English 10 (Pre-AP): World Literature Today: 1.Warm Up 1.Warm Up: Prompt Annotation & Pre-Writing 2.Lesson 2.Lesson: Essay Writing – Pre-Writing to Draft 1 3.Activity 3.Activity: Continue Film Characterization 4.Exit Pass 4.Exit Pass: Turn in Warm Ups

TODAY WARM UP WARM UP: Get out your film sheets Activity Activity: characterization in film Lesson Lesson: Essay Writing

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ CHARACTERIZATION ACTIVITY: “LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL” 1.Describe the main character, Guido’s, appearance and actions. 2.What can you infer about his personality based on these early actions? Is he a hero? A coward? A jokester? Lazy? 3.What can we infer about “Princess”, his love interest’s, personality based on her appearance, actions, or other indirect characterizations? Is she a “damsel in distress” or is she heroic in her own way? 4.Whose perspective is the film told from? 5.List any direct characterizations made about Guido’s character as a Jewish man. 6.List any direct characterizations made about Jews in general in the film.

LESSON: ESSAY WRITING TYPES OF ESSAYS TYPES OF ESSAYS EXPOSITORY: The purpose is to EXPLAIN a concept or process PERSUASIVE: The purpose is to CONVINCE an audience of something NARRATIVE: The purpose is to ENTERTAIN and EXPLAIN something using a story structure (example: NIGHT) THE WRITING PROCESS THE WRITING PROCESS PREWRITING: annotate the prompt & organize your response WRITING: draft your response in a structured format REVISION: Did you answer the prompt? Did you meet expectations? EDITING: Spelling, grammar, punctuation Activities Activities o Write an expository essay explaining characterization in Night or In the Time of the Butterflies. (class activity) o Write a narrative essay explaining what you or a family member did during a historical event. (Quarter 1 test)

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ NARRATIVE ESSAY: A PERSONAL NARRATIVE ABOUT A HISTORICAL EVENT PROMPT: Write an essay that vividly describes an experience that you or a family member had during the terror attacks of 9/11, the Afghanistan or Iraq wars, or during another historical event. Tell the story of the experience with a clear beginning, middle, and end, using descriptive words to draw your reader into the experience. Close with a lesson that can be learned from the experience. Structure Structure: Introduction Introduction: Hook the reader’s interest with an opening sentence, then state the historical event that you or your family member lived through and briefly its impact on you, finally state that you will describe this experience as well as the lesson that can be learned from it. Body Body: Topic sentence – state the historical event that you or someone else lived through. Describe the event in detail with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Closer – state that this experience has taught you a valuable lesson. Conclusion Conclusion: restate that this was the story of your personal experiences during a historical event. Remind us about the lesson. Remind us about your opening hook.

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ PREWRITING Narrative Essay: PREWRITING ADDITIONAL NOTES: _________________ ANSWER TO PROMPT BEGINNING OF THE EVENT HIGH POINT OF THE IMPACT ON YOUR FAMILY RESOLUTION / END

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ DRAFTING Expository Essay: DRAFTING (HOOK – Question, startling statement, a quote from the text) ______________________________________________________________________ _____________.(CONTEXT – explain the hook and give any definitions or background information)__________________________________________________. (THESIS STATEMENT – your answer to the prompt and what your paper is about) _______________________________________________________________. First, (state the first example of your thesis)_____________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Next, (state the second example of your thesis)___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Finally, (state your final example of your thesis)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As it has been shown, (restate your thesis)_______________________________________________________________________________________. (Reminder about the opening hook / final thought)_______________________________________________________________________________________.

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ REVISION Expository Essay: REVISION 1.DID I ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE PROMPT? 2.DOES MY ORGANIZATION MAKE SENSE? CAN A READER UNDERSTAND MY ANSWER? 3.IS THERE ANYTHING I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO MY RESPONSE? HAVE I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING COMPLETELY? 4.IS MY ESSAY STRUCTURED CORRECTLY? (INTRO, BODY, CONCLUSION & PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE: TOPIC SENTENCES, EXAMPLES, COMMENTS, CLOSING SENTENCE)

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ EDITING Expository Essay: EDITING 1.ARE ALL OF MY WORDS SPELLED CORRECTLY? (USE A DICTIONARY TO CHECK) 2.DO I HAVE ANY SENTENCE FRAGMENTS? (CHECK FOR SUBJECTS, VERBS, AND COMPLETE THOUGHTS) 3.ARE ALL OF MY SENTENCES PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY? (CAPITALIZATION, ENDING PUNCTUATION) 4.DO ALL OF MY SUBJECTS AND VERBS AGREE?

LESSON: CHARACTERIZATION Definitions Definitions (TEXT pgs ) o Characterization – how an author reveals a character’s personality in the text o Types DIRECT – the author directly tells the reader what the character’s personality is INDIRECT – the author reveals the character’s personality through his/her actions, thoughts, or words Examples Examples o Characterization – (Direct) Scrooge was a selfish man. (Indirect) Scrooge would not pay his employee a living wage. UNIT 2 ESSAY: CHARACTERIZATION UNIT 2 ESSAY: CHARACTERIZATION o First - Read Night and In the Time of the Butterflies o Second – Take notes on how the main characters’ personalities are directly and indirectly revealed in the text. o Third – In an essay, define characterization and explain how and why Wiesel or Alvarez characterized a certain character using specific diction and syntax.

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ CHARACTERIZATION NOTES: NIGHT CHARACTER NAME: DESCRIPTION: PERSONALITY: DIRECT STATEMENTS ABOUT THE CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY: INDIRECT “REVELATIONS” ABOUT THE CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY: EXAMPLES OF THE AUTHOR’S DICTION OR SPECIFIC CHOICE OF WORDS REGARDING THIS CHARACTER: (WHAT IS REVEALED THROUGH THIS USE OF DICTION?) EXAMPLES OF THE AUTHOR’S SYNTAX OR SPECIFIC WORD / SENTENCE ARRANGEMENT REGARDING THIS CHARACTER OR HIS/HER ENVIRONMENT: (WHAT IS REVEALED THROUGH THIS USE OF SYNTAX?)

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ CHARACTERIZATION NOTES: IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES CHARACTER NAME: DESCRIPTION: PERSONALITY: DIRECT STATEMENTS ABOUT THE CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY: INDIRECT “REVELATIONS” ABOUT THE CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY: EXAMPLES OF THE AUTHOR’S DICTION OR SPECIFIC CHOICE OF WORDS REGARDING THIS CHARACTER: (WHAT IS REVEALED THROUGH THIS USE OF DICTION?) EXAMPLES OF THE AUTHOR’S SYNTAX OR SPECIFIC WORD / SENTENCE ARRANGEMENT REGARDING THIS CHARACTER OR HIS/HER ENVIRONMENT: (WHAT IS REVEALED THROUGH THIS USE OF SYNTAX?)

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ SOAPSTone NOTES: NIGHT SPEAKER (What do we know about the author? Provide details to support your response & cite sources.) OCCASION (Why did he write this memoir at this time?) AUDIENCE (Who is he writing for? What does he want them to do with the information?) PURPOSE (Why is he telling his story?) SITUATION (What is the historical context for the narrative? What is the specific situation being depicted?) TONE (What is the author’s attitude towards the subject, audience, or context?)

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ SOAPSTone NOTES: IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES SPEAKER (What do we know about the author? Provide details to support your response & cite sources.) OCCASION (Why did he write this memoir at this time?) AUDIENCE (Who is he writing for? What does he want them to do with the information?) PURPOSE (Why is he telling his story?) SITUATION (What is the historical context for the narrative? What is the specific situation being depicted?) TONE (What is the author’s attitude towards the subject, audience, or context?)

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ NARRATIVE NOTES: NIGHT MAIN CHARACTERS: EXPOSITION / STORY SET UP: RISING ACTION: CLIMAX: FALLING ACTION: RESOLUTION: DENOUEMENT:

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ NARRATIVE NOTES: IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES MAIN CHARACTERS: EXPOSITION / STORY SET UP: RISING ACTION: CLIMAX: FALLING ACTION: RESOLUTION: DENOUEMENT: