1. MYP English 1 10/22

2. Agenda Grammar Practice Kindred Journal Prologue Work Prologue Journaling END GOAL- Analyze the prologue to deeper understand the novel.

3. Grammar Ms. Westervelt asigned alot of homework last night; so, I went out to diner anyway.

4. Answer Ms. Westervelt assigned a lot of homework last night, yet I went out to dinner anyway.

5. Journal Question At least one complete paragraph…. If you could travel in time to ANY time period, where would you go and why?

6. Terms (Cornell Notes!) Prologue En Medias Res

7. Prologue The purpose of a prologue is to provide necessary backstory for the novel which cannot be told in any other way.

8. Prologue Often, the prologue serves to provide a general background or to set the stage for the drama to come.

9. En Medias Res Latin – “Into the middle of things”

10. En Medias Res It usually describes a narrative that begins, not at the beginning of a story, but somewhere in the middle. Usually at some crucial point in the action

11. Prologue Read the prologue together

12. Questions Given the literary terms and definitions, answer the following questions 1.What is the purpose of THIS prologue? Be specific. 2.What effect does the use of en medias res have on the audience, as the story begins? Answer in COMPLETE sentences with thorough explanations.

13. Homework Read “The River” Summarize the chapter Complete ONE of the journaling prompts (your choice) Tomorrow – Subtext!!!