How does informational and literary writing reflect life

How does informational and literary writing reflect life? Quick Write: Write for 3 -5 minutes responding to this question as best as you can.

“Watching You”: Vocabulary Help O Scrutiny: Careful inspection. O Intrusive: Causing an uninvited disturbance. O Infringement: A violation of someone’s rights. O Contending: To argue or claim that something is true. O Purged: To remove something undesirable. O Invasive: Involves a trespass of privacy or rights.

“Watching You”: Finding the Main Idea O Selection #1: “Since the deadly Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Americans have grown accustomed to increased security and government scrutiny in their daily lives: body scanners and shoe searches at airports, video surveillance cameras on many buildings and city streets, and more intrusive questions at border crossings. But this spring’s news that the U. S. government has been secretly collecting Americans’ telephone records and tracking foreigners overseas on sites like Yahoo and Facebook has raised questions about how much privacy is worth sacrificing to keep the nation safe” (6). O What do you think is the most important sentence in this section? O Write down your direct quote on pg. 2 of your packet.

“Watching You”: Finding the Main Idea O Selection #1: “Since the deadly Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Americans have grown accustomed to increased security and government scrutiny in their daily lives: body scanners and shoe searches at airports, video surveillance cameras on many buildings and city streets, and more intrusive questions at border crossings. But this spring’s news that the U. S. government has been secretly collecting Americans’ telephone records and tracking foreigners overseas on sites like Yahoo and Facebook has raised questions about how much privacy is worth sacrificing to keep the nation safe” (6).

“Watching You”: Finding the Main Idea O Selection #2: “But some see such surveillance as a serious infringement on Americans’ privacy. The idea of a right to privacy comes from the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, which protects against ‘unreasonable searches and seizures. ’ It means, for instance, that the police need a court-issued warrant to search your home. The American Civil Liberties Union (A. C. L. U. ) has sued the Obama administration over its collection of domestic phone logs, contending that it violates the Fourth Amendment. The A. C. L. U. his asking a judge to stop the program and order the records purged” (7). O What do you think is the most important sentence in this section? O Write down your direct quote on pg. 2 of your packet.

“Watching You”: Finding the Main Idea O Selection #2: “But some see such surveillance as a serious infringement on Americans’ privacy. The idea of a right to privacy comes from the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, which protects against ‘unreasonable searches and seizures. ’ It means, for instance, that the police need a court-issued warrant to search your home. The American Civil Liberties Union (A. C. L. U. ) has sued the Obama administration over its collection of domestic phone logs, contending that it violates the Fourth Amendment. The A. C. L. U. his asking a judge to stop the program and order the records purged” (7).

“Watching You”: Finding the Main Idea O Selection #3: “But not everyone is alarmed. A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in the days after the surveillance programs became public found that 53 percent of Americans found them justifiable. ‘I’d rather have them track who we’re talking to if it saves American lives, ’ says Rob Johnson, 21, of Chicago. ‘I think it’s OK for them to be that invasive. ” Last April, Americans saw some of the benefits of living with increased surveillance” (7). O What do you think is the most important sentence in this section? O Write down your direct quote on pg. 2 of your packet.

“Watching You”: Finding the Main Idea O Selection #3: “But not everyone is alarmed. A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in the days after the surveillance programs becomes public found that 53 percent of Americans found them justifiable. ‘I’d rather have them track who we’re talking to if it saves American lives, ’ says Rob Johnson, 21, of Chicago. ‘I think it’s OK for them to be that invasive. ’ Last April, Americans saw some of the benefits of living with increased surveillance” (7).

What is the Main Idea? O Look at all three direct quotes from this article. What does the main idea of the article seem to be? O Since the deadly Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Americans have grown accustomed to increased security and government scrutiny in their daily lives. O But some see such surveillance as a serious infringement on Americans’ privacy. O Last April, Americans saw some of the benefits of living with increased surveillance.

What is the Main Idea? O Americans are debating whether or not the government is invading our privacy too deeply.

What is the first way that writing reflects life? O Think about what each article is about. O How does it relate to our own lives or the lives of others in our society? O When do the articles take place?

What is the first way that writing reflects life? O On page 1, next to number 1: O Some writing uses current events to teach people about what is going on in the world.

Explicit vs. Implicit Examples O Explicit: Author lays it out for you. (No reading between the lines) O Implicit: It is not stated directly, but hinted at. (You have to read between the lines to figure out the author’s message)

Basic Example of Implicit vs. Explicit O Explicit Example: O He was very knowledgeable about WWI. O Implicit Example: O Because he read so many books on WWI, he knew every question that the teacher asked him. (What does this hint at? )

Explicit vs. Implicit Benjamin Franklin Story O Explicit Example: O “Little Benjamin Franklin was very happy. ” O Implicit Example: O “…for he was only seven years old. ” (What is the author trying to say here? Why is it important that he is only seven years old? )

Explicit vs. Implicit Benjamin Franklin Story One of his brothers asked to see the whistle. "Well, well!" he said. "You've paid a dear price for this thing. It's only a penny whistle, and a poor one at that. " "You might have bought half a dozen such whistles with the money I gave you, " said his mother. The little boy saw what a mistake he had made. The whistle did not please him any more. He threw it upon the floor and began to cry. "Never mind, my child, " said his mother, very kindly. "You are only a very little boy, and you will learn a great deal as you grow bigger. The lesson you have learned today is never to pay too dear for a whistle. " Benjamin Franklin lived to be a very old man, but he never forgot that lesson. . .

Explicit vs. Implicit Benjamin Franklin Story One of his brothers asked to see the whistle. "Well, well!" he said. "You've paid a dear price for this thing. It's only a penny whistle, and a poor one at that. " "You might have bought half a dozen such whistles with the money I gave you, " said his mother. The little boy saw what a mistake he had made. The whistle did not please him any more. He threw it upon the floor and began to cry. "Never mind, my child, " said his mother, very kindly. "You are only a very little boy, and you will learn a great deal as you grow bigger. The lesson you have learned today is never to pay too dear for a whistle. " Benjamin Franklin lived to be a very old man, but he

What Color? ORED: Explicit OBLUE: Implicit

What is the Point? Benjamin Franklin lived to be a very old man, but he never forgot that lesson. . . O What is the author trying to say about this story?

“The Charge of the Light Brigade” O Blundered: made a mistake O Sabres: swords O Sabring: stabbing O Sundered: to separate, to sever

“The Charge of the Light Brigade” You. Tube Clips: Clip from The Blind Side: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ka. Kzps 4 O 1 a. U Reenactment of Poem: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=9 r 9 Ck 9 Wtr. Zg

What is the second way that writing reflects life? O Think about… O Who was the short story about? O What was the poem about? What do these two things have in common?

What is the second way that writing reflects life? O The second way that literature reflects life is by teaching us about historical figures and events.

Edgar Allan Poe You. Tube Clip: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=x-387 NMCR 6 w O In the box provided, write down anything important that happened to Poe in his life.

What was important? O Poe is best known for horror and mystery writing. O Poe’s mother died when he was 2 years old, and his dad abandoned the family. O Poe married his cousin when she was only 13 years old. O Poe loved his wife very much. She died when she was 20 years old; Poe was devastated.

“Alone” You. Tube Reading: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=IW 0 x 7 n 6 -e. Cw

“Alone” From childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone; And all I loved, I loved alone. Then- in my childhood, in the dawn Of a most stormy life- was drawn From every depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still: From the torrent, or the fountain, From the red cliff of the mountain, From the sun that round me rolled In its autumn tint of gold, From the lightning in the sky As it passed me flying by, From the thunder and the storm, And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view.

What is the poem about? A terrible childhood

“Alone” O Look at the highlighted parts and look at the notes you took about Edgar Allan Poe. O What connections can you make to Poe’s life? O From childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw O And all I loved, I loved alone. O in my childhood, in the dawn Of a most stormy life. O From the thunder and the storm, And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view

Why would Poe write about this? It talks about the struggles he had in his own childhood: …in my childhood, in the dawn Of a most stormy life What were his struggles?

Poe’s Struggles in Childhood O His mother died; his father abandoned him. And all I loved, I loved alone O He had a terrible childhood that others did not have. From childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw O All the other children were happy, he was not. From the thunder and the storm, And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view

“A Dream Within A Dream” You. Tube Reading: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=h. S 9 x 24 v. Xv 04

Piri Thomas “Amigo Brothers” O Turn to page 311 and read the section entitled Author Online. O In the box provided, write down anything that you think is important about Piri Thomas’s life.

What was important? O Piri Thomas began writing “to discover who he really was and to portray his Puerto Rican and African-American heritage” (311). O His writings take place in New York (where he grew up). O He honors “the strength and determination of the people in his community” (311).

What is the third way that writing reflects life? O Think about… O Poe’s two poems: “Alone” and “A Dream Within a Dream” O Piri Thomas and “Amigo Brothers” What did these two authors connect to their writing to?

What is the third way that writing reflects life? Authors can also use literature to reflect upon events and experiences in their own lives.

Three Ways that Writing Reflects Life 1. We can reflect on the issues in our life by using articles that discuss current events. 2. We can reflect on life by learning about historical figures and events. 3. Authors can also use literature to reflect upon events and experiences in their own lives.