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ACTIVITY2.3Beginning the JourneyLearning TargetsLEARNING STRATEGIES:Graphic Organizer, Previewing,Note-takingLiterary TermsA novel is a type of literarygenre that tells a fictional story.It reveals its plot through theactions, speech, and thoughtsof its characters. Preview the class novel by completing a graphic organizer. Record textual evidence in a double-entry journal while reading the class noveland analyze the textual evidence in order to add commentary and inferencesabout the text to the double-entry journal.Novel StudyIn this activity, you will preview the novel Walk Two Moons and learn how to takenotes in a double-entry journal.1. You will begin reading Sharon Creech’s novel Walk Two Moons. Just like a shortstory, a novel is a work of fiction. A short story tends to be written about a fewcharacters with one major conflict. In contrast, a novel tends to include morecharacters and more conflicts throughout the book. Whenever you pick up anew book to read, it is a good idea to preview it. Begin with the front and backcovers and the first few pages just inside the front cover.My NotesTitleWhy do you think the novel iscalled Walk Two Moons?Describe the lettering used forthe title (color, size, style). Doesthe title look interesting to you?AuthorWhat do you know about theauthor?PicturesDo you see any pictures orillustrations? If so, describewhat you see.Why do you think these imageswere selected?WordsIs a description of the bookprovided? If so, summarize it inone or two sentences.Has the novel or its author wonany awards? If so, what werethey for?First PagesWhat do you think the quoteon the page before the Table ofContents means?Pick one chapter title andexplain what that chaptermight be about.100SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.Have you ever read any otherworks by this author?

ACTIVITY 2.3continuedMy NotesIntroducing the Strategy: Double-Entry JournalA double-entry journal is a two-column journal in which a passage is writtenon the left side (textual evidence) and a response to the passage is written inthe right column (commentary). Responses might include asking questionsof the text, forming personal opinions about the text, interpreting the text, orreflecting on the process of making meaning of the text.2. As you read Walk Two Moons, you will take notes in a double-entry journalto record your thoughts and questions in response to your reading. You mayrespond in these ways: Write about an experience in your own life that relates to what is happeningin the novel. Write your opinions about what is happening in the novel. Write your questions about what is happening in the novel. Make inferences or draw conclusions based on what is happening in the text. Record the definitions for tough or interesting vocabulary you come across inyour reading.Draw a horizontal line under each entry. Complete this example as you readChapter 1 of Walk Two Moons. 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.Passage from Text“Just over a year ago, my fatherplucked me up like a weed andtook me and all our belongings(no, that is not true—he didnot bring the chestnut tree, thewillow, the maple, the hayloft,or the swimming hole, which allbelonged to me) and we drovethree hundred miles straightnorth and stopped in front of ahouse in Euclid, Ohio.”Page #1Personal Response/CommentaryThis passage reminds me ofwhen I had to move away frommy old house in the city. I wasreally angry that we couldn’tbring the playground with us. Itsounds like she really likes treesand being outdoors and thatshe will have to give up thosethings in her new home. Why isshe moving, and where is hermother?Unit 2 The Power to Change101

ACTIVITY 2.3Beginning the JourneycontinuedMy NotesIf you are having trouble thinking of what to write, use these response starters: I really like (or dislike) this part because . . . I wonder why . . . I predict that . . . I think the character should . . . This reminds me of the time when I . . . This reminds me of a book I read (movie I watched, and so on) . . .3. Following is an example of a blank double-entry journal form to use for the nextfew chapters. Copy this form into your Reader/Writer Notebook. You may needseveral pages for writing your thoughts while you are reading the rest of WalkTwo Moons.Title of Novel:Author:Page #Personal Response/CommentaryCheck Your UnderstandingDescribe how a double-entry journal is used. Also explain the difference betweenthe text passage and the personal response or commentary.102SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.Passage from Text

Planting the Seeds ofCharacter AnalysisACTIVITY2.4Learning TargetsLEARNING STRATEGIES: Use knowledge of characterization to write explanatory literary analysisparagraphs that compare and contrast characters. Record textual evidence about characters in a novel and use the evidence towrite commentary that explains or analyzes the characters.Graphic Organizer, Rereading,Note-taking, Skimming/ScanningNovel StudyIn this activity, you will analyze the characters in Walk Two Moons.My Notes1. Skim and scan Chapters 1–4 of Walk Two Moons to find details about thecharacters and add them to the graphic organizer below. Your double-entryjournal may help you locate passages, since you have been noting page numbers.Remember that authors use the following techniques to develop a character: character’s appearance character’s actions what the character says what others say about the characterNameDetails About CharacterSal 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.PhoebeUnit 2 The Power to Change103

ACTIVITY 2.4continuedPlanting the Seeds ofCharacter Analysis2. Take a closer look at the two main characters in Walk Two Moons by takingnotes below on all the ways the author uses characterization.Characterization NotesSalamanca Tree HiddlePhoebe WinterbottomWhat does the characterlook like?What does the characterdo?What does the charactersay?What do others sayabout them?To compare and to contrastis to identify similarities anddifferences. Exploring ideasor objects by comparingand contrasting them is aneffective way to analyzeideas.A part of analyzing and responding to what you read is comparing and contrastingcharacters, settings, and incidents in a story. In writing explanation in whichyou compare and contrast, you will want to use transitions that help the readersee what you are comparing or contrasting. Read the examples of compare andcontrast transition words and phrases below:Transitions of comparison: in the same way, likewise, as, also, similarlyTransitions of contrast: but, although, however, yet, nevertheless, on the other handWriting to Sources: Explanatory TextWORDCONNECTIONSWord RelationshipsThe words compare andcontrast are antonyms.Antonyms are words that haveopposite meanings. Knowingthe relationship of wordswill help you determine theirmeaning.104Write an explanatory paragraph that compares and contrasts the two maincharacters in Walk Two Moons. Include examples from the text that show differenttypes of characterization: appearance, actions, words, and the reactions of others.Be sure to: Use a topic sentence. Include supporting details and commentary. Use transition words. Use present-tense verbs.SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

ACTIVITY 2.4continuedMy NotesLanguage and Writer’s Craft: Pronoun Usageand AgreementA pronoun refers back to a noun or takes the place of that noun. When apronoun refers back to a noun, it is important that the noun and pronounhave certain characteristics in common. This concept is called noun-pronounagreement, which means that each pronoun must agree in person and innumber with the noun it represents.Agreement in person: If you are writing in the first person (I), avoid confusingyour reader by switching to the second person (you) or third person (he, she,it, they).Examples:Correct: I sometimes get nervous because I don’t know what other peopleare thinking of me.Incorrect: I sometimes get nervous because you don’t know what otherpeople are thinking of you. 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.Agree in number: If a pronoun takes the place of a singular noun, you mustuse a singular pronoun. If it takes the place of a plural noun, use a pluralpronoun.Examples:Correct: Just because a man looks old on the outside doesn’t mean thathe isn’t still young at heart.Incorrect: Just because a man looks old on the outside doesn’t mean theyaren’t still young at heart.PRACTICE Revise the sentences below to have a consistent pronoun-nounagreement. The woman finished up quickly because they did not want to be out afterdark. He walked through the halls cautiously because you knew the floor wasslippery.Check Your UnderstandingRevisit the explanatory paragraph you wrote comparing and contrasting characters.Highlight all the pronouns you used. Check that they agree in person and innumber with the nouns to which they refer. Revise your paragraphs so that yournouns and pronouns agree.Unit 2 The Power to Change105

LC 2.4Language Checkpoint:Using Noun AgreementLearning Targets Understand how to create noun agreement in sentences. Revise writing to create noun agreement.Using Noun AgreementIn Activity 2.4, you learned about noun-pronoun agreement: pronouns need to agree in person and innumber with the nouns they refer. In some sentences, nouns have to agree with other nouns, too—notjust pronouns. Look at this sentence from Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech.My grandparents Hiddle are my father’s parents, and they are full up to the tops of their heads withgoodness and sweetness, and mixed in with all that goodness and sweetness is a large dash of peculiarity.In this sentence, Sal is referring to her two grandparents, and each of her grandparents has a head.Because the word grandparents is plural, the phrase tops of their heads is also plural. In other words,the nouns agree in number.1. Quickwrite: What would the sentence “My grandparents Hiddle are my father’s parents, and theyare full up to the top of their head with goodness and sweetness” imply? Why is noun agreementimportant?2. Look at the following sentences and identify the noun agreement mistakes. How would you reviseeach sentence to correct the mistake?Noun AgreementI don’t enjoy any of the chores I have to do, butcleaning the toilet is by far the most disgustingtasks.All three of my siblings were a scholarship winnerin high school.Alyssa asked all her friends to become a memberof the new intramural volleyball team, eventhough some of them were not a good athlete.They shook their head with disbelief when theysaw the mess on the floor.They had a headache after the loud concert.106SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6After RevisionI don’t enjoy any of the chores I have to do,but cleaning the toilet is by far the mostdisgusting task. 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.Before Revision

LC 2.4continuedRevisingRead the student writing that follows. Correct any errors in noun agreement within the paragraph.Sal and Phoebe are important to each other in the story. Phoebe is Sal’s first friend in her new school, andeven though they are a good friend, they are very different from one another. Phoebe and Sal are differentin the way they look, act, and talk. Salamanca, Sal, has dark hair that is long and black and that everyonewants to touch. On the other hand, Phoebe has “the most pleasant round face, her hair curled in shortringlets as yellow as a crow’s foot” and “sky-blue eyes” (p. 13). Their appearance is not the only ways theyare different. Phoebe thinks that Sal is “ever so brave” because she carried a spider to the window insteadof running away from it. Phoebe is quiet and seems shy, so she thinks that Sal is brave for touching thespider. The girls also have a different way of talking. Sal tells a lie about blackberries because she doesn’twant to talk about her mother. Phoebe has a “wild imagination” because she says that Ms. Cadaver’s“sticking-out red hair is spooky.” Sal says, “this was Phoebe’s power.” Phoebe can imagine all sorts ofthings that are wild and interesting. All of the differences are the reason they are such good friends.Although Sal and Phoebe may look, act, and talk in different ways, Phoebe and Sal like each other fortheir difference.Check Your UnderstandingCreate a sentence that uses noun agreement. Share it with a partner and discuss why noun agreementis needed in the sentence. Then write a question for your Editor’s Checklist that reminds you to checkfor noun agreement in your writing. 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.PracticeReread the explanatory paragraph you wrote in Activity 2.4, comparing and contrasting. You havealready revised for noun-pronoun agreement. Now, read back through for noun agreement. Be sure to: Verify that nouns that refer to the same thing agree in number. Correct any confusing references. Clarify who and what you are referring to when you are comparing or contrasting information.Unit 2 The Power to Change107

ACTIVITY2.5Mapping the Journey:Plot and SubplotLearning TargetsLEARNING STRATEGIES:Graphic Organizer, Predicting,Note-takingMy Notes Make inferences and predictions about how characters change as the plotmoves toward a resolution. Apply understanding of plot and subplot to a discussion of the novel WalkTwo Moons.Novel StudyIn this activity, you will make inferences about the plot of Walk Two Moons and itseffects on the characters.1. Quickwrite: How can going on a physical (external) journey change youremotional (internal) self?ACADEMIC VOCABULARYEvents in the PlotInferences/Predictions AboutCharacter Change 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.When you infer somethingor make an inference, youare making a logical guess orconclusion based on textualevidence.A prediction is a kind of inferencesince it is a logical guess orassumption about somethingthat has not happened yet.2. Events in a novel or film often contribute to a character’s growth or change.Sometimes the changes are immediate; at other times, you do not realize howthe character has changed until the story’s end. Use the graphic organizerbelow to record plot events and to make an inference or a prediction about howthose events might affect a character.108SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6

ACTIVITY 2.5continued3. There are two kinds of journeys in the book Walk Two Moons. Use the spacebelow to record some of the key events from both. Brainstorm or illustrate events from the physical (external) journey Sal takeswith her grandparents. Brainstorm or illustrate events from the emotional (internal) journeys Phoebeand Sal experience.My NotesEvents from physical journey:Events from emotional journey:Literary Terms 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.4. Novels often have both a main plot and one or more subplots. The main plotfocuses on a main character and has the greatest impact on the story. Thesubplot usually involves other characters and intersects with the main plot insome way. Which journey in Walk Two Moons is the main plot of the novel?Explain your reasoning.Subplot is a secondary plotthat occurs along with amain plot.Check Your UnderstandingDiscuss the plot and subplot of the book you are reading with a partner. You couldalso choose another book, a television show, or a movie you know well or haverecently read or viewed. Be sure to express your ideas about the plot and subplotclearly. Also build on your partner’s ideas during the discussion.Unit 2 The Power to Change109

A Tree of One’s Own: SettingACTIVITY2.6Learning TargetsLEARNING STRATEGIES:Graphic Organizer, Reviewing,Visualizing, SketchingLiterary TermsThe setting of a scene or storyincludes both where and whenthe action takes place. Details ofsetting help establish a contextfor the events of the story.Place Write about how the setting of a novel relates to the theme or central idea ofthe text. Revise writing to include compound sentences.Novel StudyIn this activity, you will make connections between the setting of Walk Two Moonsand its theme.1. Read Sal’s description of the singing tree in Chapter 16. Fill in the columnsbelow, noting how she feels when she is at the singing tree and the textualdetails that help create that feeling.TimeFeeling or MoodDetailsDetails About Singing TreeHow Details Relate to Theme or Central Idea3. On a separate piece of paper, sketch the setting of Sal’s singing tree. Includedetails from your graphic organizer that relate to the theme or central idea ofthe novel. Label the important details on your sketch.110SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.2. Think of the singing tree on Sal’s farm in Kentucky. What do the details aboutthe tree tell you about the theme or central idea of the novel? Fill in the leftcolumn below with evidence from the text about the singing tree. Fill in the rightcolumn by making inferences about how each detail affects the theme or centralidea of the novel.

ACTIVITY 2.6continuedWriting to Sources: Explanatory TextMy NotesWrite a paragraph about how Sal’s singing tree relates to the theme or central idea ofthe novel. Explain how the external setting affects Sal’s internal feelings. Be sure to: Use a topic sentence and supporting details from the novel. Relate each detail to the theme or central idea. Include commentary about how the setting makes Sal feel. Use transition words, correct noun agreement, and demonstrate correct verbtense and correct pronoun usage.Language and Writer’s Craft: Sentence VarietyGood writers use a variety of sentence types and sentence structures to keepreaders engaged. One way to improve the sentence variety in your writing isto combine short, simple sentences to create compound sentences. 2018 College Board. All rights reserved.A compound sentence is two or more independent clauses linked by asemicolon or by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. The most commoncoordinating conjunctions are and, but, and or.Examples:Independent clauses linked by a semicolon: It was not a call; it was a truebirdsong, with trills and warbles.Independent clauses linked by a comma and a coordinating conjunction:I had pleaded to go along, but my father said he didn’t think I shouldhave to go through that.When editing their writing, good writers identify when they have used onetype of sentence too often. Then they revise their senten

98 SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6 GG6_U2_SE.indd 986_U2_SE.indd 98 118/11/16 4:02 pm8/11/16 4:02 pm. ACTIVITY 2.2 continued Language and Writer’s Craft: Verb Tenses Verbs show time through tenses. Incorrectly mixing tenses is a common problem in writing.