Bellringer Feb 12 and Feb 19 How would
Bellringer Feb. 12 and Feb. 19 • How would you describe the style of your clothes today? Now write a sentence or two which MIMICs the style of your clothes. • For example, if I am wearing something casual, I might write “She sat at her desk, waiting for the announcements” • If I am wearing a formal evening gown, I might write “She erectly perched at her scholarly pew, in anticipation of the proclamations. ”
Period 8
• • • Insecure Period Low self-esteem Humorous Shy Isolated Submissive • • • 4 Looks Actions Thoughts Speaks What he says about himself Others react to him
Who is Junior? • Based on your character chart and your inference, write a description of the type of person he is. Use at least one detail from each of the categories on your chart. End your description by explaining what problems he faces in life. (Don’t just list his health problems!!). He has 3 major problems. • Health problems • Isolated by community • Low self-esteem
PD 1
PD 3
Pd 5
Author’s style: • Defining style handout • Now, chart examples of how this author is writing. • For effects, you are inferring how the words and the order they are in make you feel or make you associate with other ideas or things. – For example, a short one word sentence might create the effect of urgency or importance. – A long sentence with lots of description might create the effect of flowing, like a river. With your partner, decide what the sum total of the style effects reveal about the person telling the story.
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