October 15, 2013

1. October 15, 2013 Journal Find someone who had a different character than you did for the assignment yesterday. Try and convince them that you are right and they are wrong. Quote “If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” –Toni Morrison Word of the Day The note was a little incongruoussince the handwriting was a disaster, but the words were beautiful.

2. Incongruous (adjective) • Out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming; lacking harmony; inconsistent

3. Announcements/Reminders • Mr. Potato Worksheet due today. • Grammar Textbooks

4. Review • Conflict • Complication • Motive • Inference • Theme • Tone • Mood

5. Transitions • Words or phrases that help readers switch gears or to change ideas. • Examples: Then, next, followed by, after which, etc…

6. Dialogue • The exchange between two characters when they speak to each other. This makes the story move along faster, reveals relationships between the characters, and makes the characters seem more real.

7. Order of Events • The events should follow a logical order (usually chronological). • What is chronological?

8. Flashback • Going back from one moment in time to another. Authors do this to give background information and to increase action. • Variations of flashbacks include: flash forwards and parallel flashes.

9. Foreshadowing • Hints in a story of what is going to happen to the plot or a character. • Examples: A prophecy, an explanation of something that isn’t quite relevant to that moment, actual shadows, etc.

11. Conclusion • This wraps everything up. Often, it is a statement of the theme or a one sentence summary of an idea from the book.

12. Irony • When something is out of place, or inconsistent between the literal and implied meaning.

13. Verbal Irony • Statements that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning (sarcasm)!

14. Verbal Irony • Sarcasm/Verbal Irony • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81c44-CDP7E

15. Situational Irony • This occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.

16. Situational Irony • Mr. Bean goes to the beach • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZyvm1lMnGY

17. Dramatic Irony • This occurs when the reader or audience understands more about the events of a story than a character.

18. Dramatic Irony • Bambi v. Godzilla • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-wUdetAAlY

19. Simile • A figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words “like” or “as.” • Example: She was like a big baby, crying for her mother. • Example: It was as if he had gone stark, raving, crazy.

20. Simile Silliness • A stapler is like love because… • A pencil is like a student because… • The Internet is like a superhero because… • Your turn! Write similes for the following items: • A tape dispenser • A crayon • Homework • Reading a book http://sw1970.hubpages.com/hub/Funny-Similes-and-Metaphors

21. Metaphor • Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other. • Look for “be” verbs to indicate a metaphor. • Example: His eyes were a storm of anger. • Example: She was a mother bear protecting her children.

22. Mix Your Metaphors • He’s a fish out of water. • He’s a duck out of water. • It sticks out like sore thumb. • It sticks out like a sore throat. • I wouldn’t touch that with a ten foot pole. • I wouldn’t eat that with a ten foot pole. • He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. • He’s a wolf in cheap clothing.

23. And now… • Did you know that most fairy tales are based on true stories? Many of them take place in Germany. This castle is in Bavaria (Germany) and is called Neuschwanstein(New Swan Castle). It is what the Disney Castle is based on. • Most fairytales have a moral to the story. As I tell you the following story, consider what the moral might be.

24. The Emperor’s New Clothes