TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD!

Word Roots 1. Ad: To/Toward 2. Ag: To go/To do/To lead 3. Alter: Other

Anticipation Questions:  Are there any COMPLETELY evil or COMPLETELY good people?  How might this relate to TKAM?  If the courts do not punish a criminal, should citizens take the matter into their own hands?  How might this relate to TKAM?

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD! Thursday 11/17

Word Roots 1. Ad: To/Toward 2. Ag: To go/To do/To lead 3. Alter: Other Practice: Write three words for each root. Explain how the root is used.

Sentence Structure Structurally, English sentences can be classified four different ways. The classifications are based on the number of independent and dependent clauses a sentence contains. An independent clause forms a complete sentence on its own, while a dependent clause needs another clause to make a complete sentence.

Why learn about sentence structure?  By learning these types, writers can add complexity and variation to their sentences.  In your own writing, think about changing up the sentence types you use. This will help make it more interesting to read, and more sophisticated in style.  Also, readers have a new way to talk about an author’s style. We will consider the sentence structure used in Harper Lee’s first chapter.

Simple sentences:  A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses.  My aunt enjoyed taking the hayride with you.  China's Han Dynasty marked an official recognition of Confucianism.

Compound Sentences:  A sentence with multiple independent clauses but no dependent clauses.  The clown frightened the little girl, and she ran off screaming.  The Freedom Riders departed on May 4, 1961, and they were determined to travel through many southern states.

Complex Sentences:  A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.  After Mary added up all the sales, she discovered that the lemonade stand was 32 cents short  While all of his paintings are fascinating, Hieronymus Bosch's triptychs, full of mayhem and madness, are the real highlight of his art.

Complex-Compound Sentences:  A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.  Catch-22 is widely regarded as Joseph Heller's best novel, and because Heller served in World War II, which the novel satirizes, the zany but savage wit of the novel packs an extra punch.

Reading Skills  Today in class, we will read the first chapter of TKAM  The beginning of a novel is called the EXPOSITION  This is the part of a literary work in which the basic facts of character and setting are made known

Writing Expositions  According to Robert Kernen, "Exposition can be one of the most effective ways of creating and increasing the drama in your story. It can also be the quickest way to kill a plot's momentum and get your story bogged down in detail. Too much exposition, or too much at one time, can seriously derail a story and be frustrating to the reader or viewer eager for a story to either get moving or move on.“

 Techniques:  Coming from an omniscient narrator  Coming from an interesting source, like trial transcriptions, newspaper clippings, letters, and diaries  Coming from a character, through s dialogue or through the character's thoughts

Information dump  When the presentation of information in fiction becomes wordy, it is sometimes referred to as an "information dump," "exposition dump," or "plot dump."  Information dumps are sometimes placed at the beginning of stories as a means of establishing the premise of the plot.  This can be poor writing because it can mean characters explain things to each other that they would already know.

Incluing –opposite of the infodump  Incluing is a technique of world building, in which the reader is gradually exposed to background information about the world in which a story is set. The idea is to clue the readers into the world the author is building, without them being aware of it.world building  Incluing is, "the process of scattering information seamlessly through the text, as opposed to stopping the story to impart the information."

Ch1: How does Lee’s exposition work?  The time and place in which a story takes place is called its setting. In an exposition, the setting is revealed. Describe the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird as best you can from reading the first chapter.  In an exposition, the author prepares the readers for the attitudes of the characters and their time period. What attitudes/prejudices are we prepared for?  What foreshadowing can you identify in this chapter? Hint: What did Dill encourage Jem and Scout to do when they got bored with role-playing?

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD! Friday

To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 2 Discussion Notes  What is the meaning of the word “satire”?  How does the author use satire in describing Scout’s experience with Miss Caroline Fisher.  Explain Scout’s statement: “Walter hasn’t got a quarter at home to bring you, and you can’t use any stovewood.”  How do you think you would have felt if you had been Miss Caroline?