focus on dramatic irony, mood, and characterization
"...from Angela's Ashes"
Vocabulary: "The Cask of Amontillado"
"...from Angela's Ashes"
Literary terms: irony: locate examples of verbal irony in the story
Grammar: using complex sentences to elevate writing; using effective, upper-level transitions to connect ideas
Prose: The Secret Life of Bees
CONJUNCTIONS
SENTENCES
coordinating
simple
correlative
compound
subordinate
complex and blends
Write complete sentences to avoid fragments, and use commas and endmarks correctly to avoid run-ons and comma splices.
First Quarter
Red Sky At Morning
Thinking Maps: bubble map and
circle map with frame
"The Bass , the River, and Sheila Mant"
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Double-Bubble Maps: compare and contrast characters, themes, and events in Red Sky At Morning and "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant."
"The Most Dangerous Game"
Who is Sanger Rainsford? Who is General Zaroff? How do we know this?
Characterization
the process of revealing the personality of a character through
*what they say (dialogue)
*what they do (actions)
*what they think (interior monologue)
*what they have and wear
*where they are
*the people with whom they associate
*what others say about them
*the author's direct statement(s)
Plot:
a series of related events that make up a story or drama
EXPOSITION
RISING ACTION
CLIMAX
FALLING ACTION (denouement)
RESOLUTION
What do we learn in the exposition?
How does this information become important as the conflicts develop?
SUSPENSE is the tension that the reader feels as he becomes involved in a story and eager to know the outcome.
Theme The central idea or message of a work of literature.It's not the same as the subject. Theme is the idea the author wishes to convey about the subject. It is expressed as a statement about life or human nature.
How does the use of suspense contribute to the story?
Where do we find examples of it in the story?
What is Mr. Connell telling his reader? Is it about hunting or is it more universal than that?
Context clues
SAT preparation information
Using strategies to improve your vocabulary
Pride sullies the noblest character. Claudianus
"The Necklace"
by
Guy de Maupassant
When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.
Dale Carnegie
Thoughts
Words
Actions
Appearance
Mme. Loisel
she thought it over .. and thinking of the amount she could ask for without bringing an immediate refusal
It's embarrassing not to have a jewel or a gem...
All at once she found a suberb diamond necklace
she was the prettiest one there
M.Loisel
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"Marigolds"
Symbolism
a symbol is a person, place, an activity, or an object that stands for something beyond itself
Universal Theme
coming of age; what is the author saying about growing up?
Writing and integrated grammar
Grammar Focus: denoting titles correctly in writing; avoiding fragments and run-ons; using commas correctly
Writing Focus: planning what your focus will be and locating evidence to support what you say; using transitions to move from one idea to the next and to make connections
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