M ONDAY, A UGUST 17 TH --N EW SEATS TOMORROW Bellwork: Vocabulary Study Pick up a paper out of the basket and begin working on it. Context Clues Punctuating Titles The Writing Process “An American Childhood” Mood Homework: Return parent letter (it was due today!) and take field trip flyer home

P UNCTUATING T ITLES Quotation Marks, Italics, and Underlining Write Source …

W HAT SIMILARITIES DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TITLES IN EACH SENTENCE ? D ISCUSS WHAT YOU NOTICE WITH A PARTNER. Jeff played “Boom Boom Pow” on his ipod. “Flowers for Algernon” is a sad short story. “The Road Not Taken” is my favorite poem. “The Other Minister” is a chapter from the 6 th Harry Potter book. “Local Teens Lead Recycling Program” was an article in the newspaper yesterday. “Because You Left” is the name of the first episode of the fifth season of my favorite t.v. show.

W HAT SIMILARITIES DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TITLES IN EACH SENTENCE ? D ISCUSS WHAT YOU NOTICE WITH A PARTNER. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a long book. The Diary of Anne Frank is a good play. I Am Legend is only sort of scary. Sesame Street is an awesome t.v. show. People always has the latest gossip. Auburn-Opelika News is a good newspaper. The Mona Lisa is a famous painting. The College Dropout is Kanye West’s best album. The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg.

W HAT SIMILARITIES DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TITLES IN EACH SENTENCE ? C OMPARE THESE TITLES TO THE ONES ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. W HAT DO YOU NOTICE ? The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a long book. The Diary of Anne Frank is a good play. I Am Legend is only sort of scary. Sesame Street is an awesome t.v. show. People always has the latest gossip. Auburn-Opelika News is a good newspaper. The Mona Lisa is a famous painting. The College Dropout is Kanye West’s best album. The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg.

L OOK AT THE TITLES AGAIN. W HAT IS SIMILAR ABOUT THE LENGTH OF EACH ITEM THAT IS IN QUOTATIONS ? Jeff played the song “Boom Boom Pow” on his ipod. “Flowers for Algernon” is a sad short story. “The Road Not Taken” is my favorite poem. “The Other Minister” is a chapter from the 6 th Harry Potter book. “Local Teens Lead Recycling Program” was an article in the newspaper yesterday. “Because You Left” is the name of the first episode of the fifth season of my favorite t.v. show.

L OOK AT THESE TITLES AGAIN. W HAT IS SIMILAR ABOUT THE LENGTH OF EACH ITEM THAT IS UNDERLINED ? The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a long book. The Diary of Anne Frank is a good play. I Am Legend is Brandon’s favorite movie. Sesame Street is an awesome t.v. show. People magazine always has the latest gossip. Auburn-Opelika News is a good newspaper. The Mona Lisa is a famous painting. The College Dropout is Kanye West’s best album. The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg.

N OW, WHAT ’ S GOING ON WITH THIS ? Punctuating titles has a trick called “the big and little trick.” Big things and things that can stand on their own, like books, are underlined or italicized. Little things that are dependent or that come as part of a group, like chapters, are put into quotation marks. For example, a CD or album are major (big) works that can be divided into smaller parts, or songs. The song names (small part) are punctuated with quotation marks.

M OOD Mood, or atmosphere, is the overall feeling that a literary work creates for the reader. The mood of a work might be serious, humorous, or sad. A variety of elements contribute to mood. Words, such as grumpy, and images, such as a starlit night. Setting, such as a dark, shadowy room. Events, such as heavy storm clouds lifting. A mood may be one of mystery, suspense, or fear. It might be serious or amusing, joyful or despairing, agitated or peaceful. A story’s setting often sets the mood for the story. Focus on mood by asking yourself how the selection makes you feel. For example, does it make you feel frightened? apprehensive? happy? contented? Pay particular attention to the setting of “An American Childhood” and decide how it contributes to the mood of the story. While we read “An American Childhood,” highlight/circle any words that you think contribute to the mood.

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