English Language Arts (Reading & Writing)
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ELA
Week 4 - Day 1
*Read independently 30 minutes each day*
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Analyzing Story Elements of Plot, Point of View, and Conflict.
- Review this slide show to help you review story elements of plot, point of view, and conflict.
- Watch this video for more review of the elements of plot.
- Practice identifying narrator’s POV, elements of short stories, and writing great sentences by working towards 90-100% proficiency on the three IXL focus skills listed below:
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ELA
Week 4 - Day 2
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IXL Focus Skills
Reading: NewsELA “The Long Night”
- Read this story, and take its quiz when you finish. As you read, think about the elements of the plot of the story. What is the setting, who is the main character, and what is the conflict the character faces? How is the conflict resolved?
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ELA
Week 4 - Day 3
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IXL Focus Skills
Reading: NewsELA “The Long Night”
- Test your knowledge of story elements by completing a plot map for this text. You can draw a plot diagram in your summer writing journal, or print and complete this Plot Map worksheet.
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ELA
Week 4 - Day 4
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IXL Focus Skills
Reading: NewsELA “The Long Night”
- POINT OF VIEW: This story is told from the third person POV. How would the story change if it were told from first person POV with Bobby as the narrator? Or if the narrator was one of “the invaders”?
- In your summer writing journal, answer the questions above.
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ELA
Week 4 - Day 5
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IXL Focus Skills
Writing: Writing From a Different POV
- In your summer writing journal, take a short section of “The Long Night” and rewrite it from a different character’s POV.
- You could choose to make Bobby a first person narrator, or choose to tell the story from the perspective of any of the other characters.
- Be creative and have fun!
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