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English II– World Literature. Unit Two – Nonfiction Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321 Straw into Gold, The Metamorphosis of Everyday– Sandra Cisneros Page 382 Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Page 433 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
English II– World LiteratureUnit Two – Nonfiction Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321Straw into Gold, The Metamorphosis of Everyday– Sandra Cisneros Page 382Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Page 433 Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442
Night by Elie Weisel – Media Center Book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne – Media Center Book
Assessments Quizzes __ Sept 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 27 – a few “pop” quizzes will be given too View The Art – 4 works _____ pgs. 323, 384, 433, 444 __ Final Due Oct. 28 HSAP Questions of the Day
Unit 2 Set 1 _____ Due October 6 Unit 2 Set 2 _____Due October 20 Unit 2 Set 3 _____ Due November 3
Midway Unit 2 Test ____ Oct. 13 E2 5. 3 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 Descriptive Writing /Person __ Due Oct. 7 E2 5.2 4.1,4.3, 4.4 Narrative Writing Personal Essay ___Due Nov. 4 Reading Inventory ___Due Nov 3 Unit Test ____Nov. 3 Participation – on time and in time and in class (working in desk before the
bell rings), prepared (id, books/journal/notebook/paper/pen), on task (note-taking, reading, working on assignments as they are given…), responsible, respectful. Keep 100%
[Standards:
Standards Unit 2
E2 1.5 Author’s Craft: Tone, Imagery, Flashback, Foreshadowing
E2 5. 3 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of
PersonE2 3.1 Context CluesE2 5.2 4.1,4.3, 4.4 Narrative Writing /Personal Essay
Study these Literary Elements Author’s Craft or Literary devices : These are the tools and techniques of
language that authors use to convey meaning. Skilled use of literary devices brings richness and clarity to a text.
Tone: This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.
Imagery: This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event. This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
Flashback: This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past.
Foreshadowing: This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later.
Context Clues: These are in the text surrounding a word and give hints for the meaning of the word.
Irony: This is the contrast between appearance and reality or what is expected and what actually happens.
Simile: This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".
Personification: This is a type of figurative language in which human qualities are given to nonhuman things.
To Describe : to tell about
Author’s Craft or Literary devices :
Tone:
Imagery:
Flashback:
Foreshadowing:
Context Clues:
To Describe :
These are the tools and techniques of language that authors use to convey meaning. Skilled use of literary devices brings richness and clarity to a text.
This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.
This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event. This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past.
This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later.
These are in the text surrounding a word and give hints for the meaning of the word.
To tell about
Study these Literary Elements
English II Unit 2: NonfictionMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
Week 7Sept. 26 - 30
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Boyne
Night by Wiesel Pages 23 – 28 –fire Page 34 – never shall I forget that Night Pages 112 - 115
Quiz E2 1.5 Author’s Craft: Tone, Imagery, Flashback, Foreshadowing Compass Learning Assignment Lab H110
Week 8Oct. 3 - 7
Planning Page Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of Person
HSAPUnit 2 set 1 due
QuizRough Draft –Letter of Person
E2 5. 3 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 DUE: Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of PersonLab H110
Week 9Oct. 10 - 14
Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321
Midway Test
Compass Learning Assignment
Lab H110
Week 10
Oct 17 – 21
Straw into Gold, The Metamorphosis of Everyday– Sandra Cisneros Page 382
HSAP Unit 2 set 2 due No School
In-service Day
Week 11
Oct 24 – 28
Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Pg 433
Quiz E2 3.1 Context CluesView the Art Due Lab H110
Week 12
Oct. 31- Nov. 4
Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442
Planning Page Narrative Writing
– Personal Essay
HSAP Unit 2 set 3 due
Unit Test Rough Draft
Personal Essay
DUE: Narrative Writing /Personal EssayE2 5.2 4.1,4.3, 4.4 Lab H110
Reading Selections
Living Well. Living Good. ~ Page 321 Memoir Theme
Draw Conclusions about Author’s Beliefs
Interpret
Analogies
Write a Character Sketch
Apply Tone
Note: Groups will choose one of the stories. Present the story in PPT. Must define all terms listed above and in the story, and present character, plot, theme, setting, narrator, voice. Essential questions and the voc that corresponds to the work.
Cinderella’s Stepsisters~ Page 442 Author’s
Purpose Parallelism Analogy
Identify Problem and Solution
Context Clues
Write a Letter Apply
Repetition
Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Page 433
Quotation Persuasion
Distinguish Fact and Opinion
Denotation and Connotation
Write an Analytical Essay
Biographical Sketch Write an Evaluation
Straw into Gold …~ Page 382
Thesis Author’s
Purpose
Analyze Text Structure
Context Clues Analogies
Write a Cookbook
Write a reflective Essay
Unit Test
Literary Focus/Elements– Memoir, Theme, Thesis, Author’s Purpose, Quotation, Persuasion, Parallelism, Analogy (Student should be able to define these terms and identify and explain how they are being used in a given text).
Reading Skills and Strategies - Draw Conclusions about Author’s Beliefs, Interpret, Analyze Text Structure, Distinguish Fact and Opinion,, Identify Problem and Solution (Student should be able to use these skills).
Vocabulary– Connotation, Denotation, Word Origin, Analogies, Academic vocabulary and new words: meticulous, commodious, convivial, scenario, inhibit, intuitively, taboo, paradox, imperative, turbulent, emancipation, valor, fetish, dominion, deflect, emanate, abstraction (Student should be able to define these terms and identify and explain how they are being used in a given text).
Writing– Write a Character Sketch, Apply Tone, Write a Cookbook, Write a Reflective Essay, Write a Letter, Apply Repetition, Write an Analytical Essay, Write a Biographical Sketch, Write an Evaluation
Unit Two – Nonfiction Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321Straw into Gold…– Sandra Cisneros Page 382Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Page 433Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442 Night by Elie Weisel – Media Center Book
1. Tone 2. Imagery3. Flashback4. Foreshadowing5. Context Clues 6. Memoir 7. Theme 8. *Thesis 9. Author’s Purpose10.Quotation 11.Persuasion12.Parallelism 13.Analogy
* Review from unit 1
Literary Elements
Vocabulary
11. Emancipation12. Valor13. Fetish14. Dominion15. Deflect16. Emanate17. Abstraction
1. Meticulous2. Commodious3. Convivial4. Scenario5. Inhibit6. Intuitively7. Taboo8. Paradox9. Imperative10.Turbulent
Essential Questions
What are the types of nonfiction?
What are the motivations for writing nonfiction?
What are the three types of essay?
What motivates a writer to write an essay?
What Makes Writing Convincing?
Why is it important when writing nonfiction to consider your audience?
How does autobiography differ from fiction, why might a writer choose to write about himself or herself, and how creative can the writer be?
Describe this Painting.
How does it relate to the tiles of this literary work by Angelou?
Diego Rivera(1886 -1957) was one of Mexico’s greatest artists, Rivera created and displayed his works in public places, so they could be view by his favorite subjects – common workers.
Describe this painting. How could it be related to the title of the literary work by Cisneros?
Describe this painting. How could it be related to the title of the literary work by Cisneros?
What qualities of Abraham Lincoln does this picture emphasize?