Complete front and back of worksheet on punctuating titles properly.
Our literary focus this week will be a short story called "Stop the Sun" written by Gary Paulsen. http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/
Here are the notes:
“Stop the Sun”
by: Gary Paulsen
setting- present day
main character- Terry Erickson
Literature Elements
Theme- the message that an author wishes to get across
***3rd person point of view- the narrator of the story is an outsider that is not a character in the story
a. objective- the narrator only has limited knowledge of the characters
b. omniscient- the narrator is all knowing
Words to Know
persist (verb)- to continue stubbornly
ex. At times, students persist at being obnoxious.
dry (adjective)- direct and without emotion
ex. After winning the World Series, the players seemed dry. They weren’t even excited.
founder (verb)- to get stuck or to break down
ex. Cars that don’t have four-wheel drive often founder in the snow.
inert (adjective)- having no power to move or act; lifeless
ex. After being struck by the winning punch, the boxer became inert.
chant (verb)- singing or speaking in monotone.
ex. One will often hear the crowd chant at a football game.
