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Slide 2 SCENE TWO By Don Abramson and Robert Kausal Slide 3 SUMMARY Ms. Keelers students are working on a skit for the Founders Day talent show. Kerry and Mitch cant agree on the scenes should be written and they argue. The other students step in to help solve the problem. The group cooperates and a skit gets written. Slide 4 STUDY SKILLS Genre: Drama / Plays Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions Comprehension Strategy: Questioning Comprehension Review Skill: Cause and Effect Vocabulary: Affixes: Prefixes and Word Structure Slide 5 GENRE: DRAMA/PLAYS Drama/plays are stories written in such a way that it can be acted out for an audience. It is usually structured into acts and scenes. An act is a large division in the action of a play and a scene is a smaller division of action within an act. Slide 6 COMPREHENSION SKILL DRAW CONCLUSIONS Drawing conclusions means making decisions, judgments or inferences about what we read. If I were in the school cafeteria and I could smell bread, tomatoes, and cheese, what conclusion might I draw? The school is serving pizza for lunch. Slide 7 COMPREHENSION STRATEGY: QUESTIONING Active readers ask and answer questions before, during and after reading. When you ask a literal question, the answer can be found in the text. An interpretive question is answered by using other information in the text to figure out an answer on your own. An evaluative question is answered by making a judgment. You will go beyond the text to answer the questions. Slide 8 COMPREHENSION REVIEW: CAUSE AND EFFECT An effect is something that happens. A cause explains why it happens. Writing may include clue words such as because, in order to, so, and as a result to link causes and effects. If these words are missing, readers need to think about cause- and-effect relationships on their own. Slide 9 dis- opposite of, not Like Dislike Opposite of like re- again Read Reread Read again VOCABULARY STRATEGY PREFIXES: non not fiction Nonfiction Not fiction dis+ honest Dishonest Not honest Slide 10 QUESTION OF THE WEEK What can teams accomplish? Slide 11 Advice Argument Arrangements Descendants VOCABULARY SAY IT! Dishonest Script Snag Slide 12 Caf Menu Cuisine Customers Strategy MORE WORDS TO KNOW Teamwork Practice Examine Founders Forebears Slide 13 ADVICE: 1.recommendation about action 2. official information Slide 14 ARGUMENT 1. Disagreement 2.Reason 3.Stated point of view Slide 15 ARRANGEMENTS something that has to be done so that something else can happen in the future, or the making of such preparations (often used in the plural) Slide 16 DESCENDANTS somebody or something related to ancestor Slide 17 DISHONEST meaning or meant to deceive, defraud, or trick people Slide 18 SCRIPT the printed version of a stage play, movie screenplay, or radio or television broadcast, including the words to be spoken and often also technical directions Slide 19 SNAG a minor problem or obstacle to progress Slide 20 CAF a small informal restaurant serving drinks, snacks, and often light meals Slide 21 MENU a list of the dishes that can be ordered in a restaurant or that are to be served at a formal meal Slide 22 CUISINE the range of food prepared by a restaurant, country, or person Slide 23 CUSTOMERS a person or company that buys goods or services Slide 24 STRATEGY a carefully devised plan of action to achieve a goal, or the art of developing or carrying out such a plan business strategy Slide 25 TEAMWORK a cooperative effort by a group or team Slide 26 PRACTICE to do something repeatedly in order to improve performance in a sport, art, or hobby practices the piano daily Slide 27 EXAMINE to inspect or study somebody or something in detail examine the scene for fingerprints Slide 28 FOUNDERS somebody who founds something somebody who establishes an institution, business, or organization Slide 29 FOREBEARS long-dead relatives Slide 30 Teamwork won the game. Slide 31 Arnold looked at the menu before ordering. Slide 32 The doctor had to examine the patient. Slide 33 They ate at the little outdoor caf. Slide 34 The restaurant had a varied cuisine of Chinese and American food. Slide 35 The customers were waiting to be served. Slide 36 Our forebears would often hunt for food. Slide 37 You must practice if you want to get better. Slide 38 In order to win, you need a strategy. Slide 39 The founders of our nation signed the Declaration of Independence. Slide 40 morning forest garbage form alarm corner story argue backyard start partner storm Florida apartment sport force forward sharp garden Arkansas Slide 41