Bell Ringer: Thursday, April 19th Put your bag under your desk. Keeping in the spirit of memoir, today you’ll reflect on another prompt about yourself. Fill in the blanks for one of the sentences below and fill the space provided on your bell ringer. People always seem to misunderstand …. (fill in the blank with something about yourself). Most people think I ____________, but really…. Most people see me as ____________, but really… I’m not going to make you share this one today.

Answer… 1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this? What did he want the reader to realize, appreciate, or understand? (The author’s purpose is to suggest/ explain/demonstrate/support/ridicule/ satirize/evoke/clarify/echo/urge/communicate…) 2. Setting – How does the author connect the setting (TIME and PLACE) with his life experience? Do the settings change, and how do they serve as a backdrop for events in the writer’s life? List at least one SPECIFIC example of how the author utilizes setting.

What we’ll be focusing on this time… Author’s purpose Rhetorical devices E.) Readers opinion of the writer: How would you describe this writer as a human being? What actions, insights, and/or revelations lead you to your appraisal? Did your view changed as you moved through the piece?