1. 2 September 2015 Ms. Smith CCR English 10
Writer’s Notebook
Literary Devices
The Tell-Tale Heart
2 September Ms. Smith CCR English 10
I can use general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening.

2. ubiquitous (adj.): appearing everywhere
synonym: omnipresent/pervasive
antonym: scarce/rare
sentence: Baseball hats are ubiquitous among our student population.
non sequitur (noun): a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow
synonym: interruption
antonym: support
sentence: My friend is so random; he constantly drops non sequiturs into our conversations.

3. Literary Devices
Alliteration: The repetition of the same beginning letter or sound at the start of several words.
From William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet:
“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.”
Allusion: A reference to something in pop culture, media, religion, mythology, history, art, etc…
In The Hunchback of Notre
Dame, the gargoyle Laverne
tells a flock of pigeons to “Fly
my pretties! Fly, Fly!” à la the
Wicked Witch of the West in 
The Wizard of Oz.

4. Literary Devices
Euphemism: A word or phrase that replaces a term that is too strong or harsh.
Hyperbole: A figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration.

5. Literary Devices
Idiom: An expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements.
Irony: The discrepancy between what is expected and what actually happens.

6. Literary Devices
Metaphor: A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles.
Onomatopoeia: The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.

7. Literary Devices
Oxymoron: Contradictory words or phrases placed side by side.
Personification: A figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities.

8. Literary Devices
Puns: A word or words which are formed or sound alike but have different meanings.

9. Literary Devices
Repetition: The repetition of words, phrases, and even entire sentences.
Simile: A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles.

10. The Tell-Tale Heart
Listen to the narrator reading the story and follow along in your packet. Try to highlight literary devices as you hear/read them.

11. Homework
Thursday
Narrative Writing Process
Friday
NO SCHOOL
Monday
Tuesday
Narrative Brainstorming & Prewriting
Identify one example for each of the literary devices from the short story.

12. 2 September 2015 Ms. Smith CCR English 11
Writer’s Notebook
MLA Format
Final Draft
2 September Ms. Smith CCR English 11
I can write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

13. Writer’s Notebook Winsome (adj.) charming, pleasing
Wistful (adj.) full of yearning, musingly sad 
Wizened (adj.) dry, shrunken, wrinkled 
Zenith (n.) the highest point, culminating point 
Zephyr (n.) a gentle breeze 

14. Final Drafting
Today, you will be working on typing up your final draft. Your paper MUST follow MLA guidelines. You will not be allowed to type unless the majority of your rough draft is finished and you’ve had a peer review / self-edit.

15. Thursday Narrative Final Draft Friday NO SCHOOL
Homework
Thursday
Narrative Final Draft
Friday
NO SCHOOL
None