World Literature 11/4

Do Now Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject and state the rule as to why you chose the particular verb. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. 2. Read the excerpt below and answer the following question: I'd like to get a job there because I like digging around and planting things. Which revision changes the tone of this sentence from informal to formal? A) I want a job there so I can mess around outdoors in gardens. B) I'm looking for a yardwork job because I like working outside. C) I am requesting a job that will let me plant things and work in folks' yards. D) I am seeking employment that will allow me to explore my horticulture interests.

Announcements This Week: Agenda: HW #6 DUE NEXT FRIDAY Do Now (5 min) WoTD Making a claim Review genocide Tone Tone practice Andrew Jackson/ Native Americans background Native Americans today “Speech on Indian Removal Act”

WoTD- meticulous Showing great attention to detail (adj)

Making a claim A claim is an assertion of the truth of something Must be DEBATABLE Is your opinion, but needs to be SUPPORTED by FACTS When responding to a writing prompt, it is your answer to the question it is asking

For example… If the writing prompt asked, “Should Barack Obama be considered a successful president?” Your CLAIM is either: Barack Obama should be considered a successful president. OR Barack Obama should not be considered a successful president. Then you would continue with facts that support your claim

Example #2 Every country ought to have a program in which all young people are required to commit a year or more of their lives to doing community service at the international, national, or local level. The benefits of this compulsory service - not just for society but for the young people themselves - would far outweigh the personal cost of having to postpone individual goals for a year or more. Assignment: Should young people be required to commit a year or more of their lives to doing community service? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations. On a separate sheet of paper, write down the QUESTION the prompt is asking, then MAKE A CLAIM below.

Genocide review Genocide is the mass murder of a certain group of people Genocide is committed to wipe out a group of people It can be targeted against a group based on where they are from, race, religion, gender Genocide is a term created as a result of the Holocaust Genocide is an international crime

What is tone? The attitude with which the speaker or narrator treats his or her subject. Tone is similar to tone of voice. The same adjectives can be used to describe the narrator's tone. You can't hear the narrator, so you have to infer the tone from his or her words.

Tone is not Mood Mood Tone Narrator Reader Tone: how the narrator or speaker feels about their subject. Tone is determined by DESCRIPTION or DIALOGUE Mood: how the reader is supposed to feel when reading the work. Mood is determined by SETTING or ATMOSPHERE Mood Tone Narrator Reader

Example Tone Words Some examples of words that describe tone. Anxious Appreciative Concerned Cynical Depressed Foreboding Grateful Grave Hopeful Jealous Loving Melencholy Peaceful Pleasant Respectful Sensitive Timid Wise

Compare and Contrast… 1 2 These passages both talk abut the sea. Life's city ways are dark, Men mutter by, the wells Of the great waters moan. O death, O sea, O tide, The waters moan like bells. No light, no mark, The soul goes out alone On seas unknown. 2 The skies are sown with stars tonight, The sea is sown with light, The hollows of the heaving floor Gleam deep with light once more, The racing ebb-tide flashes past And seeks the vacant vast, A wind steals from a world asleep And walks the restless deep. These passages both talk abut the sea. One is very dark and dreary. The other is bright and happy. Tone makes a big difference in the mood.

Review Tone and mood are different but related. Tone describes the narrator's attitude or voice. Mood is how the reader is supposed to feel. Ex: A reader can feel scared for a character even if the narrator is indifferent.

DESCRIPTION or DIALOGUE You Try! On the following slides identify the author’s tone or the reader’s mood and explain how you knew. Remember: Tone is determined by DESCRIPTION or DIALOGUE Mood is determined by SETTING or ATMOSPHERE

The TONE of the passage is _________ The author’s ______________ relays the tone. My annoying brother likes to drive me crazy. There is no other who is that lazy. He whines to Mom and Dad night and day Until he eventually gets his way. What is a sister to do When he screams 'til he's blue? There is no way to win, For he gets under your skin. He does his best to kill all joy. Oh, how my brother does annoy!

The TONE of the passage is FRUSTRATED The author’s DESCRIPTIONS relay the tone. My annoying brother likes to drive me crazy. There is no other who is that lazy. He whines to Mom and Dad night and day Until he eventually gets his way. What is a sister to do When he screams 'til he's blue? There is no way to win, For he gets under your skin. He does his best to kill all joy. Oh, how my brother does annoy!

Practice Read the passage. Describe the tone of the narrator or speaker. Explain your answer using evidence from the text.

One asked of regret,      And I made reply:    To have held the bird,      And let it fly;    To have seen the star      For a moment nigh,    And lost it      Through a slothful eye;    To have plucked the flower      And cast it by;    To have one only hope--      To die.

Suggested Answer Explanation This speaker's tone is regretful or depressed. Explanation I believe this because he says, "To have one only hope-- / To die." Hoping for death is about as depressing as it gets.

Jackson Background Gained fame as a general that defeated numerous Native American tribes in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama Invaded and defeated the Seminoles in Florida in 1818, who the American government wanted to punish for harboring fugitive slaves Supreme Court ruled in 1823 that Native Americans couldn’t hold titles to their land because their “right of occupancy” was subordinate to United States’ “right of discovery”

Jackson Background Elected in 1829, pushed the “Indian Removal Act” Jackson’s attitude toward Native Americans was paternalistic and patronizing Paternalistic: Acting like he is their father and savior Patronizing Talking down to, “I know better than you do”, “You’re dumb, I’m smart”

How Native Americans were depicted in American culture..

Does this still exist today?

As we read Be thinking about tone Tone is the way an author feels about a particular subject We can understand tone by looking at an author’s word choice and using background knowledge How do we already know Jackson feels about Native Americans?

As we read Annotate and highlight words or phrases that indicate a particular tone On your sheets, write down phrases that show how Jackson’s attitude toward Native Americans

Ask yourself Does Jackson like or dislike Native Americans? Why? Does he see them as civilized or uncivilized? How do you think Native Americans felt about the United States government? What human rights violation is taking place?

After first paragraph Benevolent- well meaning and kindly What do you notice about the description of American settlement?? What do you think of when you see “removal” of a group of people? Is this good or bad for the people being removed? Native Americans have done something wrong, Jackson sees them as something bad that needs to be eliminated

Exit ticket Complete exit ticket: hand it to me out the door HAS TO BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES

Extra credit What is Andrew Jackson’s claim about Native Americans? How does this claim make you feel? Is it just or unjust? Identify claim, explain how you know this is Jackson’s claim (evidence from text or from background), and tell why you believe it was either just or unjust… 2 paragraph minimum, no EC for late work Andrew Jackson claim was that Native Americans were _____________________.