English I Honors—September 30, 2015 Daily Warm-up: Think about the types of point of view—first person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient—and answer the following questions. Which point of view gives the most information about the actions and feelings of the characters? Why? Which is most limited? Why? Why would an author choose to tell a story in first person? In third-person limited? In third-person omniscient? Homework: Reading Plus due Sunday at 11:59 Study for Lesson 13 and 14 Vocabulary Quiz on Friday.

English I Honors—Lesson 13 Vocabulary debilitate—v. make (someone) weak and infirm turbulent—adj. characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion afflicted—v. (of a problem or illness) caused pain, suffering or trouble refugee—n. a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. volatile—adj. liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. jeopardy—n. danger of loss, harm, or failure. mortality—n. the state of being subject to death. falter—v. move unsteadily or in a way that shows lack of confidence. disparage—v. regard or represent as being of little worth. fugitive—n. a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding

English I Honors—Lesson 14 Vocabulary conviction—n. a firmly held belief or opinion gall—n. bold, impudent behavior. console—v. comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment zealous—adj. having or showing zeal resilient—adj. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions fortitude—n. courage in pain or adversity infallible—adj. never failing; always effective mobilize—v. prepare and organize for active service optimist—n. a person who looks on the more favorable side of events and to expects the most favorable outcome persevere—v. continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty

Unit 2 Embedded Assessment 1—Writing a Short Story Your assignment is to write an original narrative from a real or imagined experiences or events. Your story must include a variety of narrative techniques—such as foreshadowing, point of view, figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and/or irony—as well as effective details and a well structured sequence of events.

Rubric—Exemplary Scoring Criteria Exemplary Ideas The narrative sustains focus on setting, character, events, and/or ideas to strengthen the unity of the story; presents thought-provoking details, conflict, and resolution to heighten reader interest; develops engaging and authentic characters that grow in complexity throughout the story. Structure The narrative follows the structure of the genre; engages the reader and uses a variety of techniques to sequence events and create a coherent whole; provides an insightful conclusion with a clear and reasonable resolution. Language Use The narrative purposefully uses precise language, telling details, and sensory language to enhance mood or tone; effectively uses a range of narrative techniques and literary devices to enhance the plot.

Point of View In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, and various other genres. First person involves the use of the following pronouns: I, me, mine, myself, we, us, our, ourselves (inclusive pronouns) I am not sure what time my party should start. Our group presentation was a huge success. What we should do next is entirely up to us. Third person limited uses pronouns like he, she, it, they or a name. Her hard work saved their team. “It isn’t always about him though,” she said. He had only himself to blame for his mistakes. Third-person omniscient is a very common style of writing, and means exactly what the name implies. The story is told in the third person, and the narrator is aware of all information there is to know about the story’s events, characters, setting, and more. For instance: Jill was scared to admit that she liked Jack, but little did she know, he liked her too. In fact, as she spent her days trying to think up creative ways to avoid him, Jack was planning out creative ways to ask her to the school dance.

Planning a Story Character Name: Characteristics 1 and 2: 1. Think about a character for your short story. Create a name and two important characteristics of your character’s personality. 2. An essential element of a short story’s plot is conflict. Think about a main conflict, and possible events related to this conflict that would develop the plot. 3. Think about how this conflict will ultimately be resolved in the end. If you don’t think of this now, you are going to have a difficult time ending your story, and your resolution will be weak. Character Name: Characteristics 1 and 2: External conflict: ________________vs.___________________ Internal conflict: Events related to the conflict: How is the problem resolved?

Writing a Short Story Return to the conflicts and characteristics that you created in your plan. Write an opening paragraph to a story that presents the character, the conflict(s), and/or the setting using the point of view that you think would be best to narrate the story. Be sure to include the following: A central conflict that will drive the events of the story and develop the character An internal or external conflict for the main character A consistent point of view An introduction to the main character through description of appearance, actions, and voice

Compare and Contrast Compare and contrast your experience of All Summer in A Day using the short story and the short movie. Provide text evidence to support your expressions.