn’t plan well but he is still successful . When school begins, he simply claims “Teresa is going to be my girl this year.” He makes a fool of himself in French class, but Teresa still asks him to “help her with her French in the end.

In “Seventh Grade,” what kind of person is Victor?

Explain your answer and [support it with evidence

from the text].

3

How much evidence is required?

TREAEAEAT or TREAT

Tie-back to the prompt/question = sum up your answer.

In the story, “Seventh Grade,” Victor is a lucky person because he doesn’t plan well but he is still successful . When school begins, he simply claims “Teresa is going to be my girl this year.” He makes a fool of himself in French class, but Teresa still asks him to “help her with her French” in the end. People like Victor who stumble towards their goals and still succeed obviously have luck on their side.

In “Seventh Grade,” what kind of person is Victor?

Explain your answer and support it with evidence

from the text. 4

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

• John Wilson– Purpose / function– Kind of character– Effect on the plot

• Grandfather– Purpose / function– Kind of character– Effect on the plot

Now write: Who is a better character and why?Use the TREAEAEAT method.Use a formal, objective style. Develop your argument using terms you have learned in class. Spell your

words correctly.

Prewrite: