Unit 1 Day 2

Review yesterday’s terms Syntax Changing sentence structure, sentence length, and punctuation to control the reader Diction Using specific word choice to create concrete images Imagery Using details to create a sensory experience (see, hear, touch, smell, taste)

Pizza: Speaker 1 What is “inferencing”? Read Speaker 1 (page 6) Diction, syntax, imagery, tone Make 3 inferences Find support for each inference

Pizza: Speakers 2, 4 Read Speaker 2 With a partner, fill out chart (make inferences last, find support for each inference) Read Speaker 4

Pizza: Speaker 3 Read Speaker 3 By yourself, fill out chart (make inferences last, find support for each inference)

Author vs. Narrator I see you looking at me. Well, not at me, but through me. You’ve rendered me invisible; yet, somehow, you’ve also mastered the art of looking down at me, even though I’m taller than you. My black skin must exude some property, a food for your hatred to consume, like the opposite of kryptonite, to give you such powers. Narrator = a black person Author = Tydings (a white guy)

“Speak” Read “Speak” on pages 10-11 With partner, answer questions 1, 3 1) Who is narrating the story? What textual evidence supports your answer? (imagery, diction) 3) What effect does the use of dashes in paragraph 4 have? (syntax) Juxtaposition: two opposites placed together for a contrasting effect 4) As a class, discuss the juxtaposition of Melinda’s inner voice and her “outer” voice (what people hear when you speak).