1. agenda IR Voice Lesson: Diction #2
Narrative Elements: Pixar Short Films
Read and discuss “Kaffir Boy” (p. 123) – reference narrative elements

2. Reminders (2/5/18) Grab your IR Book!
Tomorrow: Synthesis Draft Due – Need Thesis, CEI, CEI (completed, hard copy printed
Need a copy of Much Ado About Nothing (the No Fear Shakespeare version) by the Monday we return from Winter Break!
Need signed syllabus from the following people:
Griffin, James B., Andrew C., KiKi, Dioh, Jacob, Austin, Kye,
Madysun, Matthew, Jordan, Cameron, Josh, Virginia

3. Independent reading
Intro to Book Talk presentation

4. Voice Lesson: Diction #2

5. Diction in Action…
Read and Think:
Write About It:
M.C. heard him scramble and strain his way up the slope of Sarah’s mountain.
-- Virginia Hamilton, M.C. Higgins, the Great
What does it mean to scramble and strain up a mountain? (In other words, what does the use of the words scramble and strain suggest?)
How would it change your mental picture if we rewrote the sentence like this?
M.C. heard him walk up the slope of Sarah’s mountain.

6. Narrative elements (small groups for discussion)
As you watch the film, Present, answer the following:
Take notes about the narrative elements
Consider how the film might be different if told from one perspective.
As you watch the film, Snack Attack, answer the following:

7. Dialogue Kaffir Boy (p. 123)
Dialogue: May be either direct or indirect.
Indirect dialogue is a paraphrase of what is said by a character or narrator. This dialogue does not need quotation marks:
When my mother began dropping hints that I would soon be going to school, I vowed never to go to school because it was a waste of time.
DIRECT dialogue is the exact words spoken by a person. This dialogue uses quotation marks and dialogue tags/strong lead in verbs
“This time next fall, you will be in school,” hinted my mother.
“Why would I go to school? You’ll never see me wasting my time at school! I vowed.
Dialogue Tags/Strong Lead In verbs – examples?

8. Kaffir Boy (p. 123) Reading Purpose:
Narrative Elements (same as the film – chart on page 127)
Underline DIALOGUE
Highlight STRONG VERBS (Dialogue tags)