Literature: Monday , October 7, 2013

1. Literature: Monday, October 7, 2013 Handouts: * Independent Reading Chart Homework: * Read an AR book 20 – 30 minutes daily & record on chart * October 16: Deadline to meet AR Goal * Study for Lit Test #2: Test is Wed., Oct 16 Assignments Due:Reading Chart for Sept. 17 – 23

2. Today’s Goal: Analyze an historical fiction short story, “The Dog of Pompeii.” (Lit pp. 690 – 701). Outcomes: Use context clues (title, graphics, first paragraph) to predict outcome. Define the term “historical fiction” and name several examples. Define anthropomorphism and identify examples. Define imagery and identify examples. Use context clues to infer character traits. Define foreshadowing and identify examples. Define simile and identify examples. Evaluate a short story to discover the author’s theme.

3. Starter #1: In English today, you responded to this writing prompt: Imagine that you were blind. In what ways would your life be different? Explain. So . . . how would your life be different if you were blind?  The main character in today’s short story is a young fellow about your age, and he is blind. The genre (category) of this particular story is “historical fiction.” Can you guess what that means? An historical fiction story is a fictional account in which the setting (time period and place) is based on an actual historical event. The characters are fiction and so is the plot (the story line). But the setting—the historical backdrop—is a real event in history. Some movies are based on stories that are historical fiction. Can you think of any well-known movies that were historical fiction? The Titanic Pearl Harbor

4. Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Terms in Literature” • Define historical fiction. • What are “credible characters”? • Define anthropomorphism. • What is “imagery”? • A fictional story in which the setting (time period and place) is based on a real historical event. The characters are fiction and so is the plot, but the setting is a real event in history. • Fictional characters who are portrayed so authentically (realistically) that they seem like real living characters. • Giving human characteristics and traits to a non-human creature. • When an author uses language that appeals to our five senses.

5. Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Terms in Literature” • Define foreshadowing. • What is a “simile”? Give examples. • Explain what is meant by the term“inference.” • What is an “idiom”? • When the author purposely drops clues that hint at what may happen. • A comparison using the word like or as: * The column of smoke was thickening and blackening like a shadowy tree. * The jars of Vesuvian wine were as fiery as the inside of a volcano. • Using clues from the story to figure out what the author does not tell you explicitly: It may be a prediction, or it may offers more information. • An expression or figure of speech that makes sense to people in a particular group or culture but would be confusing to others. [He “kicked the bucket.”]

6. Starter #2: Cornell Notes on “Terms in Literature” • What is “figurative language”? • What are “text features”? Give examples. • Explain what is meant by the term“theme” in literature. • An imaginative way to make comparisons between seemingly unlike things. Those expressions are not literally true: They are figures of speech. Anything in the text (printed material) that helps the reader gain better understanding—titles, sub-titles, illustrations (photos, artwork), captions, call-outs, sidebars, footnotes. • An insight about life or human nature that you gained after reading a story(a “lesson for life”)

7. Starter #3: Turn to p. 690 in your Lit book and let’s check out the following: Literary Focus Reading Skills Vocabulary Development Background