DO NOW – 11/4/15 Write a 2-3 sentence response to the questions below: 1) A husband, whose marriage is on the rocks, says to his wife one day, “honey, you are a rose.” 2) In the above statement, what are the examples of figurative language? Bonus: how would you explain their meanings? 1) A husband, whose marriage is on the rocks, says to his wife one day, “honey, you are a rose.” 2) In the above statement, what are the examples of figurative language? Bonus: how would you explain their meanings?

Topic / Objective & Essential Question Topic / Objective: 1) To identify figurative language in Atwood’s story, “My Life as a Bat.” Essential Question: 1) Why do writers communicate using figurative language like metaphor and simile? Topic / Objective: 1) To identify figurative language in Atwood’s story, “My Life as a Bat.” Essential Question: 1) Why do writers communicate using figurative language like metaphor and simile?

ANNOUNCEMENTS 1)Check the website for homework questions in your writing journals. 2)Page 60, #1, #2, #4. 1)Check the website for homework questions in your writing journals. 2)Page 60, #1, #2, #4.

TURN AND TALK (2 MIN) 1)Look at the following image of the melting ice in the Arctic. 2)What are the two ways of looking at the image? What do these views say about our relationship to nature? 1)Look at the following image of the melting ice in the Arctic. 2)What are the two ways of looking at the image? What do these views say about our relationship to nature?

Recap from Monday: Q) How does Whitman communicate the theme of “When I heard the Learn’d...”? Only when the speaker experiences the stars for himself does he understand the ideas from the astronomer. The poem shows that true understanding only comes from direct experience.

POETIC STRUCTURE In poetry, “structure” refers to how the lines and phrases are arranged to contribute to meaning. Q: What is the effect of the repetition of “When...”? how does it contribute to the poem’s theme?

BONUS Q: What is the effect of the repetition of “When...”? how does it contribute to the poem’s theme? A: The reader experiences the same “boredom” through the repetition of “when” – the language changes and opens up when the speakers learns about the stars first- hand.

TURN AND TALK (2 min) Q: Imagine instead of you being “you,” what if you were a cockroach. How might your experience of the world be different if you were a cockroach?

“My Life as a Bat” Our unit’s theme is our relationship to nature, how connected and isolated we are from it. Atwood has written a unique story that explores this theme.

Figurative Language * Phrases of words that contain meaning, often complex, above and beyond the literal (dictionary) definition of the words * Examples include metaphor, simile, and hyperbole. * Phrases of words that contain meaning, often complex, above and beyond the literal (dictionary) definition of the words * Examples include metaphor, simile, and hyperbole.

Figurative Language - Types Metaphor – a direct comparison of two things in order to communicate a complex message or meaning. Example: “You are a rose.”=

Figurative Language - Types Simile – a comparison involving the use of the words “like” or “as.” Example – “You are as lovely as a rose.” Simile – a comparison involving the use of the words “like” or “as.” Example – “You are as lovely as a rose.” like a like a

“Unpacking” Metaphors and Similes – I.D.E.A. 1) Identify the things being compared (people and objects for example). 1) Identify the things being compared (people and objects for example). 2) Document the similarities or differences of the things being compared (for example, physical appearance). 2) Document the similarities or differences of the things being compared (for example, physical appearance). 3) Explain why the writer has chosen to make the comparison. 3) Explain why the writer has chosen to make the comparison. 4) Analyze the significance of the metaphor/simile. 4) Analyze the significance of the metaphor/simile. 1) Identify the things being compared (people and objects for example). 1) Identify the things being compared (people and objects for example). 2) Document the similarities or differences of the things being compared (for example, physical appearance). 2) Document the similarities or differences of the things being compared (for example, physical appearance). 3) Explain why the writer has chosen to make the comparison. 3) Explain why the writer has chosen to make the comparison. 4) Analyze the significance of the metaphor/simile. 4) Analyze the significance of the metaphor/simile.

“Harlem” by Langston Hughes (1951) What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore – And then run?5 Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags Like a heavy load.10 Or does it explode?

Pick an example; apply IDEA – 5 minutes Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore – And then run?5 Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags Like a heavy load.10 Or does it explode?

(I) A dream is like a raisin (D) Both a dream and a raisin can be sweet. However, unlike a raisin, a dream is something not physical. It’s more abstract, like a goal. (E) Hughes is making a comparison because he wants to explore different conceptions of a dream. (A) By the end of the poem, Hughes wants to show a darker side to dreams that are not achieved. (D) Both a dream and a raisin can be sweet. However, unlike a raisin, a dream is something not physical. It’s more abstract, like a goal. (E) Hughes is making a comparison because he wants to explore different conceptions of a dream. (A) By the end of the poem, Hughes wants to show a darker side to dreams that are not achieved.

Turn to the text (page 71) Read Atwood’s biography. Read Atwood’s biography. Q: As you read, be on the look out for examples of figurative language. How can we apply IDEA to unpack them? Q: As you read, be on the look out for examples of figurative language. How can we apply IDEA to unpack them?