agenda *IR *Intro to IR Project #1 *Review the Critics Reviews (Identify the ways that the film represents the Mexican culture positively; as a class come up with 1 claim and examples with evidence from the film) *Lit Terms handout *Narrative Elements: Short Films (Snack Attack/Present) - narrative_elements_- _short_films.docx *Brief Apartheid intro (3/2/1 handout) *Read Kaffir Boy (identify type of narrator)

Reminders Grab your Independent Reading Book! You will get your first IR Project today. Vocab Unit 2 quiz – NEXT WEDNESDAY, 9/12

Ir IR Project #1 intro

Cultural representation Latino Film Critic’s response to Coco Reading Purpose: What are the ways that the film represents the Mexican culture positively? Coco: Claim and Evidence activity

Narrative elements (small groups for discussion) As you watch the film, Present, answer the following: Take notes about the narrative elements Consider how the film might be different if told from one perspective. As you watch the film, Snack Attack, answer the following:

Kaffir Boy (p. 123) Background Reading Purpose: Apartheid Mark Mathabane Reading Purpose: Narrative Elements (same as the film – chart on page 127) Underline DIALOGUE Highlight STRONG VERBS (Dialogue tags)

Dialogue Kaffir Boy (p. 123) Dialogue: May be either direct or indirect. Indirect dialogue is a paraphrase of what is said by a character or narrator. This dialogue does not need quotation marks: When my mother began dropping hints that I would soon be going to school, I vowed never to go to school because it was a waste of time. DIRECT dialogue is the exact words spoken by a person. This dialogue uses quotation marks and dialogue tags/strong lead in verbs “This time next fall, you will be in school,” hinted my mother. “Why would I go to school? You’ll never see me wasting my time at school! I vowed. Dialogue Tags/Strong Lead In verbs