1. Journal Entries and Quick Writes English 3 2016

2. Quick Write 1 Recognizing when and where a story takes place helps you set expectations for reading. Think of a movie or television show you have seen recently. What clues helped you understand the story’s setting?

3. Quick Write 2 Imagine that you live in colonial America. Write a description of the place where you live and the work you do to help support your family.

4. Quick Write 3 When you talk with your friends, you probably discuss the challenges you face every day. Write a blog entry in which you present an issue that troubles you. Describe how you resolved it or why you could not

5. Quick Write 4 Have you ever on occasion become hysterical? If so describe the events that led up to you becoming hysterical. If not then define hysterical and explain why people may become this way.

6. Quick Write 5 Analyzing the influence of a setting on a character. Writers of horror and science fiction create worlds where even everyday objects can become powerful or frightening. How did understanding the “world” of a movie help you understand the story?

7. Unit 1 Vocabulary 1. allegory: a story or tale with 2 or more levels of meaning 2. ambiguity: effect created when words suggest and support 2 or more meanings 3. anecdote: brief story about an amusing and strange event; told for entertainment

8. Cont. 4. connotation: words called to mind in addition to dictionary meaning 5. denotation: it is the words intended meaning(dictionary meaning) 6. essay: short nonfiction work about a particular subject 7. genre: a division, or type

9. Voc. Cont. 8. memoir: autobiographical writing that tells about an event in a person’s life 9. folk literature: a body of stories legends, ballads, myths, and started with the oral tradition 10. narrative: a story told in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama

10. Favorite Folk-tale, myth, or fairy-tale What would you say your favorite story is and what is it about that story that keeps you coming back to it?(Explain in 6 to 12 sentences.)