English II– World Literature Unit Two – Nonfiction Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321 Straw into Gold, The Metamorphosis of Everyday– Sandra Cisneros Page 382 Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Page 433 Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442 Night by Elie Weisel – Media Center Book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne – Media Center Book Weeks 7-12

Assessments [Standards: HSAP Focus Quizzes __ Sept 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 27 – a few “pop” quizzes will be given too View The Art – 4 works _____ pgs. 323, 384, 433, 444 __ Final Due Oct. 28 HSAP Questions of the Day Unit 2 Set 1  _____ Due October 6 Unit 2 Set 2  _____Due October 20 Unit 2 Set 3  _____ Due November 3 Midway Unit 2 Test ____ Oct. 13 E2 5. 3 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 Descriptive Writing /Person __ Due Oct. 7 E2 5.2 4.1,4.3, 4.4 Narrative Writing Personal Essay ___Due Nov. 4 Reading Inventory ___Due Nov 3 Unit Test ____Nov. 3 Participation – on time and in time and in class (working in desk before the bell rings), prepared (id, books/journal/notebook/paper/pen), on task (note-taking, reading, working on assignments as they are given…), responsible, respectful. Keep 100% [Standards: E2 5.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, E2 5.2,1.5, 3.1

Standards Unit 2 E2 1.5 Author’s Craft: Tone, Imagery, Flashback, Foreshadowing E2 5. 3 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of Person E2 3.1 Context Clues E2 5.2 4.1,4.3, 4.4 Narrative Writing /Personal Essay

Study these Literary Elements Author’s Craft or Literary devices : These are the tools and techniques of language that authors use to convey meaning. Skilled use of literary devices brings richness and clarity to a text. Tone: This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character. Imagery: This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event. This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight. Flashback: This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past. Foreshadowing: This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later. Context Clues: These are in the text surrounding a word and give hints for the meaning of the word. Irony: This is the contrast between appearance and reality or what is expected and what actually happens. Simile: This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as". Personification: This is a type of figurative language in which human qualities are given to nonhuman things. To Describe : to tell about

Study these Literary Elements Author’s Craft or Literary devices : Tone: Imagery: Flashback: Foreshadowing: Context Clues: To Describe : These are the tools and techniques of language that authors use to convey meaning. Skilled use of literary devices brings richness and clarity to a text. This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character. This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event. This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight. This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past. This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later. These are in the text surrounding a word and give hints for the meaning of the word. To tell about

English II Unit 2: Nonfiction Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Week 7 Sept. 26 - 30 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Boyne Night by Wiesel Pages 23 – 28 –fire Page 34 – never shall I forget that Night Pages 112 - 115 Quiz E2 1.5 Author’s Craft: Tone, Imagery, Flashback, Foreshadowing Compass Learning Assignment Lab H110 Week 8 Oct. 3 - 7 Planning Page Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of Person HSAP Unit 2 set 1 due Rough Draft – Letter of Person E2 5. 3 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 DUE: Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of Person Week 9 Oct. 10 - 14 Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321 Midway Test Week 10 Oct 17 – 21 Straw into Gold, The Metamorphosis of Everyday– Sandra Cisneros Page 382 HSAP Unit 2 set 2 due No School In-service Day Week 11 Oct 24 – 28 Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Pg 433 E2 3.1 Context Clues View the Art Due Week 12 Oct. 31- Nov. 4 Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442 Planning Page Narrative Writing – Personal Essay HSAP Unit 2 set 3 due Unit Test Rough Draft Personal Essay DUE: Narrative Writing /Personal Essay E2 5.2 4.1,4.3, 4.4

Reading Selections Small Group Work Living Well. Living Good. ~ Page 321 Memoir Theme Draw Conclusions about Author’s Beliefs Interpret Analogies Write a Character Sketch Apply Tone Straw into Gold … ~ Page 382 Thesis Author’s Purpose Analyze Text Structure Context Clues Analogies Write a Cookbook Write a reflective Essay Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Page 433 Quotation Persuasion Distinguish Fact and Opinion Denotation and Connotation Write an Analytical Essay Biographical Sketch Write an Evaluation Cinderella’s Stepsisters ~ Page 442 Author’s Purpose Parallelism Analogy Identify Problem and Solution Context Clues Write a Letter Apply Repetition Note: Groups will choose one of the stories. Present the story in PPT. Must define all terms listed above and in the story, and present character, plot, theme, setting, narrator, voice. Essential questions and the voc that corresponds to the work.

Unit Test Unit Two – Nonfiction Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321 Straw into Gold…– Sandra Cisneros Page 382 Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Page 433 Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442 Night by Elie Weisel – Media Center Book Literary Focus/Elements– Memoir, Theme, Thesis, Author’s Purpose, Quotation, Persuasion, Parallelism, Analogy (Student should be able to define these terms and identify and explain how they are being used in a given text). Reading Skills and Strategies - Draw Conclusions about Author’s Beliefs, Interpret, Analyze Text Structure, Distinguish Fact and Opinion,, Identify Problem and Solution (Student should be able to use these skills). Vocabulary– Connotation, Denotation, Word Origin, Analogies, Academic vocabulary and new words: meticulous, commodious, convivial, scenario, inhibit, intuitively, taboo, paradox, imperative, turbulent, emancipation, valor, fetish, dominion, deflect, emanate, abstraction (Student should be able to define these terms and identify and explain how they are being used in a given text). Writing– Write a Character Sketch, Apply Tone, Write a Cookbook, Write a Reflective Essay, Write a Letter, Apply Repetition, Write an Analytical Essay, Write a Biographical Sketch, Write an Evaluation

Literary Elements define Tone Imagery Flashback Foreshadowing Context Clues Memoir Theme *Thesis Author’s Purpose Quotation Persuasion Parallelism Analogy * Review from unit 1 Villian setting – a dark forest – the devil – the antagonistic wife define

Vocabulary Define & Study Meticulous Commodious Emancipation Valor Convivial Scenario Inhibit Intuitively Taboo Paradox Imperative Turbulent Emancipation Valor Fetish Dominion Deflect Emanate Abstraction Villian setting – a dark forest – the devil – the antagonistic wife Define & Study

Essential Questions What are the types of nonfiction? What are the motivations for writing nonfiction? What are the three types of essay? What motivates a writer to write an essay? What Makes Writing Convincing? Why is it important when writing nonfiction to consider your audience? How does autobiography differ from fiction, why might a writer choose to write about himself or herself, and how creative can the writer be?

Interior at Ciboure, 1912. Henri Matisse. Describe this Painting. How does it relate to the tiles of this literary work by Angelou? View the Art page 323 Interior at Ciboure, 1912. Henri Matisse.

Women Making Tortilla Dough. Diego Rivera. (1886 -1957) was one of Mexico’s greatest artists, Rivera created and displayed his works in public places, so they could be view by his favorite subjects – common workers. Describe this painting. How could it be related to the title of the literary work by Cisneros? View the Art page 384 Women Making Tortilla Dough. Diego Rivera.

Two Young Girls From Finland, 1907.Sonia Delaunay. View the Art page 444 Two Young Girls From Finland, 1907.Sonia Delaunay. Describe this painting. How could it be related to the title of the literary work by Cisneros?

President Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg. Artist Unknown. View the Art Page 433 What qualities of Abraham Lincoln does this picture emphasize? President Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg. Artist Unknown.