1. FAQs for Unbroken Project: Q: Should everyone in the group be writing vocabulary word sentences? A: Yes. Even though one group member is the “vocabulary expert,” that person’s job is to vigilantly look for the words and point them out. Then everyone should write them down on the sheet of notebook paper with definitions that most students started last week. (If you never got to start the list, do that today.) Q: When the group’s “device detective” finds a literary device, are we supposed to keep track of it? A: Yes, but not for Chapter 1 or the Preface. Start noting devices in Chapter 2, and use your “Device Log” chart to record them (avg. TWO per chapter).

2. SECOND BLOCK A and B (FOURTH BLOCK students, see previous slide.) 16A. There is three types of irony, these include verbal irony. Which is when the character sez something that is not true. [4] 16B. Also theres dramatic irony, which is when a audience knows something that the character’s do not know. [3] 16A. There are three types of irony; these include verbal irony, which is when the character says something that is not true. 16B. Also there is dramatic irony, which is when an audience knows something that the characters do not know.

3. FOURTH BLOCK A and B (SECOND BLOCK students, see next slide.) Once you write the sentences, fix the grammar. Then, fill in blanks by making inferences about author’s purpose. 16A. A common mistake in determining authors purpose, is to assume that the purpose depend on wheather the selection is fiction, or nonfiction. [5] 16B. While it is true that many nonfiction documents (such as technical reports or breif news stories) is meant to _______. Other nonfiction selections (such as a narrative of an event or a celebrity’s life) are usually meant to _________. [3] 16A. A common mistake in determining author’s purpose is to assume that the purpose depends on whether the selection is fiction or nonfiction. 16B. While it is true that many nonfiction documents (such as technical reports or brief news stories) are meant to _______, other nonfiction selections (such as a narrative of an event or a celebrity’s life) are usually meant to _________.

4. 16C. Referring to the blimp Graf Zeppelin on p. 4, Hillenbrand says “the ship’s shadow [was] following it along the clouds ‘like a huge shark swimming alongside.’” In this _____________, Hillenbrand is establishing an __________, ______________ mood by emphasizing the similarity between the German airship’s shadow and a ________ like a shark. This figurative language example also ______________ the actual difficulty Louie will experience from sharks later in the _______________. deadly predator foreshadows narrative ominous simile threatening

5. 16C. Referring to the blimp Graf Zeppelin on p. 4, Hillenbrand says “the ship’s shadow [was] following it along the clouds ‘like a huge shark swimming alongside.’” In this simile, Hillenbrand is establishing an ominous, threatening mood by emphasizing the similarity between the German airship’s shadow and a deadly predator like a shark. This figurative language example also foreshadows the actual difficulty Louie will experience from sharks later in the narrative. deadly predator foreshadows narrative ominous simile threatening

6. FOURTH BLOCK D and E (SECOND BLOCK students, see next slide.) 16D. There is three types of irony, these include verbal irony. Which is when the character sez something that is not true. [4] 16E. Also theres dramatic irony, which is when a audience knows something that the character’s do not know. [3] 16D. There are three types of irony; these include verbal irony, which is when the character says something that is not true. 16E. Also there is dramatic irony, which is when an audience knows something that the characters do not know.

7. SECOND BLOCK D and E (FOURTH BLOCK students, see previous slide.) Once you write the sentences, fix the grammar. Then, fill in blanks by making inferences about author’s purpose. 16D. A common mistake in determining authors purpose, is to assume that the purpose depend on wheather the selection is fiction, or nonfiction. [5] 16E. While it is true that many nonfiction documents (such as technical reports or breif news stories) is meant to _______. Other nonfiction selections (such as a narrative of an event or a celebrity’s life) are usually meant to _________. [3] 16D. A common mistake in determining author’s purpose is to assume that the purpose depends on whether the selection is fiction or nonfiction. 16E. While it is true that many nonfiction documents (such as technical reports or brief news stories) are meant to _______, other nonfiction selections (such as a narrative of an event or a celebrity’s life) are usually meant to _________.

8. Directions: Write the sentence and then fill in the blanks. Afterward, use the information to complete the activity below. 16F. When an author sets off information in a _____ _____ sentence, this is a hint that he is ______________ the power or importance of the information in that __________. However, a ______ of short sentences is like a drum ______; this can be used to develop suspense or _______. On p. 80, Hillenbrand narrates the aftermath of an air battle fought by Louie and his crewmates on their plane named Super Man. Find and copy the sentence that Hillenbrand includes in order to show its dramatic impact. tension short emphasizing sentence single string beat

9. Directions: Write the sentence and then fill in the blanks. Afterward, use the information to complete the activity below. 15G. When an author sets off information in a single short sentence, this is a hint that he is emphasizing the power or importance of the information in that sentence. However, a string of short sentences is like a drum beat; this can be used to develop suspense or tension. On p. 80 (paperback version*), Hillenbrand narrates the aftermath of an air battle fought by Louie and his crewmates on their plane named Super Man. Find and copy the sentence that Hillenbrand includes in order to show its dramatic impact. *For other editions, just find the last section in Chapter 7. ANWER: “Super Man was nowhere in sight.” [This sentences is significant because it signals the grave danger in which the crew suddenly finds itself, so the sentence length (diction/ syntax) corresponds to the narrator’s tone.]

10. For this warm-up, look for approx. five GUM errors and one style error. Once you finish the corrections, add a new sentence that explains the connotation in the example. (What is the connotation, and why does he use it for his topic?) 16G. Often, a writer choses a word with a specific connotation, that contributes to the overall tone of a text. An example would be the word blood-stained in former slave Frederick Douglas’ Autobiography. “It was the blood-stained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery…” 16G. Often, a writer chooses a word with a specific connotation that contributes to the overall tone of a text. An example would be is the word blood-stained in former slave Frederick Douglas’s autobiography: “It was the blood-stained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery…”