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=Bell Ringer= Let's see if you're getting better at identifying figurative language! ** Take the QUIZ. **

=Reading Mini-Lesson: THEME and IRONY=
 * What do we mean when we ask about the THEME of a story?
 * What is IRONY?
 * Read Aloud: //The Sweetest Fig// by Chris Van Allsburg
 * Make 4 square on one side of paper: Explain two examples of irony and give a text detail to support each.
 * How does the irony in this story help reveal a THEME?
 * Groups--
 * Write TWO THEME STATEMENTS.
 * Pass paper to next group.
 * Group adds details from the passage to support theme statement.
 * Pair and Share: Assess partner's responses.

=Reading Assessment: //Regret// by Kate Chopin=
 * Text: [[file:Regret by Kate Chopin.docx]]
 * Quiz: [[file:Regret_Quiz.docx]]
 * Input your multiple-choice answers HERE.
 * Write your Open Response on the paper.

=Independent Reading=
 * Conferences to review reading assessment