2 September 2015 Ms. Smith CCR English 10 Writer’s Notebook Literary Devices The Tell-Tale Heart 2 September 2015 Ms. Smith CCR English 10 I can use general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening.

ubiquitous (adj.): appearing everywhere synonym: omnipresent/pervasive antonym: scarce/rare sentence: Baseball hats are ubiquitous among our student population. non sequitur (noun): a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow synonym: interruption antonym: support sentence: My friend is so random; he constantly drops non sequiturs into our conversations.

Literary Devices Alliteration: The repetition of the same beginning letter or sound at the start of several words. From William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.” Allusion: A reference to something in pop culture, media, religion, mythology, history, art, etc… In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the gargoyle Laverne tells a flock of pigeons to “Fly my pretties! Fly, Fly!” à la the Wicked Witch of the West in  The Wizard of Oz.

Literary Devices Euphemism: A word or phrase that replaces a term that is too strong or harsh. Hyperbole: A figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration.

Literary Devices Idiom: An expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements. Irony: The discrepancy between what is expected and what actually happens.

Literary Devices Metaphor: A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles. Onomatopoeia: The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.

Literary Devices Oxymoron: Contradictory words or phrases placed side by side. Personification: A figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities.

Literary Devices Puns: A word or words which are formed or sound alike but have different meanings.

Literary Devices Repetition: The repetition of words, phrases, and even entire sentences. Simile: A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles.

The Tell-Tale Heart Listen to the narrator reading the story and follow along in your packet. Try to highlight literary devices as you hear/read them.

Homework Thursday Narrative Writing Process Friday NO SCHOOL Monday Tuesday Narrative Brainstorming & Prewriting Identify one example for each of the literary devices from the short story.

2 September 2015 Ms. Smith CCR English 11 Writer’s Notebook MLA Format Final Draft 2 September 2015 Ms. Smith CCR English 11 I can write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Writer’s Notebook Winsome (adj.) charming, pleasing Wistful (adj.) full of yearning, musingly sad  Wizened (adj.) dry, shrunken, wrinkled  Zenith (n.) the highest point, culminating point  Zephyr (n.) a gentle breeze 

Final Drafting Today, you will be working on typing up your final draft. Your paper MUST follow MLA guidelines. You will not be allowed to type unless the majority of your rough draft is finished and you’ve had a peer review / self-edit.

Thursday Narrative Final Draft Friday NO SCHOOL Homework Thursday Narrative Final Draft Friday NO SCHOOL None