1. English I Honors—February 23, 2015 Bell work: What makes a good story? Homework: – College Argument essay due tomorrow. Typed, printed, MLA format. – Unit 2 and Lesson 5 Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow. – Study Island Homework due Friday (plot). – Students who attend the Writing Boot Camp on Saturday will receive bonus points. – You may stay after on Thursday during tutoring to go over what you missed during Session 1.

2. Unit 1 Embedded Assessment 2— Writing an Argumentative Essay Topic: Your assignment is to write an essay of argumentation about the value of a college education. Due date: Tuesday when you come to class. Format: MLA – Typed – Times New Roman, 12 point font – Double spaced – 1 inch margins (do not adjust margins) – Heading with your name, my name, class, date, word count – Header with your name and page number – Correctly formatted Works Cited page and internal citations which correspond. Word Count: 600-750 words Scoring: You will type your essay into MyAccess! on Monday, but I will take off points for incorrect formatting and papers that do not meet word count.

3. Unit 2 Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms and Lesson 5 Words Unit 2—style, symbol, figurative language, literal language, tone, irony, allusions, imagery, main idea, theme, mood Lesson 5: privation—n. a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking. solace—n. comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness. introspection—n. the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes. provisional—adj. lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent. bereft—adj. deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset. epiphany—n. a sudden and profound understanding of something. fortuitous—adj. happening by accident or chance rather than design. melancholy—n. a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. avocation—n. a hobby or minor occupation. renaissance—n. a rebirth or revival.

4. Unit 2—Embedded Assessment 1 Writing a Short Story Focus on setting, character, events, and/or ideas to develop real or imagined experiences or events. Present thought- provoking, well-chosen details, conflict, and resolution to heighten reader interest. Develop engaging and authentic characters that grow in complexity throughout the story. Create a story structure that engages the reader, uses a variety of techniques to sequence events and create coherence, and provides a clear and reasonable resolution. Use precise language, telling details, and sensory language to enhance mood or tone. Use a range of narrative techniques and literary devices to enhance the plot. Demonstrate correct spelling and excellent command of standard English conventions.

5. Plot Diagram Conflict

6. Genre Study: Reviewing the Elements of a Story Characters—the people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story. Main character or protagonist—the central character, the one who is involved in the main conflict of the story. Antagonist—opposes the protagonist in some way. Minor characters—secondary characters whose thoughts, words, or actions also move the action of the story along. Theme—a literary work’s central idea or main message about life; usually not stated directly but left to the reader to define; not a moral.

7. Literary Elements Point of View—the perspective from which a story is told. Irony—a literary device that exploits readers’ expectations when expected occurrences are different from what actually happens. Imagery—verbal expression of a sensory experience; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses. Figurative language—images such as metaphors and similes that describe one thing in terms of another; not meant to be taken literally. Symbol—any object, animal, event, person, or place that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level. Allusion—a reference to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary work.

8. Experimenting with Point of View First Person: a character from the story is telling the story; uses the pronouns “I’ and “me”. Third-Person Limited: the narrator knows that thoughts and feelings of only one character in the story. Uses the pronouns “he”, “she”, and “they”. Third-Person Omniscient: the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.

9. Check Your Understanding On a separate sheet of paper, work with a partner to transform Excerpt 1 and Excerpt 2 into the different points of view. Also, Answer the following questions regarding point of view: – 1. Which point of view gives the most information about the actions and feelings of the characters? Why? – 2. Which is most limited? Why? – 3. Why would an author choose to tell a story in first person? In third-person limited? In third-person omniscient?