1. Think about autumn in terms of your five senses
Think about autumn in terms of your five senses. Pretend that you are an autumn leaf. Write about what's happening . (use descriptive adjectives) Be creative! how you feel about it.

4. VOCABULARY
ANECDOTE – short personal account (story) of an incident or event
CONVEY – to communicate or express something

5. A little about the article…
Author is John Moir
Nonfiction Informational Article
Moir uses facts, anecdotes, and interviews to convey his message

6. While reading, annotate the following…
Central Idea
Author’s purpose
Author’s perspective
Text Structure
Use think marks & explain

8. 3 steps to help you identify TONE
through word choice
Ask, “What do these words imply about
the author’s feelings?”
Explain how the author’s words show
his feelings.

9. TEACHER MODEL
Step 1 in analyzing word choices is to *click*: Identify each character’s point of view on the situation in the text
*click* Having read this poem through at least one time already, we know that there are really only 2 characters’ points of view represented in this poem: the narrator and the crowd.
With that in mind, we can begin to reread the poem looking for information that will tell us what each character perceives during this poem.
Let’s read the first stanza and take notes on each point of view as we go.
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,-- I’m going to pause. I noticed the words my, our, and we in these first 2 lines. These words really show belonging. *click* The Captain belongs to the narrator; he is his own personal leader.
Let’s continue *click*
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; --Let’s pause again, here.
Now I notice this part *click*, “The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,” and then here *click* “follow eyes the steady keel.”
These lines give me some insight into the crowds’ point of view *click* *click*. First, the crowd is only near, they are not on the ship. *click* They are a bit distant from the action of what is occurring on the ship as it enters port.
We also know that they are *click* celebrating the return because they are exulting, and also because they have gathered to watch the return of the ship.
Let’s finish reading the stanza *click*
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
The line *click* “O heart! heart! heart!” stands out to me. I know the heart represents emotion, so I think this line really shows the narrator’s depth of emotion *click*, of grief and sorrow, over discovering his Captain has fallen.

12. Moir makes it clear that he wants to save the owls and that it would not be difficult
Reiterates that owls were once numerous and now are imperiled

13. Step 1 in analyzing word choices is to. click
Step 1 in analyzing word choices is to *click*: Identify each character’s point of view on the situation in the text
*click* Having read this poem through at least one time already, we know that there are really only 2 characters’ points of view represented in this poem: the narrator and the crowd.
With that in mind, we can begin to reread the poem looking for information that will tell us what each character perceives during this poem.
Let’s read the first stanza and take notes on each point of view as we go.
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,-- I’m going to pause. I noticed the words my, our, and we in these first 2 lines. These words really show belonging. *click* The Captain belongs to the narrator; he is his own personal leader.
Let’s continue *click*
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; --Let’s pause again, here.
Now I notice this part *click*, “The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,” and then here *click* “follow eyes the steady keel.”
These lines give me some insight into the crowds’ point of view *click* *click*. First, the crowd is only near, they are not on the ship. *click* They are a bit distant from the action of what is occurring on the ship as it enters port.
We also know that they are *click* celebrating the return because they are exulting, and also because they have gathered to watch the return of the ship.
Let’s finish reading the stanza *click*
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
The line *click* “O heart! heart! heart!” stands out to me. I know the heart represents emotion, so I think this line really shows the narrator’s depth of emotion *click*, of grief and sorrow, over discovering his Captain has fallen.

16. TEACHER MODEL
Step 1 in analyzing word choices is to *click*: Identify each character’s point of view on the situation in the text
*click* Having read this poem through at least one time already, we know that there are really only 2 characters’ points of view represented in this poem: the narrator and the crowd.
With that in mind, we can begin to reread the poem looking for information that will tell us what each character perceives during this poem.
Let’s read the first stanza and take notes on each point of view as we go.
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,-- I’m going to pause. I noticed the words my, our, and we in these first 2 lines. These words really show belonging. *click* The Captain belongs to the narrator; he is his own personal leader.
Let’s continue *click*
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; --Let’s pause again, here.
Now I notice this part *click*, “The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,” and then here *click* “follow eyes the steady keel.”
These lines give me some insight into the crowds’ point of view *click* *click*. First, the crowd is only near, they are not on the ship. *click* They are a bit distant from the action of what is occurring on the ship as it enters port.
We also know that they are *click* celebrating the return because they are exulting, and also because they have gathered to watch the return of the ship.
Let’s finish reading the stanza *click*
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
The line *click* “O heart! heart! heart!” stands out to me. I know the heart represents emotion, so I think this line really shows the narrator’s depth of emotion *click*, of grief and sorrow, over discovering his Captain has fallen.

19. Moir’s attitude is one of concern and he is eager to share innovative solutions
This makes his tone more personal
Tone = serious + concerned

20. Moir is using very dramatic language, language that makes readers think, “He is really serious about this, and I should be too”
Tone = Serious + Forceful

21. REVIEW Ask, “What do these words imply about the author’s feelings?”
Explain how the author’s words show
his feelings.

22. Exit Ticket

23. EXIT TICKET: Topic sentence (restate question)
Think about everything we have discussed. Use your notes and explain how Moir’s word choice in “The Little Owls that Live Underground” contribute to the tone of his work. Provide at least two pieces of evidence to support your answer.
Topic sentence (restate question)
Evidence #1 (use evidence sentence starter)
Explanation #1 (use explanation sentence starter)
Evidence #2 (use evidence sentence starter)
Explanation #2 (use explanation sentence starter
Concluding sentence (use concluding sentence starter)
Step 1 in analyzing word choices is to *click*: Identify each character’s point of view on the situation in the text
*click* Having read this poem through at least one time already, we know that there are really only 2 characters’ points of view represented in this poem: the narrator and the crowd.
With that in mind, we can begin to reread the poem looking for information that will tell us what each character perceives during this poem.
Let’s read the first stanza and take notes on each point of view as we go.
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,-- I’m going to pause. I noticed the words my, our, and we in these first 2 lines. These words really show belonging. *click* The Captain belongs to the narrator; he is his own personal leader.
Let’s continue *click*
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; --Let’s pause again, here.
Now I notice this part *click*, “The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,” and then here *click* “follow eyes the steady keel.”
These lines give me some insight into the crowds’ point of view *click* *click*. First, the crowd is only near, they are not on the ship. *click* They are a bit distant from the action of what is occurring on the ship as it enters port.
We also know that they are *click* celebrating the return because they are exulting, and also because they have gathered to watch the return of the ship.
Let’s finish reading the stanza *click*
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
The line *click* “O heart! heart! heart!” stands out to me. I know the heart represents emotion, so I think this line really shows the narrator’s depth of emotion *click*, of grief and sorrow, over discovering his Captain has fallen.