“Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.” - Edmund Burke 18 Sep Learning Target: Define TTTC Literary Terms

Agenda9/18/13  Bellwork  Lit Term Definitions  Reading and Discussion for “The Things They Carried”  Homework: Finish reading “The Things They Carried” and complete your character chart

Bellwork 9/18/13 Literary Terms and Concepts: Write down the name of any of these terms that you can already define!  Point of view  Vignette  Euphemism  Dysphemism  Connotation  Denotation  Figurative Meaning  Literal Meaning

Literary Terms Definitions  Point of view-the vantage point from which a story is told  Unreliable narrator-when you’re not sure you can trust what the narrator is presenting. You, as a reader, understand something beyond what may be told  Vignette- “ a short graceful literary essay or sketch”  Capturing a moment/feeling  Usually written with rich imagery and precise word choices

Eu….that’s Dys-gusting!  Euphemism-makes something sound better or softer  “freedom fighters” (neutral word: “rebel”)  “passed away” (neutral word: “died”)  Dysphemism-makes something sound worse or harsher  “terrorists”  “kicked the bucket”

Connotation vs. Denotation  Denotation-a word’s literal and primary meaning. The “dictionary definition”  A hot chick is a warm, fluffy offspring of a chicken  Tight, cool pants fit closely to the legs and provide some relief from warm temperatures  Connotation- a word’s emotional/cultural meanings that may be attached to it  A hot chick is an attractive female  Tight pants are cool pants

Figurative vs. Literal From theoatmeal.com Figurative language uses techniques like metaphors/similes, imagery, or symbolism to represent ideas beyond the actual, literal meaning of the words.

“The Things They Carried”  While we’re reading together-  Follow along with the class and be ready to discuss the point we’re all at in the text  Create the character chart and add details as we meet and learn more about the characters

Reading Assignment  For the rest of the class-  Finish reading “The Things They Carried”  Work to answer questions for this chapter  Finish the character chart  As homework-  Finish reading through page 26 (end of “The Things They Carried”) and finish the character chart