Wed. 9/14 & Thurs. 9/15�English Day 11!

Directions:

1. Fill in your planner with the homework

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2. Take out English ISN (notebook)

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LT & AGENDA:

• Literary Elements Notes
• Blooket practice
• Rubric for summative writing
• “Monsoon” & graphic organizer

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English Day 11

Learning Target: I can analyze mood, figurative language, symbolism, and theme in Aimee Nezhukumata’s “Monsoon” using the “Analyzing a Narrative” graphic organizer.��HW: Read for 30 minutes�Choice novel project due 10/11 (odd) or 10/12 (even)�

Literary Elements Notes

Mood and Tone

Mood is the feeling the audience has when reading a text.

Authors often use the setting, word choice, dialogue, and imagery to show the mood.

Tone is the attitude an author expresses toward the subject of their text.

Mood = audience feelings

Tone = author feelings

Example: The text elicits a melancholy mood by the author’s use of a serious tone and a dark, dreary setting.

Motif

Motifs are symbolic images, words, phrases, actions, or ideas that appear repeatedly in a text.

Motifs have a symbolic significance to the text.

Motifs are usually one word.

Common motifs in literature include:

• Darkness and light
• Flowers/plants
• Colors
• Witches
• Dishonesty
• Storms/weather

Theme

Theme is a message, moral, or lesson explored through a text.

-Often shown through characters and setting of a text.

A universal theme (most common in this class) is an important statement the text is making about society, human nature, or the human condition.

• Stated theme - when a character or narrator states the theme directly
• Implied theme (most common) - when the author shows the theme through their use of literary elements (plot, characters, setting, imagery, figures of speech, point of view, symbolism) but does not directly state the theme
• Must be inferred using context clues

Themes are one sentence long (never just one word).

Symbolism

Symbolism is when an object, person, or event represent something different than their literal meaning.

Authors use symbols to provide layers of meaning to their text.

Ways authors may use symbols:

• Personal symbol - a symbol that is unique to our personal experiences
• Contextual symbol - a symbol that has a private meaning created by the author (symbol is unique to that text)
• Cultural symbol - a symbol that has a meaning unique to a specific culture
• Universal symbol - a symbol that has a meaning understood by most people and cultures

Let’s Practice

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Practice (Work Habit grade… use real name)

Fort collins reads Writing contest

What: Writing contest for grades 6-12

Topic: Tell a story about the outdoors - of a special place of yours/your family’s, an experience in nature or with an animal, and what you learned (about 500 words)

Deadline: October 18th

Prize: Tickets to an author event where you will be recognized, a gift card to Old Firehouse Books, & a journal

Contest inspired by Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s book of nature essays titled “World of Wonders” in which she reflects on memories of growing up & meaningful experiences she had in nature.

To clarify:

-This is a required summative narrative writing assignment.�

-Entering your writing into the contest is optional! (It is free to enter, though.)

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-Although the contest deadline is 10/18, the summative will be due the last week of September.

Summative Rubric

-Click here to see the rubric for your summative narrative.

Let’s Read

-Read “Monsoon” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (no digital copy… if you’re at home, see me next class)�

- “Analyzing a Narrative” graphic organizer (due at start of next class)

Have a great Day!