Tuesday, October 21, 2014 ELA 9 Bell Work: – Materials: text, spiral, HW (“Tiny Kitchens” annotated article and evaluation), pen/pencil, highlighter – Final day to turn in green Interview Planning sheet – MUST be signed by a parent – Take out “Tiny Kitchens and Creativity” article homework and discuss the article in table groups AND answer this question: – Describe the way Leson uses diction, syntax and imagery to influence VOICE and TONE. What tone words would you use to describe Leson’s voice in this article AND what evidence do you have to support it? Provide one example (diction, imagery, syntax) that speak to voice/tone WITH RELATED textual evidence to report out to the class.

LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ 1.8: TWO VERSIONS OF ONE NARRATIVE (pages 32-39)

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 ELA 9 Bell Work: – Materials: text, spiral, pen/pencil, highlighter – Turn “Tiny Kitchens and Creativity” article homework if not turned in yesterday HW: – Interview narrative: conduct interview and complete interview transcript (typed Q and A) due Friday, October 24th

LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ -Read the Author Bio (page 33). Pair-share: What predictions can you make about Rodriguez’s writings based on the information you learned about his life?

Note the titles of the two texts that we are about to read: from Always Running: A Memoir “’Race’ Politics” In your spirals, write: What do you notice about the difference in the two titles? What can you infer about the different focus of each version based on these two titles? How might the two versions be different based on the differences between poetry and prose?

1 ST READ: -Read Always Running aloud as a class. -While I read, use a highlighter to mark: -DICTION -SYNTAX -IMAGERY that the author uses to develop his VOICE.

2 ND READ GO back to the story. Respond to the “Key Ideas and Details” questions in the “My Notes” sections in the margins.

1 ST READ: -Follow along as I read “’Race’ Politics” aloud (page 35). -While I read, use a highlighter to mark: DICTION SYNTAX IMAGERY that the author uses to develop his VOICE.

With a partner, FILL OUT the chart on page 37 to answer the following questions. Answer these questions in your spiral based upon your evaluation: Following the first read of the poem, what new information can you glean from the poem that was not mentioned in the first text? Why would Rodriguez include these details in the poem? How do they change the reader’s impression of the event?

SENTENCE FRAGMENT What is it? AN INCOMPLETE SENTENCE Example from the text? “Thought about that” (10).

CLOSE READ Underline at least three FRAGMENTS that Rodriguez uses in the poem. To the right of the line, explain what the purpose and effect of his use of the FRAGMENT is?

CLOSE READ Circle three examples of REPETITION in the poem. Annotate: how does Rodriguez’s use of repetition affect TONE?

Work with a partner to complete the following chart (worksheet) Poetry Version: “’Race’ Politics” DictionImagerySyntaxInferences about Speaker Prose Version: Always Running

EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT 1 STEPS By Wednesday, October 15th you will make plans to conduct an INTERVIEW. You will select the person and contact him/her to schedule a time and place. On the green half sheet of paper, you will fill in the required information, have a parent (or the person you will be interviewing) sign. By Thursday, October 16 th you will write interview questions that will become your INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT. The transcript will be the written form of the interview, including the contact information and brief background of the interviewee and the Q&A of your interview. Between October 16 th and October 24 th you will conduct your interview using your interview questions (Q&Q format) which will become your interview transcript. This must be typed with questions in bold and turned in on October 24 th ! By November 3 rd (Monday) you bring a typed ROUGH DRAFT for a peer edit. The FINAL typed INTERVIEW NARRATIVE WITH your interview transcript, peer review, and other project documents as outlined by Ms. M. is due Tuesday, November 4 th ! The narrative will have the elements of a good story: plot, character, setting, conflict, point of view, and theme. You will use 3 descriptive categories to bring life to the character (interviewee): appearance, speech, and actions.