Tuesday, October 21, 2014
ELA 9
• Bell Work:
– Materials: text, spiral, HW (“Tiny Kitchens” annotated
article and evaluation), pen/pencil, highlighter
– Final day to turn in green Interview Planning sheet – MUST
be signed by a parent
– Take out “Tiny Kitchens and Creativity” article homework
and discuss the article in table groups AND answer this
question:
– Describe the way Leson uses diction, syntax and imagery
to influence VOICE and TONE. What tone words would
you use to describe Leson’s voice in this article AND what
evidence do you have to support it? Provide one example
(diction, imagery, syntax) that speak to voice/tone WITH
RELATED textual evidence to report out to the class.
LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ
1.8: TWO VERSIONS OF ONE NARRATIVE
(pages 32-39)
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
ELA 9
• Bell Work:
– Materials: text, spiral, pen/pencil, highlighter
– Turn “Tiny Kitchens and Creativity” article
homework if not turned in yesterday
• HW:
– Interview narrative: conduct interview and
complete interview transcript (typed Q and A) due
Friday, October 24th
-LUIS
Read the
Bio (page 33).
J. Author
RODRIGUEZ
Pair-share: What
predictions can you
make about
Rodriguez’s writings
based on the
information you
learned about his
life?
Note the titles of the two texts that we are
about to read:
• from Always Running: A Memoir
• “’Race’ Politics”
In your spirals, write:
• What do you notice about the difference in the
two titles?
• What can you infer about the different focus of
each version based on these two titles?
• How might the two versions be different based
on the differences between poetry and prose?
1ST READ:
- Read Always Running aloud as a
class.
- While I read, use a highlighter to mark:
- DICTION
- SYNTAX
- IMAGERY
that the author uses to develop his
VOICE.
2ND READ
GO back to the story. Respond to
the “Key Ideas and Details”
questions in the “My Notes”
sections in the margins.
READ:
-1ST
Follow
along as I read “’Race’ Politics”
aloud (page 35).
- While I read, use a highlighter to mark:
• DICTION
• SYNTAX
• IMAGERY
that the author uses to develop his
VOICE.
• With a partner, FILL OUT the chart on page
37 to answer the following questions.
Answer these questions in your spiral
based upon your evaluation:
•
Following the first read of the poem, what new
information can you glean from the poem that
was not mentioned in the first text?
•
Why would Rodriguez include these details in
the poem? How do they change the reader’s
impression of the event?
SENTENCE FRAGMENT
• What is it?
• AN INCOMPLETE SENTENCE
• Example from the text?
• “Thought about that” (10).
CLOSE READ
• Underline at least three FRAGMENTS
that Rodriguez uses in the poem.
• To the right of the line, explain what
the purpose and effect of his use of
the FRAGMENT is?
CLOSE READ
• Circle three examples of REPETITION in the
poem. Annotate: how does Rodriguez’s use
of repetition affect TONE?
Work with a partner to complete the
following chart (worksheet)
Diction
Prose Version:
Always Running
Poetry Version:
“’Race’ Politics”
Imagery
Syntax
Inferences
about
Speaker
EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT 1 STEPS
By Wednesday, October 15th you will make plans to conduct an
INTERVIEW. You will select the person and contact him/her to
schedule a time and place. On the green half sheet of paper, you will
fill in the required information, have a parent (or the person you will
be interviewing) sign.
By Thursday, October 16th you will write interview questions that will
become your INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT. The transcript will be the
written form of the interview, including the contact information and
brief background of the interviewee and the Q&A of your interview.
Between October 16th and October 24th you will conduct your interview
using your interview questions (Q&Q format) which will become
your interview transcript. This must be typed with questions in bold
and turned in on October 24th!
By November 3rd (Monday) you bring a typed ROUGH DRAFT for a peer
edit. The FINAL typed INTERVIEW NARRATIVE WITH your interview
transcript, peer review, and other project documents as outlined by
Ms. M. is due Tuesday, November 4th!
The narrative will have the elements of a good story: plot, character,
setting, conflict, point of view, and theme.
You will use 3 descriptive categories to bring life to the character
(interviewee): appearance, speech, and actions.