1. Entry Task 9/16 Open to page 29 of your SpringBoard; Then, to refine our understanding of coming of age, complete the web organizer. Fill in the bubbles with words or phrases connected to the idea of coming of age. Today you will need: SB text, journal, and writing utensil.

2. Voice in Fiction “Voice” is the voice of the narrator, not necessarily the author. Author’s will take on different personae, even in 3 rd person narration, so the voice you interpret and analyze may not be the actual author’s. 1 st person: voice is that of the character telling the story. The personae, beliefs, experiences, and tone are all a part of the characterization. 3 rd person: the narrator has its own personae and tone. Many make the assumption it is the author, but you can’t necessarily prove that, but you can refer to the narrator, and make claims about the narrator’s voice.

3. Tone Tone in narratives and fiction is similar to the tone of speaking and non-fiction: it’s related to how the narrator feels towards the subject/character/situation. It can change throughout the story, just as our tones change depending on where we are, what we’re dealing with, and who is around us.

4. Open your text to page 8. ●When you are annotating the text, instead of any type of responses, I want you to annotate with “commentary.” ●Possible lead ins… ●“The diction/imagery/syntax creates a tone of…towards…” ●“The diction/imagery/syntax creates a very distinctive voice by…” ●“This specific word choice is significant because…” ●“This symbolic reference/choice creates a tone of ___ towards ___.” ●Do not just annotate with “hmmm, this is interesting” or “this makes me wonder about the character’s motivation” or “she’s clearly a teenage girl here” or “she doesn’t like her peers.”

5. After Reading Activity Below the text, answer the following questions. Melinda has a vivid inner voice. What is significant about the juxtaposition between her vivid inner voice and the fact that she never actually speaks aloud in this passage?

6. Homework Check your understanding: in your journal, answer the following prompt. Anderson was 38 when Speak was published, yet she captures a teen girl’s voice through her diction, syntax, and imagery. To explore how, choose three quotes you think sound particularly authentic, and write a paragraph response that explains the development of the narrator’s teen voice. [Terrible] Claim example: “Through her diction, Laurie Halse Anderson created a distinctive voice for her teenage narrator that is evident throughout the passage.” Evidence: use the transition, lead in, quote, cite format. NEVER start a sentence with a quote. Always set it up. Commentary: after each direct quote from the text, address the specifics within the quote that show your voice claim and why. IE: By using the term “grandiloquent” within this comment, Bob demonstrates not only his grasp of vocabulary, but also his negative tone towards the original speaker as the term grandiloquent means not only extravagant in language, but also pompous. Your concluding sentence needs to be a statement about the effect of creating that specific voice.

7. Choices to do homework Your textbook is available online. You need to go to Northshorewa.springboardonline.org (link is also on my website on the home screen in the right column). Register, using the class code: JOCPUP (all letters, no #s). You will need to set up a password- I recommend using your school password (if you can) so you don’t forget it. If the textbook won’t open in Firefox, try an alternate internet browser. You can also take your text home for tonight, and if there’s a chance your internet will be down, you need to have a contingency plan.