Warm Up Identify Figurative Language He waited for

Warm Up – Identify Figurative Language He waited for her at the finish line for what must have seemed like hours. The lilies gazing through her grandmother’s fragrant white roses. There was a warm sunshine slightly cooled for the guests’ arrival by the asphalt soaked mist. The butterflies were blooming within while their hands swelled in the warmth of anxiety. She walked down that aisle, running toward their new life. Their hands intertwined, embracing the marathon they begin together.

Agenda Writing to Convey Meaning – Word Photos Writer’s Circle – Homework Feedback Chapter 6 Reading Summarizer – Literary Pick Homework – Finish reading Chapter 5 – looking for figurative language. Extra Credit – Listen to Audio clip(s) on blog and write a paragraph response about both tracks – 10 pts each. Due 9/13

Essential Questions & Standards How can I cite textual evidence to support analysis? How can I determine a meaning when the text leaves matters uncertain? How does the figurative language assist in telling the story? To what extent does the development of characters impact a story? RL/RI 1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. W 3 d - Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters. L 3 - Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.

Convey vividly… so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. The Red Wheelbarrow – William Carlos Williams

With a five foot pine tree sending its fragrance throughout the room, we all gazed at the presents under his arm. The merry red and jolly green paper created an excitement we had missed, for so long; yet the scars were still there; and, hard to overcome. She was out of our lives for now, thankfully; yet, emptiness surrounded us. How could the smell of her moods still nauseate us? Shouldn’t the warm yeast rolls and glazed ham overcome her stinch?

Writer’s Circle – Childhood Event Feedback Writer’s Name Childhood Event Simile Metaphor Imagery Suggestions

Writing Review… Read your homework to your table group Identify the figurative language used What suggestions do you have for the writer?

Chapter 5 Examples… “Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his own pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes. ” (Fitzgerald 86) “the sparkling odor of jonquils and the frothy odor of hawthorn and plum blossoms and the pale gold odor of kiss-me-at-the-gate… bright dresses…no sound but bird voices. ” (Fitzgerald 90) (Fitzgerald 92) “that voice was a deathless song” (Fitzgerald 96)

Symbols are persons, places, or things in a narrative that have significance beyond a literal understanding. The craft of storytelling depends on symbols to present ideas and point toward new meanings. Most frequently, a specific object will be used to refer to (or symbolize) a more abstract concept. The repeated appearance of an object suggests a non-literal, or figurative, meaning attached to the object. Symbols are often found in the book’s title, at the beginning and end of the story, within a profound action, or in the name or personality of a character. The life of a novel is perpetuated by generations of readers interpreting and reinterpreting the main symbols. By identifying and understanding symbols, readers can reveal new interpretations of the novel.

Symbols… http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=DF 7 ryk. LUI U 0 Valley of Ashes Eyes of Dr TJ Eckleberg http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=wa 8 Bqs. Gs w. A 0

Chapter 6

Homework Read Chapter 6 (pp. 97– 111). At the end of Chapter 5, Nick says, “It was the hour of a profound human change, and excitement was generating on the air” (p. 95). What happens in Chapter 6 to fulfill Nick’s prediction?

Summarizer – Word Photo Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters in Great Gatsby. Photo should be 75100 words.