1. Do Now: Each sentence has an error. Select the option that correctly identifies the error and correct the mistake on your paper. 1. David was known for belching; and telling inappropriate jokes in public. A. CapitalizationC. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar 2. Graduation from High School is considered a momentous occasion by many. A. CapitalizationC. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar 3. Nurses plays a vital role in the healthcare profession. A. CapitalizationC. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar 4. After having his tonsels removed, the child was listless for a few days. A. CapitalizationC. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar 5. The park was serine at twilight. A. CapitalizationC. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar

2. Choose the option that best reflects proper comma usage in each sentence. Do Now: Choose the option that best reflects proper comma usage in each sentence. 1. For the Thanksgiving reunion, relatives were sitting in the dining room, on the porch, and in the carport. A. Thanksgiving, reunionC. porch and B. were, sitting D. No error 2. Lydia seems to be a kind, considerate girl. A. seems, to C. kind considerate B. considerate, girl D. No error 3. This fishing pole Nathan, has seen better days. A. pole, Nathan, C. Nathan B. has, seen D. No error 4. My cousin has moved to 56 Central Street Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882. A. has moved, C. 56, Central B. Central Street, D. No error

3. Point-of-View Point-of-view is how the narrator relates the story. 1 st person: the narrator is part of the story. Pronouns: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our,or any variation Examples: “Call me Ishmael.” & “Let animals live like animals; let humans live like humans. That's my whole philosophy in a sentence.” 2 nd person: the narrator directly addresses the specific reader: “you,” referred to directly, NOT rhetorically. Pronouns: you, your, yourself, ya’ll, or any variation Examples: “After you matriculate, please get a job.”

4. Point-of-View 3 rd person pronouns: he, she, it, him, her, his, hers, its, they, their, them, or any variation. 3 rd person (objective): the narrator is outside of the story, describing only the external events that transpire. Example: “Tom glared at the TV with a blank face.” 3 rd person (limited): narrator is outside, describing external events and the inner thoughts/feelings of one main character. 3 rd person (limited): narrator is outside, describing external events and the inner thoughts/feelings of one main character. Example: “Tom glared at the TV with a blank face, for his focus could not leave Susie, as he pined for her.”

5. Point-of-View 3 rd person pronouns: he, she, it, him, her, his, hers, its, they, their, them, or any variation. 3 rd person (omniscient): narrator is outside of the story but could know everything in the whole universe of the book, including thoughts/feelings of every character. Example: “Tom glared at the TV with a blank face, for his focus could not leave Susie, as he pined for her. Though, at that exact moment in time, Susie sat at Panera Bread with her boyfriend Greg thinking only of the club sandwich she was chewing.”

6. Point-of-View Take two minutes to compose a short description of the moment captured in the image below. Attempt to do so in 1 st person and in present tense.

7. Do NOW Compose a short narrative of the moment captured in the image below. Do so in 3 rd person limited POV.

8. Let’s return to Home Groups For the next 10-15 minutes, work in your home groups to complete the characterization chart for the assigned character in our summer reading text. (We did this.) Afterward, we will reconvene to share each group’s insights into each character. (Let us continue this part of the assignment.) DID WE FINISH THIS?

9. In the context of narrative, what is a symbol? A symbol is any literal object, action, place, person, or idea that has figurative meaning so that it represents some important abstract idea below the surface. Interpret this definition In other words, something physical in the story that stands for more than what it simply is.

10. The American flag is literally fabric and dye. But it represents our freedom, history, and spirit.

11. A heart is literally an organ that pumps blood. But it represents love.

12. How do you identify a symbol to begin with? A symbol can be anything in the story that the reader can assign meaning to. How do you interpret the meaning of a symbol? Identify what the author associates the symbol with in the story to form a conclusion. A simple equation: symbol + association = significance Symbolism

13. For example, in A Lesson Before Dying Symbol + Association = Significance American flag in the schoolyard + Limp, cheap bamboo pole, in the corner of the white picket fence = This black community has received a cheapened version of the American dream. The flag illustrates freedom, but the condition of it shows what kind.

14. For example, in The Color of Water Symbol + Association = Significance Ruth’s bicycle + James’s embarrassment, Ruth’s indifference, Ruth’s mourning = Through this, the reader witnesses Ruth’s perseverance as a person: she will not be deterred from doing what she needs, regardless of what others think.

15. For example, in The Glass Castle Symbol + Association = Significance Fire + Jeanette’s accident, Tinkerbell, hotel and laboratory fires, Rex’s zone of heat = A tangled mess of emotion toward her family that has the power to both devastate and revive.

16. What are the prominent symbols found in the text? Let’s list them:

17. Let’s return to Close-Reading Follow along. You may be called on at any moment to read or share your opinion (participation is 20% of your grade). You may be called on at any moment to read or share your opinion (participation is 20% of your grade). Annotate thematically important passages in the assigned text (if you don’t want to write in your book, make bookmarks from notebook paper to take notes on). Annotate thematically important passages in the assigned text (if you don’t want to write in your book, make bookmarks from notebook paper to take notes on).