Library Visitation Schedule: 2 nd Block Tues., April 30 Wed.,May 1Thurs., May 2 Mon., May 6 Tues., May 7 Wednes., May 8 OliviaMuneerah TerralSarah MorganAnu ManeerahDanny Terral Connor (VP) Ian Bennett

Library Visitation Schedule: 4 th Block Tues., April 30 Wednes., May 1 Thurs., May 2 Mon., May 6 Tues., May 7 Wednes., May 8 AmosJosue (L) Connor (L) Chloe Lia Mason Nathaniel Jordan Tairyn (ROTC) Gray (L)

Agenda: MAGNET SP PRESENTATIONS 5/1/13 Interested Non-Presenters/Judges: Library Visitation Sign-up Judges and Presenters: Site in assigned desks Presenters: Place Portfolio on desks in front of class Writing Workshop Mini-Conferences  Peer-Edit Draft #3: Comp./Cont.  Peer-Edit Draft #2: Lit. Analysis Essay on The Alchemist

2 nd Block: Magnet Student Senior Project Presentation Schedule: Business-Casual Dress Wednes. May 1 Thurs., May 2 MadelineConnor J.B.Bennett CriderIan Judges JamieMadeline Taylor Crider Jennifer Anu Bobby J.B.

4 th Block: SP Mock Presentation Schedule: Business Casual Dress Wednes. May 1 Thurs., May 2 PeterAmos ChrisMason KyleSandler Judges MasonTairyn WillChris AmosBrooke ChloeKyle

J.E # : TONE 5/1/13 What a thrill- My thumb instead of an onion. The top quite gone Except for a sort of a hinge Of skin, A flap like a hat, dead white. Then a red plush. - Sylvia Plath, “Cut: For Susan O’Neill Roe” Reader-Response 1.What is the poet’s attitude toward the cut? What words, images and details create the tone? 2.In the second stanza, Plath uses colors to intensify the tone. The flap of skin is dead white, the blood is a read plush. What attitude toward the cut and, by implication, toward life itself, doe this reveal? Application Write a short description of an automobile accident. Create a tone of complete objectivity- as if you were from another planet and had absolutely no emotional reaction to the accident. Share your description with a partner and discuss the details, images, and diction that create your tone.

J.E # 31 : TONE 4/30/13 Tone is the expression of attitude. It is the writer’s (or narrator’s) implied attitude toward her subject and audience. The writer creates tone by selection (diction) and arrangement (syntax) of words, and by purposeful use of details and images. The reader perceives tone by examining these elements. Tone sets the relationship between reader and writer. As the emotion growing out of the material and connecting the material to the reader, tone is the hallmark of the writer’s personality.

J.E # 31 : TONE (cont’d) 4/30/13 Understanding tone is requisite to understanding meaning. Such understanding is the key to perceiving the author’s mood and making the connection between the author’s thought and its expression. Identifying and analyzing tone requires careful reading, sensitivity to diction and syntax, and understanding of detail selection and imagery. Tone is as varied as human experience; and as with human experience, familiarity and thought pave the way to understanding. 1. Identify the part of the above definition that is/could be most significant to your growth as a writer (author).

Homework/Reminders Vocabulary (completed by Monday, May 6)  Unit 10: Complete ALL sections; flash cards: last 10 words  Unit 11: Complete ALL sections; flash cards: first 10 words  Unit 12: Complete ALL sections; flash cards: last 10 words  Unit 13: Complete ALL sections; flash cards: first 10 words Literary Period Website  Wednes., May 1: 2 Long Reads Completed/Updated Website  Wednes., May 8: Website Completed/Finalized/Publish-Ready PRE-FINAL EXAM : May 3, 2013  Short and Long Reads  Voice Lessons: Diction, Detail, Imagery, Variety of Writing Formats (MLA, organization), The Alchemist, Review Notes and Handouts on Reading/Writing FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE Fri., May 17: 4 th Block Mon.. May 20: 2 nd Block * Bring in copy of The Alchemist