Slaying the Foundations of English Final!

1. Slaying the Foundations of English Final! Block 1 – January 14 Block 2 – January 15 Block 3 – January 16 Block 4 – N/A Friday – Make Up!

2. Semester Overview • Unit 1 – Plot, Setting, and Mood • Unit 2 – Character Development • Unit 3 – Narrative Devices • Unit 4 - Theme • Unit 5 – Author’s Purpose • Unit 6 – Argument and Persuasion • Unit 7 - Poetry

3. What to Expect on the Final • 53 questions • 6 passages (1 poem, 2 non-fiction text, 3 fiction text)

4. Unit 1 – Plot, Setting, Mood Short Stories we read: The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant, Harrison Bergeron. Setting: the time and place of the story Mood: the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers

5. Conflict • A plot is a series of scenes that traces a conflict, or struggle between opposing forces • Internal Conflict – taking place within the mind • External Conflict – conflict between a character and an outside force

6. Plot • Exposition: This part of a plot introduces the setting and characters and establishes a mood. It may also reveal the conflict or set the stage for it • Rising Action: Complications arise as the main character struggles to resolve the conflict. “The plot thickens” as suspense builds

7. Plot • Climax: The climax is a turning point in the story and the moment of greatest suspense. Often the main character makes a decision or takes an action that makes the outcome of the conflict clear • Falling Action: This stage shows the results of the decision or action that happened at the climax. Tension eases as the is resolved • Resolution: The resolution reveals the final outcome of the story and ties up any loose ends.

8. Unit 1 - For Practice • Turn to page 80 of your textbook and read How To Build A Fire, by Jack London • On pg. 96, answer questions as extra credit to turn in to Ms. Sutherland.

9. Unit 2 – Character Development • We read: The Possibility of Evil, Lamb to the Slaughter, Like The Sun, Story of An Hour, My Forbidden Face

10. Unit 2 – Character Development • Character Traits: a character’s qualities – physical, action, and reactions/interactions with others. • Round Character: Complex, highly developed characters, exhibit a variety of traits, show a range of emotions • Flat Character: One-sided, defined by only one or two traits, show only a few emotions, don’t grow or change

11. Unit 2 – Character Behavior • Character Motivation – the reasons behind his or her actions – can affect your perception of the character • Dynamic Characters – characters who change and grow as the plot develops • Static Characters – characters who remain the same

12. Unit 2 – Moral Dilemma • A character facing a moral dilemma must choose between two or more morally questionable options; for example, someone might have to choose between betraying a friend’s trust or breaking a school rule

13. Denotation vsConntation • Denotation = Dictionary definition of word • Connotation = The experiences, opinions, thoughts you associate with a word

14. Unit 3 – Narrative Devices • We read: Love, The Doll’s House, The Man in the Water • Point of View – refers to the vantage point from which a story is told • Narrator – the voice that tells the story, using pronouns “I”

15. Unit 3 – Narrative Devices • First person – the narrator uses “I” • Third Person Limited – Is not a character in the story but an outside observer. Using pronouns “He, She, They, Them” • Third Person Omniscient – is all knowing; has access to the thoughts and feelings of all characters • Second Person – Uses pronouns, “You”

16. Unit 3 – Choices about Time • Foreshadowing – the use of hints to build suspense about what will happen next • Flashback – account of an event or conversation that happened before the beginning of the story

17. Unit 4 – Theme Symbol • We Read: The Interloper, Letter to A Young Refugee From Another, Song of P’eng-Ya

18. Unit 4 - Theme • Theme – is an underlying message about life that a writer wants to convey • Universal Theme – deal with archetypal experiences – that is, experiences common to all cultures. • Symbol – a person, place, object, or activity that represents an abstract idea • Symbols help establish thematically appropriate moods, provide information about characters, reveal an author’s perspective, and even show readers something about a work’s historical perspective

19. How Do I Identify Theme? • Most of the time the theme is implied (it is NOT directly stated) and readers must analyze elements in the text – the setting, the characters, and the symbols, for example– to uncover the story’s deeper meaning.

20. Unit 5 – Author’s Purpose • We read: The Plot Against People, Peruvian Child, Lady Freedom Among Us, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

21. Unit 5 – Author’s Purpose • Author’s Perspective: the unique combination of ideas, values, and beliefs that influences the way a writer looks at a topic • Tone: attitude toward a subject

22. Unit 5 – Author’s Purpose • To Inform • To Persuade • To Entertain • To Express Thoughts or Feelings

23. Unit 5 – Organization and Format • Chronological Order: events presented in order of time sequence • Classification Organization: things or ideas grouped with others that share common characteristics • Cause-and-Effect Organization: an event presented with its causes, effects, or both • Compare-and-Contrast: things or ideas discussed in terms of how they are similar to and different from each other • Turn to page 528 for more information!

24. Unit 6 – Argument and Persuasion • We Read: Immigration Articles, I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother, Jovan Belcher’s Manhood

25. Unit 6 – Argument and Persuasion • Claim – writer’s position on a problem or an issue. The perspective revealed in the claim may change from argument to argument • Counterargument – an argument that negates objections to the claim that “the other side” is likely to raise • Support – reasons and evidence that help to justify the claim

26. Unit 6 – Argument and Persuasion Evaluating an Argument • Check the claim – what is the writer trying to convince you to do or believe? • Examine the evidence – does the information come from a trustworthy source? Is there enough of it to make the case? • Look for logic – watch for errors in logic, such as hasty generalizations, or conclusions drawn from too little evidence • Consider the counter argument – has the writer adequately dealt with both sides of the argument?

27. Unit 6 – Rhetoric Devices • Ethos – Appeal to ethics, to value, to moral • Pathos – Appeal to emotions • Logos – Appeal to logic • Word Choice – loaded language – uses words with positive or negative connotations to stir people’s emotions • Testimonial – relies on endorsements from celebrities or satisfied customers

28. Games for Review • Context Clues: http://www.quia.com/pop/35971.html • Review Sound Devices: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/course/course4/unit1/poetry.shtml## Quiz yourself on Poetry: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNaOGFMSXRNY3JfSDJOWDlWWC1YZHc6MQ#gid=0

29. Games/Videos • Main Idea: • http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/ • http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/schoolpages/bunkerhill/eoc/shortstoryterms.htm • Play Jeopardy with your classmates: • https://jeopardylabs.com/play/mr-boshears-english-ii-eoc-jeopardy-round-1

30. Practice • Reading Comprehension Practice: • http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/reading1.htm

31. Homophones Homophones • sore • saw • soar

32. Homophones Homophones • right • rite • write

33. Homophones Homophones • I’ll • isle • aisle

34. Homophones Homophones • pour • paw • pore • poor

35. Homophones Homophones • so • sew • sow

36. Homophones Homophones • toed • toad • towed

37. Homophones Homophones • wail • wale • whale

38. Homophones Homophones • wear • ware • where

39. Homophones Homophones • way • weigh • whey

40. Homophones Homophones • ewe • you • yew

41. Homophones Homophones • heel • he’ll • heal

42. Homophones Homophones • by • buy • bye

43. Homophones Homophones • awe • oar • or • ore

44. Bad luck! Have another go!

45. Well done! Spot on!