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Macabre vs. Felicitous moods review
Dec AGENDA Take out homework packet with sensory imagery quotes from story for me to check later in period. Have “Elevator” story packet out too. Copy HW Explanation of HOW and WHAT to revise from last night’s work Overview of handouts of yesterday’s lesson—keep in binder with Literature Notes Link to today’s lesson on how to use Sensory Language to CREATE MOOD Macabre vs. Felicitous moods review Students WRITE about teacher’s festive/ugly outfit to create a felicitous, light mood using sensory language.
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Choosing words with JUST the RIGHT connotation (the “feel” of a word).
A writer has to CHOOSE words carefully to set the right MOOD and TONE. Draft your basic ideas (the “skeleton” of your writing) THEN REVISE word choice. Consider whether what you are saying is intended to be… Positive Neutral Negative “He’s relaxed.” “He is not stressed.” “He’s a lazy slug.” Formal or Informal “He is tranquil and calm” “He is chill and mellow”
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Student Practice: Use SENSORY details and careful word choice to create a FRIVOLOUS and FELICITOUS (light and happy) mood! In WIP (Works in Progress) section of binder, write 3-5 sentences that COULD be a scene in a story based on Ugly Sweater DAY— Make your reader SEE, HEAR, and FEEL some details. Use words with a light or festive connotation.
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Do not just describe literally.
Mood is not JUST about selecting the right details—it is about the words you choose to bring the details to life for the reader. Literal description: “Her sweater was red and green and had a Teddy bear in a Santa cap.” Same info REVISED – words with the right connotation create a positive, informal, and festive mood: “A friendly holiday Teddy Bear, decked in holiday berry and evergreen colors, smiled out from the teacher’s sweatshirt. A Santa hat perched happily on the bear’s jolly head and jingling bells completed the holiday-in-hyper drive ensemble.”
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Agenda Dec 19 What tools do writers use to find words and draft phrases that have just the right TONE to create a specific MOOD?
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Vivid Verbs Precise NOUNS (SUPER NOUNS)
Participles = adjectives in action, verbs used as adjectives to describe nouns Adverbs (often end in ly—HOW verb is done) Adjectives Figurative language: metaphors, similes, personification, imagery, hyperbole ZOOM IN on telling details Sound Devices: Onomatopoeia, Alliteration SENOSORY LANGUAGE TOOL BOX
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Sample language created by students to achieve a TENSE, dramatic mood
The light saber flickered to life, giving off an ominous green glow. The Jedi swung toward his nemesis, who flew back to avoid the flashing blade. There was a pulsing sound, like a generator whirring to life, then a whoosh and pop as the enemy drew his saber from the fold of his flowing robe. The clang and clashing of sabers rang through the chamber. The Jedi’s hand grew numb from the powerful vibrations. He broke into a cold sweat, but kept a steady eye on the menacing face of his opponent.
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Students posted cards identifying which tools our writers used to create the mood.
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Agenda Dec 21 Full class: Complete analysis of Felicitous vs. Tense vs. Macabre Mood student writing samples and Sleator’s words In groups: Complete analysis of STRUCTURE of “The Elevator” Find 2 Internal (yellow) and 2 External Conflict (pink) analysis of “The Elevator.” Write INT C and EXT C on margin. (directions in “Exploring Mood” packet) Work in Groups on Plot MAP ______________, ________________ UP TO CLIMAX Individually COMPLETE the Plot Map with Falling Action and Resolution.
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Draft your OWN ending to “The Elevator” using the bullet points you used to complete the ARC of the story on your plot map. Write the draft in the WORKS IN PROGRESS section of your binder. DOUBLE-SPACE so you have room to revise word choice. Draft should be about a page long, double-spaced (2-4 paragraphs – may be more if you have a lot of short dialogue exchanges)
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Internal conflicts Internal conflicts External conflicts
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AFTER getting ideas down in draft form, review to see if you have used words and phrases with JUST the right connotation to create mood. Check the Writer’s Tool Box we created last class. mark up your writing to show you have used at least 3 of the following “tools”—you will not include ALL of these in just a few paragraphs so pick a few that work best in YOUR draft. Highlight two precise and vivid verbs in green Circle at least on participial phrase (verb with ing or ed and noun it describes—ex: Flashing light-saber) Highlight in blue at least ONE PRECISE noun Highlight in pink at least one significant mood creating detail you ZOOMED in on Highlight in yellow an example of figurative language—Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification UNDERLINE and sound devices (onomatopoeia, alliteration)
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