A winner of the Newberry Medal Out of the Dust A winner of the Newberry Medal By karen hesse

Out of the Dust Jaguar Jumpstart. See Handout . . By karen hesse

Continued reading the awesome book entitled OUT OF THE DUST. On Tuesday, we ….. . Continued reading the awesome book entitled OUT OF THE DUST. Examined how the author develops the characters.

Examine one poem closely to uncover meaning and theme. Today, we will….. . Examine figurative vs. literal meaning, and examine examples of figurative language. Examine one poem closely to uncover meaning and theme.

Fields of Flashing Light Let’s read… Fields of Flashing Light Page 31

Mr. Kelley’s Keeping It Real example… I am going to kill you!

Find two other examples of figurative language in this story.

Let’s go through the homework assignment together.

Setting Determines Behavior. How does this poem help us to understand the influence that setting has on the characters? Always Remember… Setting Determines Behavior.

THEME. What is the subject of this poem? What is the poet trying to say about this subject? This is known as… THEME.

STUDY, STUDY, and STUDY for tomorrow’s test. HOMEWORK STUDY, STUDY, and STUDY for tomorrow’s test.