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 1. Which of the following is incorrect?
 A. I love English class!
 B. I went swimming last weekend.
 C. Despite the bad weather.
 D. I completed all of my homework for Ms. Popp’s class.
 2. It is sunset; the sun is receding into the distance.
Based off the above sentence, receding most closely means:
 A. becoming more distant
 B. coming closer
 C. getting hotter
 D. blowing up

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 Definition: becoming more distant
 Part of Speech:
 Synonyms:
 Antonyms:
 Sentence:

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 Definition: becoming more distant
 Part of Speech: verb; adjective
 Synonyms:
 Antonyms:
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 Definition: becoming more distant
 Part of Speech: verb; adjective
 Synonyms: disappearing, thinning, retreating
 Antonyms:
 Sentence:

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 Definition: becoming more distant
 Part of Speech: verb; adjective
 Synonyms: disappearing, thinning, retreating
 Antonyms: advancing, coming forward
 Sentence:

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 Definition: becoming more distant
 Part of Speech: verb; adjective
 Synonyms: disappearing, thinning, retreating
 Antonyms: advancing, coming forward
 Sentence: He could see the ship going away from him,
receding in the distance.

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 Definition: becoming more distant
 Part of Speech: verb; adjective
 Synonyms: disappearing, thinning, retreating
 Antonyms: advancing, coming forward
 Sentence: He could see the ship going away from him,
receding in the distance.
 How will you remember it?

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Journal
Have you ever been marginalized, disregarded or prejudiced against,
because of your background? What happened? How did it make you
feel?

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WHAT IS SETTING? 1:26- 1:36
 Remember, setting is the:
 Time
 Place
 Social environment
 The following can all be included in the setting of a story:
 The location
 People’s customs: how they live, dress, eat, and behave
 Weather
 Time of day
 Time period (past, present, future)

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SETTING AND THE SENSES
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 Authors use the five senses to help describe the setting to the
reader. Think about phrases that cause you to:
three hot-air balloons
 SEE, or visualize what the author writes
colored the sky
 TASTE, or imagine the foods the author describes
 HEAR, or imagine sounds the author describes
 TOUCH, or imagine what the characters are feeling
 SMELL, or imagine what the author describes
the tart apple
gritty, wet sand between her strong, sweet scent of a the steady beat
toes rose
of the drum

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SETTING, MOOD, AND TONE
 Remember, setting can create mood, or atmosphere. It can
affect the way we feel about characters.
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peaceful
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mysterious
menacing

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Setting, Mood, and Tone 1:26- 1:36
 Setting can also express a tone, or attitude toward a subject or
object.
 What is the tone of this passage? How does the writer feel
about these characters?
Now, with supper finished, we retire to the room in a
faraway part of the house where my friend sleeps in a scrap-
quilt-covered iron bed painted rose pink, her favorite color.
Silently, wallowing in the pleasures of conspiracy, we take
the bead purse from its secret place and spill its contents on
the scrap quilt.
from “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote

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PREDICTIONS 1:26- 1:36
 When you read a suspense-filled story, you make predictions
about what is going to happen, often without even realizing it.
 A prediction is a type of inference or a guess based on
evidence. Prediction may be based on:
 Clues the writer plants
 Your own experiences in life
 Your understanding of how stories work

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 The titles of stories and any illustrations can also provide clues
about the story.
 What do you think the title of “The Most Dangerous Game,” the
famous adventure story, might mean?
 What do the illustrations hint at?

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“The Most Dangerous Game”
by Richard Connell

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Daily Quiz

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Choose one of the following journal entries to write:
 You are a hunter tracking the most dangerous game in the world, whatever that
may be.
OR
 You are being hunted by one of the most dangerous hunters in the world.
Some things to include:
1. Where are you? Set the scene (setting), mood, tone, and atmosphere.
2. What is happening?
3. What are your emotions? Why?
4. What might happen next?

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Homework 2:34- 2:35
 Rubric for Short Stories Unit
 RAFT
 30 minutes reading and 5 sentence reflection connecting
what you read to YOURSELF, ANOTHER TEXT, OR THE
WORLD.