Literature: Monday, September 17, 2018 Handouts: * Independent Reading Chart * Remember to hand in make-up papers or late work. Homework: * Read an AR book 20 + minutes daily & record on chart * Study for Lit Test #1: Introduction to Literature Test is Wednesday of next week, Sept. 26 Start today on reviewing your Cornell Notes. Why? [Note: This week’s notes will NOT be on this test.] Assignments Due: The Stone (handout questions) Reading Chart for Sept. 10 – 16

Today’s Goal: Prepare to analyze an historical fiction short story, “The Dog of Pompeii.” Outcomes for this entire week in Lit: Use context clues (title, graphics, first paragraph) to predict outcome. Define the term “historical fiction” and name several examples. Define anthropomorphism and identify examples. Define imagery and identify examples. Use context clues to infer character traits. Define foreshadowing and identify examples. Define simile and identify examples. Evaluate a short story to discover the author’s theme.

Starter #1: Let’s review . . . What genre (category) of literature was the story we read Friday? The folk tale genre of literature includes fables and fairy tales. What type of audience were those stories originally written for? Children Fables, even more than fairy tales, were told with a specific purpose in mind. Can you remember the famous fable we cited in class, one that you read as a child? Maybe you saw it in a cartoon. The Hare and the Tortoise How many of you know that fable? Why do you suppose parents told their children that story? Fables and fairy tales were created to teach lessons about “right” and “wrong,” about good choices versus bad or unwise choices.

Starter #2: The story we read on Friday, “The Stone” has a fairy tale quality to it. This story was clearly written for what purpose? To teach us a lesson What do we call that lesson? [Hint: The __________ of the story.] Moral What’s the difference between a moral and a theme? A theme is an insight about life or human nature. A moral is a specific lesson that the author wants to teach us.

Starter #1: Today in LA, you responded to this writing prompt: Imagine that you were blind. In what ways would your life be different? Explain. So . . . how would your life be different if you were blind?   The main character in today’s short story is a young fellow about your age, and he is blind. The genre (category) of this particular story is “historical fiction.” Can you guess what that means? An historical fiction story is a fictional account in which the setting (time period and place) is based on an actual historical event. The characters are fiction and so is the plot (the story line). But the setting—the historical backdrop—is a real event in history. Some movies are based on stories that are historical fiction. Can you think of any well-known movies that were historical fiction? Dunkirk (won three Oscars last year) Darkest Hour (won two Oscars last year)

Cornell Notes on “Terms in Literature” 1. Define historical fiction. 2. What are “credible characters”? 3. Define anthropomorphism. 4. What is “imagery”? 1. A fictional story in which the setting (time period and place) is based on a real historical event. The characters are fiction and so is the plot, but the setting is a real event in history. 2. Fictional characters who are portrayed so authentically (realistically) that they seem like real living characters. 3. Giving human characteristics and traits to a non-human creature. 4. When an author uses language that appeals to our five senses.

Cornell Notes on “Terms in Literature” 5. Define foreshadowing. 6. What is a “simile”? Give examples. 7. Explain what is meant by the term “inference.” 8. What is an “idiom”? 5. When the author purposely drops clues that hint at what may happen. 6. A comparison using the word like or as: * The column of smoke was thickening and blackening like a shadowy tree. * The jars of Vesuvian wine were as fiery as the inside of a volcano. 7. Using clues from the story to figure out what the author does not tell you explicitly: It may be a prediction, or it may offers more information. 8. An expression or figure of speech that makes sense to people in a particular group or culture but would be confusing to others. [He “kicked the bucket.”]

Cornell Notes on “Terms in Literature” 9. What is “figurative language”? 10. What are “text features”? Give examples. 11. Explain what is meant by the term “theme” in literature. 9. An imaginative (creative) way to make comparisons between seemingly unlike things. Those expressions are not literally true: They are figures of speech. 10. Anything in the text (printed material) that helps the reader gain better understanding—titles, sub-titles, illustrations (photos, artwork), captions, call-outs, sidebars, footnotes. 11. An insight about life or human nature that you gained after reading a story.

Starter #3: Please put away your pens. Turn to the PDF handout and let’s check out the following: Literary Focus Reading Skills Vocabulary Development Background