+ World Literature Week 11

+ Do Now: Monday, November 10 th 2014 SSR! Write a conjunctive adverb on the board as you enter…

+ Weekly CRS: OUC 601 Make sophisticated distinctions concerning the logical use of conjunctive adverbs or phrases, particularly when signaling a shift between paragraphs ≠, +, , , (other)

+ Objectives: SWBAT sort conjunctive adverbs by meaning. SWBAT select the conjunctive adverb for the most appropriate meaning

+ Conjunctive Adverbs The job of the conjunctive adverb is to CONNECT! They join words, phrases, or clauses together to clarify what the writer is saying. Their presence provides smooth transitions from idea to another.

+ Conjunctive Adverb Sort Sort your conjunctive adverbs under the following categories: ≠, +, , , (other) First independent! Then compare with your shoulder partner

+ Conjunctive Adverbs: Building Sentences In your notebook, create 10 sentences that require the use of a conjunctive adverb. Sentences should relate to The Kite Runner Chapter 20 Leave the conjunctive adverb space blank. Your shoulder partner will choose the conjunctive adverb to put in the blank!

+ Example Amir went to the orphanage to find Sohrab. _______________ he learns Sohrab has been taken by a Taliban official.

+ OUC 601 ACT-style Exit Ticket

+ The Kite Runner Chapter 21

+ Homework Conjunctive Adverbs Worksheet 1 Finish KR Chapter 21 + notes

+ Do Now: Wednesday, November 12 th, 2014 Answer the following questions in your ‘Do Now’ section. If you do not know the answer, make an educated guess! 1. What is formal analysis? 2. What is literary analysis? 3. What are the tools for literary analysis? 4. What is the difference between summary and analysis? 5. What makes a thesis strong?

+ What is literary analysis? The study of HOW and WHY a piece of literature was written. Analysis involves breaking down the subject to its smaller parts.

+ What are the tools for literary analysis? LITERARY DEVICES! Plot Symbolism Foreshadowing Diction Imagery Etc

+ What is the difference between summary & analysis? Summary is retelling a story or scene without original thoughts or interpretations. Analysis is examination, evaluation, dissection, interpretation, reading between the lines, connecting to abstract thought.

+ Formal Analysis Same idea as literary analysis, but for ART. Let’s give it a try…

+ Formal Analysis Tools You will explain how the artist uses these tools to convey his or her message Color Line Light Space

+ Formal Analysis First, spend time looking at the work. What is happening? What is the mood? What is a theme?

+ Formal Analysis Second, explain how the artist uses one of the tools (COLOR, LINE, LIGHT, SPACE) to convey these aspects.

+ Edvard Munch, The Scream

+ Formal Analysis Munch uses wavy lines to convey the disturbed mood of the painting. The wavy lines evoke feelings of unrest and uncertainty for the viewer.

+ Edward Hopper, Nighthawks

+ Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory

+ Francisco Goya, Saturn Eating One of his Children

+ Giotto di Bondone, Lamentati on

+ Let’s try literary analysis now!

+ Dreams & Memories of The Kite Runner Chapter 7 Choose either: Amir’s memory of the fortune teller Amir’s dream of the snowstorm Amir’s memory of the sheep sacrifice

+ Dreams & Memories of The Kite Runner Chapter 7 1. Read through the text once. Just read it. 2. Read through it again. This time summarize the events. 3. Connect the memory or dream back to the bigger picture of the chapter. (What is the BIG DEAL in Chapter 7?!)

+ Dreams & Memories of The Kite Runner Chapter 7 4. Read through the text AGAIN. This time, circle things that stick out to you (symbols, words, colors, etc.) Choose 1 text feature ( little different than literary device, but we’ll get to that ) and explain WHAT it is, HOW it does something, and SO WHAT?

+ Should we do one together? A) YES B) NO. I’M READY TO TRY THIS ON MY OWN!

+ Literary Analysis Work Time You will turn in a first attempt at literary analysis at the end of class. Worth 10 Classwork Points!

+ Homework OUC 601 Conjunctive Adverbs worksheet

+ Do Now: Thursday, November 13 th, 2014 SSR Humans of New York

+ The whole reason I joined the Marines was to get away from a bad situation at home. MY older brother was one of the leaders of The Latin Kings gang, and he got sentenced to twelve years in prison. He actually got out of prison just as I was going through the Police Academy, and he even came to my graduation. You know what he told me one time when I visited him in prison, right before I deployed for Irag? He told me: ‘I’m older than you. But you’re my big brother.’ That was so honest of him, it really f***ed me up.”

+ The Kite Runner Chapter 22

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+ Suspense! Irony! Exit Ticket! How and why does Hosseini use suspense and irony in The Kite Runner Chapter 17?

+ Do Now: Friday, November 14 th, 2015 OUC 601 Mastery Quiz

+ Homework Read The Kite Runner Chapter 23 + notes