1. IT’S UNIT REVIEW DAY! (ASSESSMENT IS TOMORROW) Today’s plan: A short video-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOd2NuHgwew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOd2NuHgwew Review study guides in groups of 1 to 4 people. (Off-task groups may be changed) Mr. Thompson will be available for “mini-lessons” at the white board on anything you are having trouble with.

2. Resources: Your notebook/journal Your textbook Classmates A “mini-lesson” from Mr. Thompson at the white board: How do I write an effective summary? How do I identify a story’s theme? How do I find and explain meaning? What is 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd person perspective? How can I remember the difference between fiction and nonfiction? What is alliteration? How do I find the right dictionary definition? How do I find an unfamiliar word’s meaning using context?

3. “Hot Spots” from the Pre-Assessment Did you have enough time? Be sure to let us know! How to summarize using the S.W.B.S. How to identify theme—and how it is different from moral, meaning, or plot How to come up with a personal meaning and explanation 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd person perspective Fiction vs. Nonfiction Alliteration Sub-definitions in dictionary entries Providing context evidence for unfamiliar terms

4. How to summarize from an SWBS Think in terms of an SWBS… SOMEBODY: Monstresor WANTED: to take revenge on Fortunato BUT: he didn’t want anyone, except Fortunato, to know that it was him that did it SO: he lured him into the caverns under his mansion and sealed him into a crypt Then write it in sentence form… “This story is about a man named Monstresor who wanted to take revenge on Fortunato, but he didn’t want anyone else to know he had done it. So he lured Fortunato down into the caverns under his mansion, locked him in a crypt, and sealed up the entrance with bricks.”

5. How to identify theme Look at the story’s WANTED… Montresor wanted to lure Fortunato into his caverns and seal him in a crypt. Now think about what the WANT is dealing with… Montresor’s desire is about revenge. Fortunato’s desire is to be respected as an expert in wine. Therefore, some of the themes that “The Cask of Amontillado” is dealing with are: REVENGE RESPECT

6. How to find (and explain) meaning Remember, meaning is negotiated between writer and reader The writer provides the story, the plot, and the theme We bring our own experiences and opinions to discover meaning An example: “I think the meaning of the story is revenge does as much harm to the person who takes revenge.” And why? “Because the person who takes revenge has to live with his (or her) actions for the rest of their life.”

7. 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd Person Perspective 1 st person—a character in the story is telling it Uses “I, my, me…” “I saw a man standing on the corner. He motioned me to come over…” 2 nd person—the narrator of the story is talking to “you” “You see a man standing on the corner. He motions you to come over…” 3 rd person—someone outside of the story is telling it to you “Peter was standing on the corner. He motioned to Sally to come over…”

8. Fiction vs. Nonfiction Fiction is made up (fake) Nonfiction is real (non-fake) A trick: Fiction = Fake NonFiction = Not Fake = Real

9. Alliteration When several or more words in a sentence begin with the same sound and create an “effect.” “Three grey geese in a green field grazing” A Trick: “Alliteration” sounds like it has the word “litter” in it. Think of a sentence as having been “littered” with the same beginning sound.

10. Dictionary Definitions If you look up the word “mason” in a dictionary, you’ll get more than one result: 1. a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent. 2. a person who dresses stones or bricks. 3. a member of the secret society of the Freemasons. Don’t just write the first one! Read each one to see which one fits the story.

11. Using Context for Unfamiliar Words Tawdry: I think it means cheap or worthless BECAUSE it says the other princes laughed at it and their gifts were expensive. OR it says she was interested in it because all she had seen before was precious stones and priceless metals, so it couldn’t have been expensive.

12. What are you going to use to study? Study guide Your notebook/journal Textbook The class website: www.MyEnglishClass.infowww.MyEnglishClass.info The internet The library Classmates …and how do you think you’ll do on the test?