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Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s Science –Fiction “Literature Lounge”. 7 October 2013 Do Now: Greetings, Earthlings! Open to your Do Now section; Get ready for Adventure! earthlings will be able to: analyze the themes, characters, and conflicts of The Martian Chronicles Homework:
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Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s Science –Fiction “Literature Lounge” 7October 2013 Do Now: Greetings, Earthlings! Open to your Do Now section; Get ready for Adventure! earthlings will be able to: analyze the themes, characters, and conflicts of The Martian Chronicles Homework: 1) Martian Chronicles Dialectical Journal* *(Analysis of 4 Quotes from the reading) 2) QUIZ TOMORROW: Martian Chronicles
Today’s Mission Objectives:1) Assign Teams2) TEAM TRIVIA:Literary Terms3) Continue Dialectical JournalMartian Chroniclespgs. 1-144) Quiz Tomorrow on Martian Chronicles Pages 1-285) Journals to be Checked tomorrow.
Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s Science –Fiction “Literature Lounge” 7October 2013 Do Now: Greetings, Earthlings! Open to your Do Now section; Get ready for Adventure! earthlings will be able to: analyze the themes, characters, and conflicts of The Martian Chronicles Homework: 1) Martian Chronicles Dialectical Journal* *(Analysis of 4 Quotes from the reading) 2) QUIZ TOMORROW: Martian Chronicles
TEAM TRIVIA LITERARY TERMS
Team Trivia: Round 1 Directions: Write down the literary term associated with the definition/example: • a reference to something else • the repetition of vowel sounds • a comparison between two things (usually different) • the repetition of consonant sounds • starting a narrative “in the middle” • the use of hints to suggest what will happen later • extreme exaggeration • attributing human characteristics to non-human/abstract ideas • the central idea or message of a literary work. • words that imitate sounds.
Team Trivia: Round 2 Directions: Write down the literary term associated with the definition/example: • something that stands foror represents something else. • a technique wherein the audience has information that the characters do not. • part of a narrative that goes back to an earlier time • the time and place of a story • a technique wherein the opposite of what is stated is implied. • the part of a narrative wherein the background to the main conflict is provided. • a character that is the source of conflict • the main character of a narrative. • language that appeals to the five senses • a type of narrator outside the story that “knows all”
Welcome to Mr. Pandit’s English 3A“Literature Lounge” 7October 2013 Do Now: Open to your Do Now section; Get ready for Adventure! Students will be able to: analyze the characters, themes, and conflicts of The Jungle Homework: 1)The Jungle Chapters 16-18 w/Cornell Notes due Wednesday 2) VOCAB TRAINER due BY 11:59pm TONIGHT! 3) QUIZ: Vocabulary List 1 Rematch on THURSDAY
Today’s Agenda:1) Complete the Do Now2) Team Trivia: Literary Terms- assign new teams!3) Play Literary Team Trivia!
TEAM TRIVIA LITERARY TERMS
Team Trivia: Round 1 Directions: Write down the literary term associated with the definition/example: • a reference to something else • the repetition of vowel sounds • a comparison between two things (usually different) • the repetition of consonant sounds • starting a narrative “in the middle” • the use of hints to suggest what will happen later • extreme exaggeration • attributing human characteristics to non-human/abstract ideas • the central idea or message of a literary work. • words that imitate sounds.
Team Trivia: Round 2 Directions: Write down the literary term associated with the definition/example: • something that stands foror represents something else. • a technique wherein the audience has information that the characters do not. • part of a narrative that goes back to an earlier time • the time and place of a story • a technique wherein the opposite of what is stated is implied. • the part of a narrative wherein the background to the main conflict is provided. • a character that is the source of conflict • the main character of a narrative. • language that appeals to the five senses • a type of narrator outside the story that “knows all”
The Week in Review (Classwork) • Why is prewriting crucial for effective writing? • When prewriting for a persuasive task, what are the first two steps? • What is a thesis statement? • What is the formula for a thesis statement? • Why is writing effectively important? • In terms of grammar, what are the purposes of articles and adverbs? • What occurred at a U.S. Navy yard on 9/16/13? • Name two places where severe weather has devastated communities.