1. The Story of an Hour
12/4/2017

2. Diagram of Plot Climax Falling Action Development/ Rising Action
Introduction
Resolution
Inciting incident/ Big Event

3. The Story of an Hour
Exposition – Mrs. Mallard is sickly and suffers from a weak heart. Her sister comforts her after she receives news about her husbands death.
Rising Action – Mr. Mallard has been killed in an accident. Mrs. Mallard goes into her room and begins to think about her new life free of her husband.

4. The Story of an Hour
Climax – Mrs. Mallord realizes that she is now free from her marriage in which she wasn’t happy. She walks down the stairs a “goddess of victory”
Falling Action – As she’s walking down, Mr. Mallard comes through the door unharmed.
Resolution – Mrs. Mallard collapses from shock. The doctor says she died of “joy that kills,” though the reader knows she dies of disappointment and despair.

5. Fish Cheeks, by Amy Tan
Explain how the narrator’s description of the cod in paragraph 3 impact the tone of the passage?

6. Fish Cheeks, by Amy Tan
Explain how the narrator’s point of view affect how the events are described in the passage?

7. Fish Cheeks, by Amy Tan
Describe what paragraph 8 reveals about the narrator’s character development? How does she change?

8. Explain how the author uses word choice to reveal her tone toward her Chinese heritage?

9. What is Tone?
Tone: The writer’s attitude towards the subject of the piece, the audience, and self. Also known as, the way feelings are expressed.
Conveyed through the use of:
Diction (the words that the author uses in his/her writing)
Point of View (the author’s view and how it affects his/her writing)
Syntax (the arrangement of words to create sentences)
And, the author’s level of formality (how formal or informal is the piece?)

10. Reflecting on the Dinner Years Later
Words/Phrases that convey…
Strong emotions
Strong images
What do these words and phrases convey about Amy’s feelings toward her heritage?
At the Family Dinner
Reflecting on the Dinner Years Later

11. Reflecting on the Dinner Years Later
Words/Phrases that convey…
Strong emotions
Strong images
What do these words and phrases convey about Amy’s feelings toward her heritage?
At the Family Dinner
Slimy, Bulging Eyes, Belched Loudly
Reflecting on the Dinner Years Later

12. Reflecting on the Dinner Years Later
Words/Phrases that convey…
Strong emotions
Strong images
What do these words and phrases convey about Amy’s feelings toward her heritage?
At the Family Dinner
Slimy, Bulging Eyes, Belched Loudly
Reflecting on the Dinner Years Later
Fully appreciate
True Lesson
Favorite foods

13. Argument Paragraph Point
In “Fish Cheeks”, Amy Tan uses word choice to reveal her attitude toward her Chinese heritage.
Evidence
Explain
Link

14. Fish Cheeks, by Amy Tan
Interpret the line in paragraph 7 where Amy’s mother says to her, “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside…But inside you must always be Chinese.”
How does this quote contribute to the overall meaning of the story?

15. Directions:
Think of a big traditional family meal that you will describe.
Gather details in a chart (graphic organizer)
Describe your meal from two different points of view –
someone who loves everything on the plates
someone who thinks the food is strange and can’t eat a thing.

16. Meal: Thanksgiving Dinner
Delicious
Buttery, fluffy potatoes with a lake of rich brown gravy.
Smooth and delectable, tart yet sweet cranberry sauce smothered the sliced turkey.
Horrible
Some mashed-up white, pasty stuff flooded with a gluey liquid.
A red clump of sour tasting fake jello tainted the sliced turkey.

17. Descriptive Writing
Include Sensory Details – Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch, Sound
Use adjectives and verbs to show your point of view.

18. Words to describe food Salty Bitter Tart Tangy Smoky Burnt Rancid
Spicy/hot
Rich
Fatty
Creamy
Crumbly
Crunchy
Hard
Soft
Greasy
Oily
Gooey
Zesty
Smooth
Soupy
Sweety
Savory
Sour
Crusty
Fishy
Flakey
Fresh
Fruity
Chewy
Ripe
Syrupy

19. Characterization Create a character profile for the speaker.
Challenges or Conflicts
Motivations
Something about her personality
Evidence

20. Character Profile Point
In the short story “Girl,” we can see that speaker is____________.
Evidence 1. 2.
Explanation
1. (This shows us)