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Lesson 5

Lesson 5. What’s in a Name?. Honors: Quick Write Socratic Seminar Reflection. How did you contribute to the discussion? Do you feel you contributed to the best of your ability? If you didn’t speak as much or at all, what held you back from joining discussion?

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Lesson 5

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  1. Lesson 5 What’s in a Name?

  2. Honors: Quick WriteSocratic Seminar Reflection • How did you contribute to the discussion? • Do you feel you contributed to the best of your ability? • If you didn’t speak as much or at all, what held you back from joining discussion? • If we were to do this again, what should we do differently?

  3. Name that Voice! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1fIH6GMIJg • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdBV7LTd07g • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj0BPsDtVog • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4

  4. Page 7: Elements of VoiceVocabulary Notebook • Diction: a person’s choice of words • Syntax: the way a person arranges their sentences, especially when using grammatical elements • Imagery: Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses, vivid descriptions • Listen to the way I read each speaker. What do you notice about each description of pizza? Think of today’s vocabulary.

  5. Page 7 • What makes each of these speakers different? • How do diction, syntax, and imagery effect each reading passage? • What do these elements lead us to believe about each speaker? • Now, write your own description of pizza in the space below the speakers.

  6. Page 7 Partner Work • Working with a partner, read each speaker’s explanation of pizza again, as well as your own. • Analyze the speaker’s voice looking at the following: • Diction: Word choice intended to convey a certain effect • Syntax: arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence • Imagery: words or phrases a writer uses to represent person, objects, actions, feelings and ideas using five senses

  7. Page 8 Partner Work • Using the information you and your partner discussed, fill in the graphic organizer on page 5. Choose three speakers from the activity, and the fourth speaker use your partner’s writing. • Think about each of the elements in the boxes at the top and how they relate to the speakers.

  8. Journal: Names5 Minutes • Respond briefly to the following: • What is important about names? • What is important about your own name? • How do you feel about your name? • Would you ever change your name?

  9. “My Name”“Why Couldn’t I Have Been names Ashley?” • Listen and follow along as I read to you; pay attention to what is said about names, and how the author’s voice affects the writing/characters. • Pay attention to syntax in the stories: are the sentences short or long? Why is the sentence written in the order it is?

  10. By yourself… What is significant about names? By yourself, read the texts again and mark Areas where you notice imagery, diction, And syntax that reflect the speaker. Highlight in three different colors. Make a key to know which colors Represent which term.

  11. Grammar! • Blank sheet of paper to take notes on and add to Grammar Section! Sentence Types

  12. Simple Sentence • A sentence using one independent clause (a mini sentence that can stand on its own) • Sally ate jelly beans for breakfast. • My aunt enjoyed the cows at the fair.

  13. Compound Sentence • A sentence with two or more independent clauses. • The clown jumped out of the box, and the children screamed bloody murder. • The t-rex dinosaur has tiny arms, and he cannot make his own bed.

  14. Complex Sentence • A sentence with on independent clause and one subordinate clause (a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence) • While the clown made animal balloons, little Sally was crying for her mom. • Poor Billy was running for help, after the dog had bitten him.

  15. Compound-Complex Sentence • A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses • Gunther should never have bought the puppy after it peed on him; he wanted to impress Gabby, who loved puppies to death. • Now, read back through “Ashley” and find one example of each sentence. Highlight them in separate colors.

  16. Exit Slip • On a post it note, write your name at the top, then answer the following: • 1. In your own words, describe what voice is and give an example of it. • 2. Give an example of how diction, syntax, or imagery impact an author’s voice.

  17. Homework! • Page 12 in Springboard Books • Complete the graphic organizer for both texts we read today in class. • Using the graphic organizer and your journal on names, produce a revised version on your thoughts on the importance of names. • Create either an essay or poem that describes your name and who you are.

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