1. Welcome... PLEASE...check the seating chart before you sit down Warm-up: 1. Create/Use a section in your notebook entitled “Warm-ups” 2. Respond to the following by writing your response: Your last period teacher is struggling with the new attendance program and has not been taking attendance during class. Would it be okay to skip his/her class as long as you turned in your assignments? Why or why not? 3. Discuss your written responses within your group, and be ready to share your thoughts with the class.

2. Welcome... Turning in your first project: 1. Tape your FINAL DRAFT to the back of your COLLAGE. 2. Be Sure your NAME is on BOTH the Final Draft AND the Collage. 3. Stack them neatly on the purple counter, by the printer

3. Allegory Definition: A story that has a deeper level of meaning or an abstract idea that is expressed through concrete elements. Sometimes referred to as an “extended metaphor”. Example: Fables, Parables, Dream Visions, Environmental Abuse Lethargy & Technology

4. Allusion Definition: An indirect reference to a person, event, or theme from literature, art, religion, or myth. Example: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (7 Seasons) included allusions to: The poetry of Robert Frost, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Emily Dickinson; a plethora of books and writers–Alice in Wonderland, The Call of the Wild, Brave New World, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, William Burroughs, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Of Human Bondage, Heart of Darkness, C. S. Forester, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Vanity Fair, The Open Road, Where the Wild Things Are, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Ann Rice; and a variety of plays.

5. Ambiguity Definition: A lack of clarity or direction Example: Decisions that fall into the “Gray”, because it’s not clear if it’s wrong or right... “ Not everything that’s wrong is illegal, and not everything that’s right is legal ” --Anonymous

6. Foreshadowing Definition: An event in a story that prepares the reader for something that will happen later on in the story. Example: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Jokingly: “You’re going to be the death of me, Anakin.”

7. Imagery Definition: Using language to create an actual image, or picture, in the reader’s mind of a real object (literal) or an abstract idea (figurative). Example: The yellow sun’s gentle glow lit the watery edges of a small drop of translucent dew as it slid down a bright green blade of grass. Could you draw this? Yep.

8. Irony Definition: A contradiction or unexpected result that happens when the expectation doesn’t match the reality Example:

9. Metaphor Definition: A direct comparison between two subjects that does not use “like” or “as”. Example: He was angry like a volcano about to erupt. (Simile) His words could have been a soothing salve, but his anger turned them into a thousand knives. (Metaphor)

10. Multiple Meanings Definition: A concept that requires you, the reader, to look below and beyond the surface of a story to a deeper meaning. Example: Allegories, Metaphors, Fables, etc.

11. Parable Definition: A short story designed to teach a moral or religious lesson. A type of Allegory. Example:

12. Personification Definition: Giving human traits to non-humans, including animals and inanimate objects. Example: Hey dumb-dumb! Give me gum- gum!

13. Symbolism Definition: When an object or image (symbol) represents an idea. Example: Light for hope Darkness for despair Clock for time

14. Theme Definition: A statement that can be made about the story’s perspective or message to the reader Example: Love, Friendship, Hope, Loss, Perseverance, Challenges, Triumphs Tony Stark making amends for his weapons: Atonement

15. Theocracy Definition: The concept of God, or a god, being the supreme ruling power and a government controlled by the deity’s followers Example: Nation of Israel (the 12 tribes in Biblical time) Vatican City in Rome

16. Tone Definition: The author’s attitude toward the story or reader. Not to be confused with MOOD, which is the feeling created in the story. TONE is how the author treats the subject. Example: Does the author write with an angry voice, sarcasm, humor, etc?