1. WARM UP: In the middle of the play as a class we discussed what character seemed to be the protagonist. After now reading the end of the play what character do you think best represents this character type? Which characters actions do you consider most heroic? What is it that makes this character seem so heroic? Explain your answer using evidence from the text. Min response length 8 sentences.

2. The Genre Apprentice A study in multiple methods of writing

3. Your Task…. Over the course of the last few weeks we have read and studied the elements of various genres or types of literature all set in the Puritan era. Now it is your turn to put into practice the literary elements and styles that distinguish one genre from another. Once you open this menu it will be your decision which genre you will be an apprentice of. No matter what genres you choose the subject you write about must deal with high school in some way. You can build off the sermon activity or choose a completely new issue to discuss. You must:  Choose 2 genres to mimic  Choose 1 thematic topic to develop  Use all literary elements appropriately based on genre choice

4. Genre 1: POETRY

5. Helpful terms and basics of poetry… Assonance Consonance Alliteration Free Verse Blank Verse Sonnet Stanza Rhyme (Rhyme Scheme) Figurative Language

6. Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds within words  Example: “along w i th w i ndow-s i ll, the l i pst i ck gl i ttered in…” repetition of “i” sound Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words Example:  “Some la t e visi t or en t rea t ing en t rance a t my chamber door” (Poe) Sound Devices Repetition of the initial consonant sound  EXAMPLES:  “Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared dream before” (Poe) Alliteration

7. Perfect Rhyme: When the later part of the word or phrase is identical sounding to that of another. Perfect Rhyme: When the later part of the word or phrase is identical sounding to that of another. Ex: It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Slant Rhyme: A rhyme that is not exact, but provides an approximation of the sound. Slant Rhyme: A rhyme that is not exact, but provides an approximation of the sound. Ex: Follows into meaning Miranda, solitude Where my omissions are, still possible, still good, Internal Rhyme: A rhyme within a line, or a rhyme which matches sounds in the middle of the line with sounds at the end. Internal Rhyme: A rhyme within a line, or a rhyme which matches sounds in the middle of the line with sounds at the end.  Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary  Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary. Rhyme

8. Poetic Forms and Structure Free Verse: A poem with no identifiable rhyme scheme.  EXAMPLE: “I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out, or walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch.” Blank Verse: A pattern that has every line follow iambic pentameter but does not have a specific rhyme scheme.  THINK SHAKESPEARE!  “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts…” Sonnet: A poem containing 14 lines written in Iambic Pentameter with a set rhyme scheme. Stanza: A division within a poem created by arranging lines into a unit.

9. SOUND DEVICES USED: FORM: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED: How did the use of these poetic devices move forward her theme or purpose? Poetry by Anne Bradstreet:

10. Genre 2: NONFICTION

11. SOAPSTone Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject Tone

12. Speaker The voice that tells the story. Before authors begin to write, they must decide whose voice is going to be heard. It could be the author or it could be a character.

13. Occasion The time and the place of the piece; the event or situation that made the author want to write or triggered the writing.

14. Audience The group of readers to whom this piece is directed. This does not always mean the people who are reading it right now.

15. Purpose The reason the author wrote this. The central claim or main idea. NOT THE GENERAL TOPIC. What does the author want us to take away?

16. Subject The central topic of the writing. What idea or ideas is this writing about?

17. Tone The attitude of the author towards to subject or topic. This is how we know whether or not the author is serious, trying to be funny, sarcastic, etc. Developed through word choice, sentence structure, and figurative language.

18. SPEAKER: OCCASION: AUDIENCE: PURPOSE: SUBJECT: TONE: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

19. Genre 3: DRAMA

20. Drama is…. A story enacted onstage for a live audience. Elements of Drama include:  Stage Directions  Dialogue/ Monologue  Characters  Conflict

21. Elements of Drama Stage Directions: Playwright describes setting and characters’ actions and manner.  EX:  [Wyona is sitting on the couch. She sees Paul and jumps to her feet.]  Wyona. [Angrily.] What do you want? Dialogue: Conversations between characters on stage Monologue: A long speech given by one character to others Conflict: The struggle between opposing forces  Can be between characters, internally in a single character, between a character and nature, and a character and the society they are a part of.

22. Finally, a play needs an audience to experience the performance understand the story respond to the characters The Audience

23. Genre 4: FICTION (Short Story)

24. Elements of Fiction Plot Setting Characters Conflict Symbolism Figurative Language Point of View All of these elements are ones we have been discussing through “The Devil and Tom Walker” and The Crucible. CAN YOU DEFINE EACH OF THEM? How do all these elements drive the themes and purpose of a particular work?

25. PLOT/CONFLICT: SETTING: CHARACTERS: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: How did the use of these elements move forward a theme or purpose? Elements of Fiction: “The Devil and Tom Walker”