Welcome to English II AGS “World Studies” Find a seat, any seat, and begin filling out the Student Information Sheet before the bell rings. There’s a back.

Welcome to English IIAGS “World Studies”

Find a seat, any seat, and begin filling out the Student Information Sheet before the bell rings.

There’s a back side, too. Thanks!

Today’s Agenda:1. Welcome/Introductions2. Distribution of the Syllabus (materials)3. Group Dynamics in ELA 4. Habits of Thinking (probably tomorrow)

HW: Letter to Mrs. W due on Thursday for A Day and Friday for B Day students.

Life of Pi Quiz Thursday/Friday

Who is Webster?

When I’m not with you, I’m with…

Group Dynamics:

Time to shake it up.

Shake your booty up to the front of the room to form a shoulder-to-shoulder line.

Put yourselves in a logical order.Debrief: verbal and nonverbal communication in ELA

Day 2 – August 26/27

WELCOME BACK!Sit where you sat yesterday at the end of the period. See Webby if you have forgotten your seat number.

Today’s warm-up: Please pick up a piece of paper and a marker from the front black table and create a name-tent for your desk. First name only. And point it to ME. (Because you know your name, right?)

Then take out supplies: a pen or pencil, a piece of paper, your RAW Book (if you have it), any classroom supplies you have to donate.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Warm-up: Create nameplates

2. Habits of Thinking

3. Jump into the FOUNDATIONS OF ENGLISH Analysis 101 Lesson

Literary Terms: detail and imagery

Habits of Thinking: remember and understand

Homefun: Letter/poem to Webby due next time!

Life of Pi Quiz scheduled for Thursday/Friday, too!

FOUNDATIONS of ENGLISH

The BIG Questions:

Who are you…

why are you here?

Letter to Webby; Group Dynamics Activity, Habits of Thinking Chart

The Slightly Smaller Question:

What is your brain going to have to DO in

English class?Brainstorm a list of VERBS.

What is Webster going to ask you to do?!?

• Remember

• Understand

• Apply

• Analyze

• Evaluate/Critique

• Create

• (all while “playing well with others”)

Analysis 101Understanding Patterns of

Thought and Basic Elements of the Writer’s Craft

“Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”

• Peter Bruegel• c. 1558• Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts,

Brussels

through art!

Remember

Write down:

• the title of the painting• the name of the artist• one detail from the foreground• one detail from the background

Time Out for LIT TERMS! How would you define the literary term

DETAIL?

A variation on 2-column notes: Create a T-chart, and write out a definition in your own words in the “My Definition” column. Leave room on the right side of the T-chart for “Webby’s Definition.”

Time Out for LIT TERMS!DETAIL =

facts, observations, or incidents that shape a story

Consider facts omitted as well as those included. Seemingly small facts often reveal the theme.

Write down:

• the title of the painting• the name of the artist• one detail from the foreground• one detail from the background

“Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”

Peter Bruegel c. 1558 Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts,

Brussels

Understand

Write a brief description of the scene depicted in the

painting.

Block 3 – 8/28 and 8/29

Before the bell rings, assemble the STUFF YOU NEED:

1) Grab your RAW Book (from the green crate or your backpack). Put class donations on Webster’s desk.

2) Put your nameplate back up on your desk. If you have lost yours, there are extra supplies at the front of the room – just make another one!

3) Take out your “Letter to Ms. W.” It’s due today! (Normally you would put homework in the box before the bell rings, but just hang on to it for a sec.)

4) Grab a scan tron from the front table and locate your Analysis of a Visual Text handout on your desk (it’s green) and your English class syllabus (it’s blue).

Today’s Agenda:1. Foundations of English Class – the syllabus2. Life of Pi Quiz – nobody panic!!

3. Continue Foundations of Analysis LessonLiterary Terms: imagery, allusion, theme

Habits of Thinking: understand, apply, analyze

HW: You have a HOMEWORK FREE weekend!

(At least for this class. Enjoy!!)

Reminder: Letter to Mrs. W due TODAY. Turn in the letter/poem OR a “dog ate my homework” handout.

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FB: Webby Web Class of 2017

Understand

Write a brief description of the scene depicted in the

painting.

The Legend of Daedalus and Icarus

Bonus LIT TERMS!

ALLUSION=

Bonus LIT TERMS!ALLUSION=

Reference to a person, place, or object (especially a literary work, moment in history, pop culture symbol, etc.) that provides context or further meaning to the situation being written about.

The smartest person in the room is the room!

Block 4 – 9/2 and 9/3

Before the bell rings, assemble the STUFF YOU NEED:

1) Grab your RAW Book (from the green crate or your backpack). Put class donations on Webster’s desk. Pick up handouts from the front black cabinet (today it’s a calendar).

2) Put your nameplate back up on your desk. If you have lost yours, there are extra supplies at the front of the room – just make another one!

3) Locate your Analysis of a Visual Text handout and have it out on your desk (it’s green).

The Legend of Daedalus and Icarus

Bonus LIT TERMS!

ALLUSION=

Bonus LIT TERMS!ALLUSION=

Reference to a person, place, or object (especially a literary work, moment in history, pop culture symbol, etc.) that provides context or further meaning to the situation being written about.

The smartest person in the room is the room!

Time Out for LIT TERMS!

How would you define the literary term

IMAGERY?

Continue the My Def/Webster’s Def process in your own notes.

IMAGERY

Words/phrases that appeal to the five senses (often referred to as sensory details)

»Visual Imagery»Auditory Imagery»Olfactory Imagery»Gustatory Imagery»Tactile Imagery

Apply Use the graphic organizer to

describe the imagery of the painting (things you could see, hear, smell, taste, and touch if you were inside the painting).

Then, determine the MOOD created by the imagery.

This break brought to you by LIT TERMS!

Turn to the notes you started (about detail and imagery) and answer these questions:

What is the difference between mood and tone?

What does the literary term theme mean?

TONE

The speaker’s (author’s/narrator’s) attitude toward the subject matter; conveyed as an emotion-clarifying adjective

MOOD

The emotion evoked in the audience/reader

Analyze• What is a theme of the painting,

“Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”?

• List three (or more) specific details that support this theme.

Welcome to the GRID!

G = Grammar/Style Mini-LessonR = Root Words/Vocabulary I = Independent Reading TimeD = Dissection Day!

Block 4: Sept 4th and 5th

• We’ve been looking at a painting for three days. Today, we move on to words! Sentences, even!! The FOUNDATION of a sentence = parts of speech.

• Today’s warm-up: notes + Mad Lib review

Work with a partner to fill in the

Mad Lib blanks.

Try to REMEMBER: What are the 8

parts of speech?

____ ________ ________Article adjective noun

______ _____ __ ____ ______ adverb verb prepositional phrase.

_______ ____ ____ _______conjunction article adj. noun

Grammar Review: Parts of Speech

Noun

Pronouns

Verb

Adjective

Adverb

Preposition

Conjunction

Interjection

Back to the analysis lesson!(I believe we left off with theme.)

Analyze• What is a theme of the painting,

“Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”?

• List three (or more) specific details that support this theme.

THEMEThe author’s message to the reader

• Thematic statements are written as sentences– Ex. “love” is not a theme, but “love sucks” is– One-word responses are often TOPICS or MOTIFS, but not themes

• Themes convey universal truths• Themes, like thesis statements, could be argued against…there is not ONE true theme

for a story; multiple possible themes exist

Evaluate/Critique

Which detail of the painting most effectively conveys the theme?

Justify your answer.

Lit Terms!

Define syntax in your own words.

Define diction in your own words.

Literary Analysis SYNTAX: Add punctuation to William

Carlos William’s poem. Where should there be commas, semicolons, and periods?

DICTION: Circle or highlight the words that stand out to you for some reason. What is the overall effect or pattern?

SYNTAXSentence structure (when analyzing syntax, consider word order, length, types of sentences, shifts, devices)

DICTION

Word choice (diction reveals voice!)• Diction shifts depending on topic, purpose, and occasion• There is no such thing as “good” diction or “bad” diction• Diction, detail, and imagery are interconnected

Create Read William Carlos Williams’ poem

“Landscape with the Fall of Icarus,” then write a new poem from the perspective of someone else connected to the scene. With this activity, you’re shifting POINT OF VIEW – the final word on our “Superseven” list!

POINT OF VIEW

The narrator’s position in relation to the story being told:

• First person (I, me, my)• Second person (you)• Third person (he, she, it)• POV reveals PERSPECTIVE

Requirements for the Poem

• at least 10 lines long (line breaks are important – consider syntax!)

• Include details that shed light on your new perspective

• Incorporate imagery -- appeal to at least two senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)

• Carefully select diction to convey your speaker’s attitude toward the event (think about tone and theme, here)

Pair/Share

Reader’s

and

Writer’s

Notebook

All entries attempted and in the RAW book: 90

Sharing creations: 5 pts. each for up to a 110.

2011Tuesday 8/30; Wednes. 8/31

Please pick up your composition book from the green/black crates up front.

Put your name and class period on the first page of the notebook, then turn to the next blank page. Begin thinking about the word RAWRAW.

Note:5th period photos 9:50 6th period photos 11:108th period photos 3:30

2011 Writing Workout #1:

It was raw.

• Write ¾ of a page or more.• Show, don’t tell.• Any mode or genre is fine.• Develop your VOICE.

Create Read William Carlos Williams’ poem

“Landscape with the Fall of Icarus,” then write a new poem from the perspective of someone else connected to the scene. With this activity, you’re shifting POINT OF VIEW – the final word on our “Superseven” list!

Analysis 101 Lesson, continued

Create a poem about Brueghel’s painting, but SHIFT the POINT OF VIEW.

Begin your poem with: According to…(the plowman, the sheep, Icarus, Daedalus, a fish, a siren, etc.), then describe the moment as YOU see it.

Pay attention to detail, imagery, diction, syntax, tone, and theme.

Requirements for the Poem

• at least 10 lines long (line breaks are important – consider syntax!)

• Include details that shed light on your new perspective

• Incorporate imagery -- appeal to at least two senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)

• Carefully select diction to convey your speaker’s attitude toward the event (think about tone and theme, here)