Reminders (8/12/16)  Need a copy of The Tragedy of Othello (No Fear copy is OK) by Monday, 8/22  Upcoming:  Rough Draft of Pre-Course Reading Essay – Wednesday, 8/17* may be extended depending on progress  We will ‘chunk’ the steps along the way!  Trust the process!  Unit 1 Voice & Culture Test – Next Friday, 8/19  M.C. & Written  Study guide will be posted by Monday evening  We will start vocabulary next week!

So…What is Voice Anyway?  Voice is what makes reading interesting  When you see a painting and know immediately who it is by, you are tuning into voice.  When you hear a song and know immediately who sings it, you are tuning into voice.  Voice is the expression of personality, the fingerprint of creativity.

More about Voice…  Voice is what gives color and texture to communication and gets us involved.  Voice can be strong and distinctive or reserved and generic, but all communication has voice of some kind.  Voice is also important in visual arts and music.

More about Voice…  Voice is created through CONSCIOUS CHOICES.  In other words, the writer, painter, or musician purposefully chooses his or her “tools” (words, colors, instruments, etc.) and uses them in ways that create a certain effect.

When you are considering voice, you need to ask yourself these 3 fundamental questions:  What is he/she (or the work) saying? (What does the work mean?)  How do you know? (What evidence can you find in the work to determine meaning?)  How does he/she do that? (What tools does the writer/painter/singer use to create meaning, and how does he/she use these tools?)

Voice – Do we understand it?  An author’s distinctive use of language to express his or her persona.  It is the narrator’s personality as established through the choices they make in his/her writing.  Diction + Syntax + Imagery + Other Literary Devices = Voice (author’s personality)

 Diction – choice of words (foundation of voice)  Detail – facts, observations, incidents that develop topic/story/concept/idea  Figurative Language – use of words in an unusual way to reveal new meaning, meaning that is not literal and makes the reader think  Imagery – use of words to capture a sensory experience/brings life to what is written/makes it seem real  Syntax – sentence structure, word order, punctuation; sign of mature writing  Tone - expression of attitude in writing (expressed through use of diction, detail, imagery, figurative language, and syntax)

Homework  Read and annotate “Legal Alien” – Use your metacognitive markers! Use the reading purpose questions at the bottom to guide your annotations.  Work on your Essay by doing the following:  Attempt to finalize thesis  Write 2 claims to support the thesis  Identify 3 pieces of text to support each claim.

Film Friday #2: Analyzing Author’s Choices (character) Film Clip: Whiplash (2014)Whiplash Reading Strategy: See/Hear/Feel/Believe 1. How does the sound of the drums function in this scene? 2. What mood is established in the scene? How? 3. What does the director establish about each character?

Connecting to Memoir  Consider the choices that the director made in establishing each character in the opening scene. (our discussion)  Now review the 3-4 opening pages of your pre-course reading book.  How does the author establish himself/herself in the opening scene.  What mood is established in the scene? How? (What does the writer do stylistically?)

Analyzing Author’s Choices ELACC10RL5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text…create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. ELACC10RL4 : Analyzing the impact of choices on meaning and tone.

“By Any Other Name”  Reading Purpose Questions: 1. What cultural elements are described that reveal a sense of the narrator’s cultural identity? 2. What are the reasons for the conflict? 3. How are the conflicts resolved? Notecard Response (individually): Write a thematic statement that shows your understanding of the cultural conflict portrayed in “By Any Other Name.”

“By Any other name”  Watch the clip from Romeo and Juliet.clip  What is Juliet saying?  Do you agree or disagree? Why/why not?  How does this connect to the story “By Any Other Name”?  Why is a person’s name so important?  Role of Prejudices vs. Stereotypes  Prejudice: a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. It is based solely on a person’s membership within a certain group/aspect of identity, and as a result, you either favor or disfavor that person.  Ex: Not hiring a person because he/she is a male or female or a specific race, etc.  Stereotype: a fixed image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. It involves generalizations about the “typical” characteristics of members in that group.  Ex: assuming the new male kindergarten teacher won’t be as nurturing because he is a female; assuming a woman can’t be a CEO or hold high political office because she will be too emotional

Juliet and names  O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?  Deny thy father and refuse thy name.  Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,  And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.  'Tis but thy name that is my enemy.  Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.  What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,  Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part  Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!  What’s in a name? That which we call a rose  By any other word would smell as sweet.  So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,  Retain that dear perfection which he owes  Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,  And for that name, which is no part of thee  Take all myself.

translation  Oh, Romeo, Romeo, why do you have to be Romeo? Forget about your father and change your name. Or else, if you won’t change your name, just swear you love me and I’ll stop being a Capulet.  It’s only your name that’s my enemy. You’d still be yourself even if you stopped being a Montague. What’s a Montague anyway? It isn’t a hand, a foot, an arm, a face, or any other part of a man. Oh, be some other name! What does a name mean? The thing we call a rose would smell just as sweet if we called it by any other name. Romeo would be just as perfect even if he wasn’t called Romeo. Romeo, lose your name. Trade in your name—which really has nothing to do with you—and take all of me in exchange.

Weeks in Review (What have you learned?) Tone Shift Perspective Voice Conflict Theme Cultural identity Ethnic identity Objective summary OPTIC