WORLD LITERATURE Week 23

DO NOW: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 TH, 2015 Give an example sentence for: The simple past tense The present perfect tense Explain when you should use the simple past and when you should use the present perfect!

OBJECTIVE SWBAT form the past perfect tense!

PAST PERFECT Had + participle I had eaten before I arrived. I had already seen the movie, so I went to the museum instead.

PAST PERFECT The past perfect is used to show that something occurred before another action in the past. I had eaten before I arrived. (first action) (second action)

PAST PERFECT

MORE EXAMPLES! I had never seen such a beautiful city before I went to Paris. I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.

PRACTICE! Complete the handout on forming the past perfect. Underline the first action in the sentence Circle the second action in the sentence

COMMON ERRORS OF SIMPLE PAST VS. PAST PERFECT Incorrect: I had been to New York recently. Correct: I went to New York recently. Incorrect: I had written to him last week. Correct: I wrote to him last week. Incorrect: We had gone to the pictures last night. Correct: We went to the pictures last night.

COMMON ERRORS OF SIMPLE PAST VS. PAST PERFECT Incorrect: He said that he was suffering from fever for three days. Correct: He said that he had been suffering from fever for three days. Incorrect: The man complained that his watch was stolen. Correct: The man complained that his watch had been stolen. Incorrect: The doctor concluded that the man died twelve hours ago. Correct: The doctor concluded that the man had died twelve hours ago.

YOUR TURN. Create five sentences that use the past perfect. Create five sentences that use the simple past. Create three sentences that use the present perfect.

HOMEWORK Half sheet on Perfect Tenses!

DO NOW: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 TH, 2015 Silent Sustained Reading For 20 minutes!

OBJECTIVE SWBAT identify the mood and tone of Akhil Sharma’s “Butter”

MOOD

The feeling a piece of literature evokes in the reader. -By choosing certain words and by weaving their connotations together, an author can give show scenes a kind of personality.

MOOD - No single sentence will establish the mood; mood in writing comes from a steady pressure of language toward one major effect. That effect should support the main purpose of the story.

MOOD Look at the list of ‘mood’ words Ask for definitions of any!

TONE

The author’s attitude toward the subject. What tone is the author taking with the audience about the subject? Playful? Hopeful? Sarcastic? Direct?

TONE Look at the list of ‘tone’ words Ask for definitions of any!

“BUTTER” BY AKHIL SHARMA Listen while we read. Annotate for any words, phrases or sentences you think set the tone or establish mood.

“BUTTER” BY AKHIL SHARMA Read again with your partner. What is Sharma’s tone and mood in “Butter”? Find at least three parts in the text where tone or mood is created.

HOMEWORK What is Sharma’s tone and mood in “Butter”? Include two pieces of direct evidence to support your claim.

DO NOW: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 TH 2015 Past Perfect Half-sheet. Write three original sentences using the Past Perfect on the back. SSR when finished, trade and grade after! CW: 10 points

OBJECTIVE SWBAT analyze the diction in Hugh’s “A Dream Deferred”

DICTION Diction refers to the author’s choice of words.

DICTION Words are the writer’s basic tools:  They create the mood & tone of a written work.  They reflect and determine the level of formality. Diction reflects the writer’s vision and steers the reader’s thought.

DICTION Good writers forget about words like nice, pretty and bad. Instead, they use words that invoke a specific effect.

EXAMPLES A coat isn’t torn; it is tattered. The U.S. Army does not want revenge; it is thirsty for revenge. A door does not shut; it thuds.

MORE EXAMPLES With your partner, look at the groups of words in your diction hand out. Explain the differences in meaning for each word in the group. *Example sentences will help!

“A DREAM DEFERRED” In your groups:  Read “A Dream Deferred”  First for literal meaning.  Second for diction.  Create a claim: How does Hughes’ diction create meaning in the poem?

SAMPLE CLAIMS In “A Dream Deferred” Hughes diction creates a feeling of tension for the reader. Hughes evokes a mood of despair through his diction in the poem “A Dream Deferred.”

SAMPLE EMBEDDED EVIDENCE The verbs “fester” (Line 4) and “sags” (Line 9) create a feeling of despair with their dark connotation

HOMEWORK  How does Hughes’ diction create meaning in the poem? Include two pieces of direct evidence to support your claim. -Embed your evidence!

DO NOW: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 TH, 2015 SSR for 20 minutes!

QUIZ TIME! How do the themes of “Butter” and “A Dream Deferred” relate? How do mood, tone, & diction contribute to the meaning and themes of these works? *Notes, texts, handouts 30 minutes to write!

REVISION TIPS Do you have a claim? “Butter” and “A Dream Deferred” both capture the theme of ___________ through _____________________

REVISION TIPS Do you have embedded evidence? When Sharma writes, “I saw the world…through a scrim of fear and anger” his diction evokes the theme of of resentment.

REVISION TIPS Do you connect back to your claim? The theme of bitterness is represented because the speaker does not want his dreams to be diminished.

REVISION TIPS Are you writing in a Literary Analysis voice? No “I think” “This means” “I believe” ! Strong verbs Theme/Mood/Tone/Diction vocabulary

HOMEWORK Revise your “Butter” and “A Dream Deferred” comparison. Due Tuesday, February 17 th, typed and printed out. (20 points!)