1. February 19, 2016
Bellringer
Define the following terms and locate examples in the text: Symbolism Charaterization Setting
Pause after bellringer to clarify the purpose of the guided notes packet and the journals. Also, explain the frequency and grading for the journals (six total, top four will count towards your grade)

2. Figurative Language
Using figures of speech to enhance a text or describe an action within a text
Metaphor, simile, different kinds of imagery
Function in the text: to make writing more meaningful for the reader
Example in ATLWCS: “To the bombardiers, the walled city on its granite headland, drawing ever closer, looks like an unholy tooth, something black and dangerous, a final abscess to be lanced away.” (Doerr, 4)

3. Motif
Repetitive use of imagery or figurative language in multiple (similar) concepts
Function in the text: to maintain and further explain a theme
Example in ATLWCS: The use of the color white
White – snow, Werner’s hair, Marie’s view of her mother

4. Conflict Three major types of “disagreement”
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Function in the text: drives plot, creates tension
Example in ATLWCS: Werner and his desire to study science, but skepticism of the Nazi Party
Ask what kind of conflict the example is

5. Scavenger Hunt
Work on this worksheet with your partner for the next [] minutes.

6. Exit Ticket
Write a short paragraph expanding upon one of the literary devices and an example we’ve gone over so far. Provide an example of this literary device in any other text you’ve read. For next class: Read pages (“Jungmänner”) and answer the questions in your packet for that section
Jungmänner = young men
Talk about titles and contexts