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World Literature Monday, September 19 Tuesday, September 20
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Today’s Targets Identify and analyze the use of literary devices Develop an awareness of how author’s craft both entertainment and meaning in their writing
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“The Craft of Writing” Agenda– Day 1 1. Warm-up 2. Literary devices pretest 3. “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl 4. Literary terms review
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Warm-up What hobbies or activities do you participate in that have a special vocabulary? (Consider sports, automobiles, scrapbooking, etc.) List 5 vocabulary words and their meanings for your area.
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Example – Ultimate Frisbee Huck-a long throw Bid-when a player lays-out to either make a defensive block or a catch when on offense Vertical stack-refers to a play structure in which the offense lines up in the middle of the field Flick-refers to a forehand throw Force (home or away)-the direction that the defense tries to make the offense throw Callahan-when a player on the defensive side catches the disc/frisbee in their endzone
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Prepare for lit. devices pretest This is a PRE test! It helps me to see what you know and don’t know.
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Literature also has a vocabulary. Pre-test, number 1-6 1. The person telling the story 2. When something in the story gives you a hint about what’s going to happen in the story 3. When an object or event has a non-literal meaning in the story or represents something else 4. Comparisons – some use like or as 5. A reference to something outside the story that a reader is already familiar with 6. An extended metaphor –the same one seen throughout the story
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Answers and examples 1. Narrator – person telling the story – lots of different kinds “When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.” Lee, Harper. To Kill A Mockingbird. Warner Books ed. New York: Warner Books, 1960. 7. Print.
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2. Foreshadowing Clues about what will happen “Don’t stray from the path, don’t talk to strangers, and don’t stop until you get to your grandmother’s house” Grimm, Jacob, and Wilhelm Grimm. Grimm's Fairy Tales. New York: Knox, 1982. 123. Print
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3. Symbolism When something is more than it seems. Example – In T.H. White’s The Once and Future King, the sword in the stone is more than just a literal sword; it represents Arthur’s strength and authority Harry Potter’s scar The Mockingjay from The Hunger Games series
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4. Simile and Metaphor Simile – a comparison using “like” or “as.” Example – “My love is like a red, red rose” from the poem by Robert Burns. Metaphor – a comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as.” Example – I am a butterfly, flying free. (I made that one up)
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5. Allusion A reference to something else, often not explicit, to help you understand the current reading. For example – two young boys in a scary (but non-nautical situation). One says “We’re going to need a bigger boat.” Phineas and Ferb examples
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6. Allegory – extended metaphor When a comparison is made over a chapter or the entire work Example – Orwell’s Animal Farm
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“The Landlady” by Roald Dahl Other texts by Roald Dahl James and the Giant Peach Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The BFG Listen to the story as I read it to you. We will discuss it next class period.
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