1. Shame Day 1

2. Bell Ringer
In at least five sentences, write about a time you felt embarrassed or ashamed.

3. Flashback Create a T-Chart: Left side: Write what you see in the past.
Right side: Write about how you think that is affecting the present.
Video Clip… “Ray”

4. Flashback
Definition: An interruption in a story to provide background or context to the current events of a story.
Gain insight or knowledge about a character’s motivation
Provides background for a current conflict
Usually occur in dreams or memories of characters
In the clip from “Ray”, what has already happened in the past and how is it affecting the present?

5. Discussion
Why was this flashback necessary to the movie?

6. Foreshadowing Create a T-Chart:
Left side: Write what hints you are seeing in the present.
Right side: Write what events you think may happen in the future.
Video Clip… “The Lion King”

7. Discussion
What events in the clip led you to think something was going to happen later?
What clues let you know?
Dialogue?
Symbols/Images?

8. Foreshadowing
Definition: When an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story.
Hints could be from dialogue or symbols
Creates an atmosphere of suspense and interest in readers
Based on the clip from “The Lion King”, what might happen later in the story?

9. Repitition
Repetition is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.
The repetitive phrase is repeated to emphasize its significance in the entire text.

10. repitition Here’s a film clip with an example of repetition.
After viewing the clip, talk with a partner and discuss why this phrase was repeated so many times and the potential impact it had on the entire dialogue.

11. Discussion
How did the repeated phrase in this clip emphasize the main point?
Bonus question: How many times was the repeated phrase repeated?

12. Annotation Annotation involves writing critical or explanatory notes.
Write marginal notes in the text about:
Characters and Characterization
Conflict
Plot
Vocabulary (known and unknown)
Flashback, Foreshadowing, and Repitition
Ask questions and write comments

13. Meet the author of “Shame”
RichardClaxton "Dick" Gregory (bor n October 12, 1932) is an American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, conspiracy theorist, and entrepreneur.
Gregory is an influential American comedian who has used his performance skills to convey to both white and black audiences his political message on civil rights.

14. “Shame” by Dick Gregory
Flashback Graphic Organizer
First Column: Identify four occurrences of flashback.
Second Column: Make an inference on how these memories from the author might impact the story.
Foreshadowing
As you read, identify symbols, phrases and sentences that could possibly give you hints about what could happen later in the story.

15. “Shame” by Dick Gregory
Finish reading page one and complete Flashback 2 on your Graphic Organizer.
Be ready to share what you find with the class.
YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES!

16. Bell ringer page 13
Read the following paragraph. Using text evidence, explain what you think is going to happen. You must respond in complete sentences.
Ari and his dad were driving home from soccer practice when the snow began. Mr. Gold switched on the windshield wipers and frowned. “I wish I’d had a chance to get new tires,” he said. “Ours are really worn out.”

17. Exit Ticket Short Answer Question:
How does flashback build the rising action in “Shame”?
Write your response on your index card.

18. Bell ringer page 13 Short Answer Question:
Based on the reading, what effect does the author’s use of flashback and foreshadowing have on the reader? Provide evidence to support your answer.

19. “Shame” Partner practice Page 14
Paragraph 4, 5, & 6
Find Flashback 3 and complete the description and significance on your graphic organizer.
Why does the author use the word “pregnant” to describe his situation?
What effect does the repetition of “pregnant” have on the reader?
How would you characterize the teacher?
In paragraph 5, what do we learn about the speaker?

20. Tone is the author’s attitude (emotion) toward his/her subject.
What is tone ? 
Why does it matter? 
Tone is the author’s attitude (emotion) toward his/her subject.
-Tone helps establish the mood
***Therefore, you can determine the author’s tone by examining the writer’s use of figurative language, diction, and denotation and connotation.

21. Bell Ringer page 16
Short Answer Question: What is the tone of this paragraph? Provide evidence to support your answer.
My annoying brother likes to drive me crazy.
There is no other who is that lazy.
He whines to Mom and Dad night and day
Until he eventually gets his way.
What is a sister to do
When he screams 'til he's blue?
There is no way to win,
For he gets under your skin.
He does his best to kill all joy.
Oh, how my brother does annoy!

22. Understanding tone Tone is deciphered through: 1. Figurative Language:
A tool that an author uses to help a reader visualize what is happening in his or her literary work
2. Diction:
An author’s choice of words.
3. Denotative/Connotative Language:
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word.
Connotation involves a cultural or emotional feeling associated with a word.

23. Types of figurative language
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Pun
Allusion
Symbolism
Imagery
Hyperbole
Understatement

24. Simile
A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.
Example: Your eyes light up like the sun.
What two things are being compared?

25. metaphor
A metaphor is a direct comparison of two seemingly unlike things.
Example: Your eyes are the sun, lighting up the room.
What two things are being compared?

26. personification
Personification is a figure of speech in which the characteristics of humans are assigned to inanimate things or animals.
Example: “The Beauty and the Beast” Clip
What is the personification in the clip?

27. Pun
A pun is usually a humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound; a play on words.
What is the example of a pun in the picture?

28. Allusion
An allusion is a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or in another work of literature.
Allusions are often indirect and can be brief references to well- known characters or events.
Example: “Snow White” Clip
What is the example of allusion in the clip?

29. symbolism
Symbolism is the use of recurrent symbols or images in a work to create an added level of meaning.
Example:
Do you see a trend in the series of pictures from “The Sixth Sense”?

30. What images do you picture in your head?
imagery
Imagery is the use of language to evoke a sensory impression or vivid picture in the reader’s mind.
Example: He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm.
Example: The word spread like leaves in a storm.
What images do you picture in your head?

31. Hyperbole A hyperbole is an exaggeration for humor or emphasis.
Example: “Forever” by Chris Brown
What is the exaggeration?

32. understatement
An understatement is downplaying the severity or extremity of a situation.
Example: “Monty Python” Clip

33. diction Formal Informal Examples: tight Examples: superb
Consists of a dignified, impersonal, and elevated use of language; it follows the rules of syntax exactly and is often characterized by complex words and lofty tone.
Examples: superb
Informal
Consists of plain language of everyday use (slang), and often includes simple, common words.
Examples: tight

34. Denotation & Connotation
Denotation: The literal meaning of a word; there are no emotions, values or images associated with denotative meanings.
Ex: Red octagon
Connotation: Connotation involves emotions, values, or images associated with a word. The intensity of emotions or the power of the values and images associated with a word varies.
Ex: Stop sign that indicates stop and avoid danger.
Stop

35. Tone Group practice
Each group will rewrite the sentence to evoke your assigned tone.
Then, a spokesperson from each group will read the rewritten sentence with the emotion that accompanies your assigned tone word.
Neutral Sentence: “I am a student at DeSoto High School.”
*The class will guess what tone your group was assigned.

36. Tone group practice #2
Short Answer Question: What is the tone of this paragraph? Provide evidence to support your answer.
There is no one
That can be better
Because you are brilliant.
There is nothing
That you cannot you do
Because you are unbeatable.
There is no place
That you cannot go
Because you are always welcomed.
There is no person
That can hold you back
Because you are unstoppable
Create your response in your groups. YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES!!!!

37. “Shame” Partner practice page 17
Answer questions while annotating paragraphs 7, 8, 9…
1. Identify examples of flashback and explain how you know it is a flashback.
2. What does the speaker mean by “buy me a daddy?” What is his tone at this moment?
3. At the end of page 1, write a summery and predict what you believe will happen next.
4. What is the author’s tone at the end of page 1? What evidence supports your response?
5. Describe the teacher’s tone.
6. What is the speaker’s tone when he states that “school might not function right” if he didn’t clean the blackboards?

38. “shame” independent practice page 17/18
Answer the following questions in your annotations over paragraphs …
1. Where does the author use repetition? Why does the author continue to repeat the phrase you identified?
2. Why does the author include the story of the wino in this story about shame? Support your response with textual evidence.
3. How does the final line of the story help establish the speaker’s tone?

39. Exit ticket Short Answer Question:
What “shame” did Dick Gregory learn at school? Support your response with evidence from the text.