1. How do our senses help us navigate our world? Why are they important?
English Amped
Opening Inquiry
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Instructions (5 min.):
Put a heading on a paper in your Literary Analysis section. Write down a response to these questions:
How do our senses help us navigate our world? Why are they important?
Supplies: laptops,

2. This Week in English Amped:
Today’s Agenda
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Opening Inquiry
Objectives & Meeting
Mini lesson on imagery
Book club sheet changes
Book clubs with discussion
RATE paragraph
Whole class book club discussion
Reflection
Announcements:
Read next section of book club novels for Tuesday
Recruiting 2/8/17
Be the ideal student!
Objectives:
Identify and analyze imagery and the language that creates it
Apply understanding of imagery to book club novel analysis
This Week in English Amped:
Thursday: Book Clubs—Imagery; RATE Friday: Music Appreciation; Repetition Workshop; Featured Artists Friday
Supplies: laptops,

3. Imagery
“Imagery does not occur on the writer’s page; it occurs in the reader’s mind. To describe everything is to supply a photograph in words; to indicate the points which seem the most vivid and important to you, the writer, is to allow the reader to flesh out your sketch into a portrait.” – Stephen King

4. The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves
Imagery: The descriptive language in a story that relates to our physical senses.
See
The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves
Hear
The eerie silence was shattered by her scream
Feel
The course grit of the asphalt scraped her knee as she fell
Smell
The scent of a freshly made pie traveled from the open window
Taste
The gum bombarded his mouth with the flavor of peppermint

6. Because imagery relies on descriptive language, literary devices like figurative language help create images for readers and writers
Simile – A comparison using like or as
The room was as hot as the sun
Metaphor – An implicit, or implied without being directly expressed, comparison without using like or as
The assignment was a breeze
Onomatopoeia – A word or words that imitate somethings natural sound
They could hear the gentle woosh of the wind against the window pane

7. Water rushing, gushing, pushing past the limits of the edge
Water rushing,  gushing,  pushing  past the limits of the edge.  Water barrels off the ledge,  whipping up the bottom sludge,  makes the water look like fudge,  growling with a freight train's roar,  wildly rushes out some more.  You could harness all the power  as it flashes hour by hour  and will never, ever stop,  thickly loaded from the top.  Water flowing, swiftly whooshing,  always whisking, always pushing  to the river down below,  always rushing, never slow,  till it falls right past the islands,  gives it just another try and  with a mild and calming quiver,  it becomes a simple river.  It's amazing if you spy it;  all that noise and then the  Quiet. 

8. Let’s practice!
1.) In your book club groups, work together to find one example of imagery that uses figurative language. Prepare one spokesperson to share this example with the class by using a quote from the book. (3 minutes)
2.) As a group, discuss why these images matter. How does your example of imagery impact the events of the story? Prepare one spokesperson to share your insights with the class. (3 minutes)
3.) Share with the class: Why do these images matter? How do the images impact the events of the story?
4.) Now, apply your group’s example of imagery to your book club sheets. Each role should use the group’s quote to complete one answer on your book club sheets.

9. Changes to Book Club Sheets
Instead of just doing one side of the sheet on Tuesday and finishing the other side on Thursday, each day has specific instructions on how to complete half of the sheet
The instructions for each role are handed out to you, so follow them closely!
Your answers for each ½ of the book club sheets will focus on a particular literary concept (such as setting/context/imagery for this week). 
I will emphasize, on both the PowerPoint and by instruction, the concept you need focus on for each ½ 
On Tuesday and Thursday, you will only have 20 minutes to complete the required ½, and I will strictly enforce this time limit 
Why the changes?
You are all doing well at analyzing the literary concepts in the readings you have done up to this semester, but you also need to be able to follow instructions and manage your time better.
Time management and following instructions are the skills a lot of you struggled with when taking the midterm, and I want to help you have an easier time during finals
Time management and following instructions is also key to performing well on your EoC tests, and I want you to do well

10. ½ Book Club Sheets (20 minutes)
Respond to the questions on your book club sheets by focusing on the imagery in your novel’s language, like we did with the practice
Discuss your ideas as a group and use each of your different perspectives on the book to help answer each role
***If you did Tuesday’s ½ incorrectly, I need you to answer whatever questions you did not answer Tuesday and mark TH next to them to show me what you worked on today!
Book club group discussion (10 minutes)
Once you are finished with your book club sheets, use the questions your Discussion Director has created to guide discussion in your groups (20 minutes).
After 10 minutes of discussion among your groups, you will each write your own RATE paragraph

11. Instructions: Restate and Answer only. You only have 5 minutes.
RATE Paragraph
Instructions: Restate and Answer only. You only have 5 minutes.
Think about the imagery in your novel and all of the small details that come together to create this setting and impact the events of the story. How does the author use imagery to create a setting? Consider surrounding culture, figurative language, etc.
R = Restate
A = Answer

12. RATE Paragraph
Instructions: Add Text Evidence to support the claim you have just written. You only have 5 minutes.
Think about the imagery in your novel and all of the small details that come together to create this setting. How does the author use imagery to create this setting and impact the events of the story? Consider surrounding culture, figurative language, etc. Introduce the quote with this structure: For example, the narrator says, “quote the text” (##).
T = Text Evidence

13. RATE Paragraph
Instructions: Explain how the Text Evidence supports the claim. You only have 5 minutes.
Think about the imagery in your novel and all of the small details that come together to create this setting. How does the author use imagery to create this setting and impact the events of the story? Consider surrounding culture, figurative language, etc. Explain the significance: What images are illustrated in your text evidence? How do these images create a setting and enhance the reader’s understanding of the text?
E = Evidence

14. TURN IN YOUR BOOK CLUB SHEETS AND RATE PARAGRAPHS
Reflection
Thursday, January 26, 2017
TURN IN YOUR BOOK CLUB SHEETS AND RATE PARAGRAPHS
What did we learn?
Objectives:
Identify and analyze imagery and the language that creates it
Apply understanding of imagery to book club novel analysis
Supplies: laptops,