When I was younger, I wasn't concentrating on good
days. I was managing a career and trying to have a
good year. It would always 'lead' to something,
which never leads to anything except death, where
everything leads to. And then as I got older, and then
I had my kids and everything, I began to appreciate a
great Wednesday.
Albert Brooks
Question of the Day
Type I Writing
What is one change that you would want to make at
West Perry that is not on our graphic organizer.
Explain. Minimum 30 words.
The most powerful weapon on earth is the
human soul on fire.
Ferdinand Foch
• Question of the Day:
• Look at your gradesheet. What are the
easiest things to fix? What are the hardest?
How is revision like a second chance?
Question of the Day:
Writing
Who is your hero?
50 words
Type I
In
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To
believe in the heroic makes heroes.
Benjamin Disraeli
Question of the Day
Type I Writing
What makes a person a hero?
50 words
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Question of the Day
Type I 1x
Describe your very 1st day of school. If you can’t
remember it, share your earliest memory of
school.
60 words
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Question of the Day
Type I 1x
Begin with, “When I first heard we were going to read To
Kill a Mockingbird, my initial reaction was…” {Explain}
[THEN]
“As I read, I discovered…”
[THEN]
“What I am most curious about now is…”
30 words
To Kill a Mockingbird
Characterization
Physical Description
What the character says,
does, thinks
How other characters
react to them
Narrator’s comments
To Kill a Mockingbird
Question of the Day
Type I 1x
If I had to choose, I would say that my favorite
character is ________. The reason I feel this
way is that ___________.
15 words.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Question of the Day
Type II writing
Identify 4 methods authors use for
characterization.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Question of the Day
Date
Type I
Write a personal response to the behavior of
Mrs. DuBose.
50 words
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To Kill a Mockingbird Notes
Author’s purpose: The author’s intent: Usually
– To inform or explain
– To persuade
– To entertain
– To express thoughts or feelings
An author can have more than one purpose.
To Kill a Mockingbird
What is the author’s purpose
for including Mrs. DuBose in
the novel? Explain.
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Question of the Day
Type I writing
Give Chapter 15 a rating: 1 to 5 stars
Provide your personal reader response to this
chapter`. 30 words
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Types of characters:
• Static: Stay the same
• Dynamic: Change in
personality or attitude (i.e.,
dynamite before and after)
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Types of characters:
Round characters: take center stage and seem the
most lifelike
We know a lot about them
Role: to advance the plot, to develop the theme
Flat characters: are defined by only one or two traits
We know little about them
Role: advance the plot or provide information,
reveal something
about the main characters
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Conflicts: A struggle or clash
between opposing forces.
• Internal conflict: Man vs. Self
• External Conflict:
Man vs. nature or an
obstacle
Man vs. Man
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Identify a character and one of
the conflicts they face. How
do they respond to the
conflict? What does it say
about their character?
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Character Motivation
The reasons behind a character’s actions.
Look for:
• The narrator’s direct comments about a
character’s motivation
• The character’s actions, thoughts, and values
• The moral dilemmas, or questions, the character
faces
• Your own insights into human behavior
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Question of the Day
Type II
Describe the character of Mayella Ewell. Consider the
narrator’s comments, physical description, actions,
thoughts, and words, as well as the reaction of other
characters to her. Include the one piece of evidence
from the text that you think is most significant or
interesting and explain your reasoning.
You may use your book to find evidence. 100 words, ten
minutes
Be prepared to read your response to the whole class.
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Mood
The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of
a work derived from literary devices
such as dialogue and literary elements
such as setting. The mood of a work is
not always what might be expected
based on its subject matter.
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p. 160 Starting with “It was a gala occasion” and ending
with “Mr. Dolphus Raymond sat with them.”
What words help to indentify the mood?
What role does the setting play in creating the mood?
In 25 words or more, describe the mood in this scene.
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Mood
In literature,
consider setting and word
choice to identify the mood
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Question of the Day
Type 1
Two descriptive words that describe Atticus are
___.
Write two quotes from your notes that support
your word choice.
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Text Organization
The author's method of structuring a text;
the way a text is structured from
beginning to end. In literary works, the
sequence, question‐answer, cause‐effect,
chronological, etc.
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Text Organization
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Plot, Flashback,
and Foreshadowing are incorporated into
the text organization.
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Text Organization
Plot - The structure of a story. The sequence in
which the author arranges events in a story.
The structure often includes exposition, the
rising action, the climax, the falling action,
and the resolution. The plot may have a
protagonist who is opposed by an
antagonist, creating what is called conflict.
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Text Organization
• Flashback - An organizational device used in
literature to present action that occurred before
current (present) time of the story. Flashbacks are
often introduced as the dreams or recollections
of one or more characters.
How is Flashback used in the opening paragraphs of
TKAM?
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Text Organization
Foreshadowing - An organizational device used in literature to create expectation
or to set up an explanation of later developments.
Are there phrases about the future?
Is there a change happening in the weather, the setting, or the mood?
Are there objects or scenic elements that suggest something happy, sad,
dangerous, exciting, etc.?
Do characters or the narrator observe something in the background that might
be a hint about something to come later?
Tip: Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story or chapter. Keep an
eye out for signs of potential conflict between characters. Look for signals that
things might not be what the initially seem. Pay close attention to any details
that seem unusual or have particular emotional significance. These might be
clues about what is to come.
Questions and Tip from:
http://udleditions.cast.org/craft_elm_foreshadowing.html 11/19/2014
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Question of the Day
Type I
Personal response to the events of Chapter 2021.
50 words
Be prepared to read aloud.
Research Paper
Body Paragraph 1
10 points
Due 12-9-14
• Thesis Statement – Subject + Opinion
• Summary of the article – 2 to 3 sentences
• 3 CDs – Easy to read Signal Phrases, effective
Concrete Detail, proper punctuation and citation
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Allusion
Irony
Flashback
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
• Allusion
• An implied or indirect reference in literature
to a familiar person, place, or event.
• Hyperbole
• An exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I had
to wait forever.)
• Irony
• The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact
opposite of its literal or usual meaning;
incongruity between the actual result of a
sequence of events and the expected result.
• Metaphor
• The comparison of two unlike things in which
no words of comparison (like or as) are used
(e.g., The speech gave me food for thought.)
• Simile
• A comparison of two unlike things in which a
word of comparison (like or as) is used (e.g.,
The ant scurried as fast as a cheetah.)
• Personification
• An object or abstract idea given human
qualities or human form (e.g., Flowers danced
about the lawn.)
Idioms - a group of words established by usage
as having a meaning not deducible from those
of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and
dogs, see the light ).
Quotation Identification
Atticus
Jem
Scout
Dill
Mr. Gilmer
Heck Tate
Mayella
Reverend Sykes
Miss Maudie
Little Chuck Little
Link Deas
Walter Cunnigham, Jr.