Working with Diction Consider: The man sighed hugely. (E. Annie Proulx, The Shipping News)

Discuss: 1) What does it mean to sigh hugely?

2) How would the meaning of the sentence change if we rewrote it as : The man sighed loudly? Apply:

List adverbs to express how the man coughed.

The man coughed ________________________

Meaning:

Examples: meaningless endless

Class Examples:

Suffix: -less

Visual/Memory Clue

Suffix Meaning

-less Without, lacking (adj)

-logue, -log A particular kind of speaking or writing (N)

-ness The quality of (N)

-ship The art or skill of (N)

-tude The state of (N)

30-15-10 List

Meaning:

Examples: Prologue Dialogue

Class Examples:

Suffix:-logue, -log

Visual/Memory Clue

Suffix:-ness

Meaning:

Examples: aggressiveness

Class Examples:

Visual/Memory Clue

Meaning:

Examples: sportsmanship

Class Examples:

Suffix:

-ship

Visual/Memory Clue

Suffix: -tude

Meaning:

Examples: Attitude Recitude

Class Examples:

Visual/Memory Clue

Novel Groups #1 (3/26)1) Define the novel terms together in your group. Refer to the glossary of

terms only when necessary…rely on each other!

2) Answer each novel question together in your group.

3) Complete the novel project as a group, dividing up the roles as you see fit.

4) Make sure ALL of your group members’ names are on the paper you submit.

5) Fill out Group Evaluation chart on your own. Put your name on it & turn in.

Robert Frost Selected Poems“Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening”

Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.

To Do:

1. Mark Rhyme Scheme

2. Mark & Label

alliteration, assonance &

consonance

3. Identify the Speaker

4. Paraphrase EACH stanza

Innocent Nursery Rhyme? I Think Not!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king’s horses,And all the king’s men,

Couldn’t put Humpty together again

Innocent Nursery Rhyme? I Think Not!Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king’s horses,And all the king’s men,

Couldn’t put Humpty together again

1. The rhyme refers to King Richard II, who fell from his horse in the Battle of Bosworth Field. Richard was surrounded by enemy troops in the battle and butchered on the spot.

2. The rhyme refers to Charles I of England, who was toppled by the Puritan majority on Parliament. The King’s army could not restore his power and he was subsequently executed.

3. “Humpty Dumpty” was a name of a powerful cannon during the English Civil War. It was mounted on top of St. Mary’s at the Wall Church in Colchester in 1648. The church tower was hit by enemy fire and was knocked off, sending the cannon tumbling to the ground. It could not be repaired

Innocent Nursery Rhyme? I Think Not!

Innocent Nursery Rhyme? I Think Not!

Black Plague of London (1665)• A rosy rash was a symptom of the

plague

• Posies of herbs were carried as protection and to ward off the smell of the disease.

• Ashes, Ashes is claimed to refer variously to cremation of the bodies, the burning of victims' houses, or blackening of their skin

Poetry with “Hidden” Meaning: Slave Spirituals

“Follow The Drinking Gourd”

When the Sun comes backAnd the first quail callsFollow the Drinking Gourd,For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom

If you follow the Drinking GourdThe riverbank makes a very good road.The dead trees will show you the way.Left foot, peg foot, travelling on,Follow the Drinking Gourd.

The river ends between two hillsFollow the Drinking Gourd.

There’s another river on the other sideFollow the Drinking Gourd.

When the great big river meets the little riverFollow the Drinking Gourd.

For the old man is a-waiting for to carry to freedom

If you follow the Drinking Gourd.

“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”

Chorus:Swing low, sweet chariot,Comin' for to carry me home!

I looked over Jordan and what did I see,Comin' for to carry me home!A band of angels comin' after me,Comin' for to carry me home!

Chorus: If you get there before I do,Comin' for to carry me home,Jess tell my friends that I'm a comin' too,Comin' for to carry me home.

Chorus:I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,Comin' for to carry me home,But still my soul feels heavenly bound

Comin' for to carry me home!

Poetry with “Hidden” Meaning: Slave Spirituals

“Follow The Drinking Gourd”

When the Sun comes backAnd the first quail callsFollow the Drinking Gourd,For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom

If you follow the Drinking GourdThe riverbank makes a very good road.The dead trees will show you the way.Left foot, peg foot, travelling on,Follow the Drinking Gourd.

The river ends between two hillsFollow the Drinking Gourd.

There’s another river on the other sideFollow the Drinking Gourd.

When the great big river meets the little riverFollow the Drinking Gourd.

For the old man is a-waiting for to carry to freedom

If you follow the Drinking Gourd.

• Associated with the Underground Railroad

• Instructions to follow the North Star

• Follow the points of the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper) to the brightest star, the North Star

• Peg Leg Joe story

Poetry with “Hidden” Meaning: Slave Spirituals

“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”

Chorus:Swing low, sweet chariot,Comin' for to carry me home!

I looked over Jordan and what did I see,Comin' for to carry me home!A band of angels comin' after me,Comin' for to carry me home!

Chorus: If you get there before I do,Comin' for to carry me home,Jess tell my friends that I'm a comin' too,Comin' for to carry me home.

Chorus:I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,Comin' for to carry me home,But still my soul feels heavenly bound

Comin' for to carry me home!

• Associated with Harriet Tubman

• Signals to hiding slaves as to whether it was safe to come out of hiding & continue journey

• Chariot = carriages & wagons used to transport fleeing slaves

Poetry with “Hidden” Meaning: Song Lyrics

Poetry with “Hidden” Meaning: Song LyricsBorn down in a dead man town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up

Born in the u.s.a., I was born in the u.s.a. I was born in the u.s.a., born in the u.s.a.

Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man

Born in the U.S.A...

Come back home to the refinery Hiring man said son if it was up to me Went down to see my v.a. man He said son, don't you understand

I had a brother at Khe Sahn Fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone

He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run aint got nowhere to go

Poetry with “Hidden” Meaning: Song LyricsPicture yourself on a boat in a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, a girl with kaleidoscope eyes Cellophane flowers of yellow and green, towering over your head Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes, and she's gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah

Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain, where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers, that grow so incredibly high Newspaper taxies appear on the shores, waiting to take you away Climb in the back with your head in the clouds, and you're gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah

Picture yourself in a train in a station,with plasticine porters with looking glass ties Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile, the girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah Lucy in the sky with diamonds,

Poetry with “Hidden” Meaning: Song Lyrics

“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”

Recorded at Studio Two, Abbey Road, March 1 & 2, 1967. The album version was mixed from take 8. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, long thought to be about an LSD trip, was written by Lennon taken from an idea he got from his son Julian. Julian, a young boy, came home one day with a painting he had done at school of one of his classmates named Lucy O'Donnell. In explaining the painting to his father, he described it as Lucy, in the sky with diamonds, and the song was born. Pictured above is the original drawing by Julian that inspired his father John to write this song.

Let’s Revisit Frost…“Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening”Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.

Critics have found “hidden meaning” in these lines since Frost wrote them. Here are 4 popular interpretations of this poem.

1. Contemplation of suicide2. Admiration of nature’s

beauty, but must obey obligations & move on

3. The speaker has been unfaithful & committed an evil crime

4. The speaker is Santa ClausYour Task:

Cite lines from the poem that supports EACH of the interpretations above.

Be ready to discuss what you find!

Happy Tuesday!BW: Working with Tone

Consider: Look over the grid below and with a partner, say each “right” out loud, emphasizing the attitude each suggests.

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Right? Is this right?

Right! You’re absolutely right.

Right! This won’t happen.

Right. I heard you, but I don’t believe you.

Right! Turn right, not left!

Remember: Tone is more than what is said, it’s how it is said. We create tone in writing through the elements of voice: Diction, Imagery, Detail, Syntax…

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Apply: with your partner, create a similar chart, but for a different word that can have the same conveyance of attitude.

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Novel Groups #1• Work with your small group/pairing

• Complete Parts 1 & 2 of the Independent Literature Sheet (Divide roles evenly)

• Staple ALL together & turn-in (Part 3)

KaylaJazz

JonBrianMykael

Brad

KristinLenaCharles

E’ShuniaTylerBrandonKayceeMatt

KyleSean

MelissaEmilyMarkAmanda

KatelynMyaCassidy

Speak

Tuesdays with Morrie

Of Mice and Men

Fallen Angels

SFFSB…

Mississippi Trial

TommyOwenNiles

RachelBrittanyChandaAnthony

AlmaClara

PaigeCyndie Bailey

SavannahEmilyKailyn

Dylan StephenWes

HannahNyssaAlannaMadison

Speak

Tuesdays with Morrie

Fallen Angels

Staying Fat…

Mississippi Trial

Alex S.Matt P.Relashen

AjayaEdwardNinaRaquel

Matt T.JeremiahColtin

JaredDemetri

Ellen Foster

To Kill a Mockingbird

JacobBrentAlix L.

Jessica

VictoriaBrittneyEmily

DakotaSamShaylynn

KaylaSabrienaRachel

Carrie

JeffJaxToddJaiden

Speak

Tuesdays with Morrie

Fallen Angels

Of Mice and Men

Mississippi Trial

DominiqueCalebDan

Ellen FosterTo Kill a Mockingbird

TytiahnaKyleighGregCatiebree

AngelDesiray

MeganNickLivi

JimmyJacob

Working with Diction II Consider: A rowan* like a lipsticked girl. (Seamus Heaney, “Song,” Field Work)

* a small tree with white flower clusters & orange berries.Discuss: 1) Other than color, what comes to mind when you think of a lipsticked girl?

2) How would it change the meaning and feeling of the line if, instead of lipsticked girl, the author wrote girl with lipstick on?Apply:

Create a simile comparing a tree to an animal. In your simile, use a word that is normally used as a noun (like lipstick) as an adjective (like lipsticked).

Friday! Quick Quiz: Open Notes

1. Define “Rhyme Scheme” in your own words.

2. Who was the author of “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, “The Road Not Taken,” and “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening”?

3. What is a “paragraph” of poetry called?

4. What is the difference between Alliteration & Assonance?

Novel Day #2Directions:

• Using the post-it notes given to you, take active reading notes as your read through your novel.

• Record the Journal Question when posted

• Respond to the JQ in the space provided.

CharactersSettingLiterary DevicesImportant QuotationsMotifsConflictsPlotTheme POVAuthor’s styleSymbolsForeshadowing

Novel Day #2Journal Question:

What symbols and/or motifs are evident in your novel so far?

In your response, cite the specific symbols or motifs, state how they are used, their intended meaning and purpose and your interpretation of them.