Do Now 10/2/14 Please take out binder page 18 “Saigon is Gone” Also, take out your spiral notebook.

Agenda 10/2/14 1.Do Now & Agenda 2.Learning Targets 3.Mini Review “Saigon is Gone” 4.Vocab notes 5.Study guide: Test this Tuesday! 6.Listening: informational text: “Forgotten Ship” 7.HW: 1. reread and annotate “Forgotten Ship” for gist, study vocab and roots/affixes from beginning of year

Learning Targets 1.I can identify how tone and meaning affects the author’s meaning of a passage. 2.I can cite evidence from the poem “Saigon is Gone” to explain the fall of Saigon and the emotional impact. 3.I can analyze the word choices in two texts and compare how tone affects meaning.

“Saigon is Gone” Word choice that conveys emotion examples & tones – “swish, swish” scary, foreboding, calm before the storm – “whispers among adults” anxious, secretive, gloomy – “bombs in the ever greater distance” anticipation, confusion – “ordering” harsh, desperate – “all the bombs they have left” grave, serious, nervous, fearful – “waves in her stomach” foreboding, fearful, despairing – “People run and scream” fearful, confused, disturbed, scared – “shaking” scared, grave, – “crashed their tanks” despairing, shocking – “It’s over, Saigon is gone.” hopeless, somber, shocking

Vocab Notes nuance – subtle (very small) differences in the meaning of words. Example: “argue” v. “bicker,” or “sprint” v. “jog” convey – to show, tell, or give