Love & Loss
DBA & Collaboration
Hosted by: Mrs. Hogan
Classroom Rules
• Raise your hand if you have a question
• If I ask you a question please respond using the face
icons
▫ Smile face- On track, no questions
▫ Squiggle face- Confusion, please clarify
• Formal language only (no text or abbreviated words
please)
• All comments are to be appropriate and contribute
to the conversation in a positive manner
• Sessions are recorded and malevolent behavior
could result in administrative action
Module 2 Learning Goals
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The student will adjust reading rate based on purpose, text difficulty, form, and style;
distinguish denotative and connotative meanings of words;
identify advanced word/phrase relationships and their meanings;
write a business letter and/or memo that presents information purposefully and succinctly
to meet the needs of the intended audience following a conventional format (e.g., block,
modified block, memo, email);
use appropriate eye contact, body movements, voice register and oral language choices for
audience engagement in formal and informal speaking situations;
use an engaging introduction and conclusion and the use of figurative language to reinforce
the intended message; and
explain how meaning is enhanced through various features of poetry,
including sound (e.g., rhythm, repetition, alliteration, consonance,
assonance), structure (e.g., meter, rhyme scheme), and graphic elements (e.g.,
line length, punctuation, word position);
analyze, interpret, and evaluate an author's use of descriptive language (e.g.,
tone, irony, mood, imagery, pun, alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion),
figurative language (e.g., symbolism, metaphor, personification, hyperbole),
common idioms, and mythological and literary allusions, and explain how
they impact meaning in a variety of texts.
How does this work?
•Set your Discussion Screen to Conversation between you and Moderator only
•Attend 2 45 minute Group DBA sessions
•Earn credit for that specific DBA & Collaboration for Segment I
•SUBMISSION FOR THE DBA
•Submit a 2-3 Sentence Reflection of what we discussed
•Include your Scale Score 1-4 and explanation
•SUBMISSION FOR THE COLLABORATION
•Document the dates of your attendance
• 1 paragraph reflection of your collaborative effort during each session
•(2 paragraphs total)
Choosing Words Wisely…
• Explain the difference between
denotation and connotation
▫ Which type of words would you find in a science
textbook?
▫ A magazine article about climate change?
▫ A news article featuring survivors of a natural
disaster?
Figurative Language…
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfwbMiZUZ
0M&feature=related
Now let’s examine songs more closely!
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1c6zF9aJx
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Extended Metaphor
Maroon 5 and Gym Class Heroes
My Heart’s a Stereo
Verse:
If I could only find a note to
make you understand
I'd sing it softly in your ear
and grab you by the hand
Just keep it stuck inside your
head, like your favorite tune
And know my heart's a
stereo that only plays for you
Catchy Hook:
My heart's a stereo
It beats for you, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every no-o-o-te
Make me your radio
And turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo
Sara Barielles
Bluebird
• Can you explain the extended metaphor in 1 3-5
sentence paragraph?
Hook:
Verse:
And so here we go bluebird,
Gather your strength and rise up.
Oh let him go bluebird.
Oh let him go bluebird.
Oh let him go bluebird.
Ready to fly,
You and I,
Here we go.
Here we go...
And so here we go bluebird,
Back to the sky on your own.
Oh let him go bluebird,
Ready to fly,
You and I,
Here we go.
Here we go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMba8vsep9I
Collaboration: Sing it out!
•You and a Partner will become a
songwriting duo.
•Write a first verse and catchy hook
that uses an extended metaphor
•Stick with the Love and Loss theme!
Score yourself
• 4- I understand the figurative language clearly
and see how it applies to the real world
• 3- I understand the figurative language, but
could use more review time to learn about their
application to the real world
• 2- I kind of understand the figurative language,
but could use more review
• 1- I do not understand the figurative language