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The Hunger Games: Themes

Presentation: Frequently Misused Words Discussion: Wolff: “Analyzing Writing Strategies” #3: p31: Sentence length. Reflecting on the Event's Significance pp 48-49 Thesis Statement 49-50

In-Class Writing

1. Focus on the climax of your event. Write a paragraph describing the action using short and long sentences to control the intensity of your narrative. 2. Answer the questions on pp 48-49 3. Formulating a Tentative Thesis Statement

THEMES TO CONSIDER

FRIENDSHIP

FAMILY

SURVIVAL

FREEDOM AND OPPRESSION

MATERIALSIM AND CLASS

Frequently Confused and Misused Words

Dude, the right

word is affect,

with an a.

No, you’re wrong. The

word should be effect, with an

e.

To, Too, Two

• Use to as a preposition.Jonathan drove to the seafood shop.

• Use to to begin an infinitive.He hoped to buy fresh squid.

• Use too to show degree.The squid was too expensive to purchase.

• Use too as a synonym for also.

So too was the fresh octopus.• Use two when you mean the number.

Jonathan bought two flounder filets instead.

There, Their, They’re

• Use there as an expletive, a placeholder to delay the subject.

There is a turtle in the road.

• Use there to indicate place.Across the road is a lake. The turtle hopes to get

there before a car hits him.

• Use their as a possessive pronoun.Most drivers don’t see the turtle; their eyes are glued

to their cell phones.• Use they’re as a contraction for they are.

They’re also distracted by other devices, like the radio and navigation system.

Recognize misspelled/correctly spelled words and phrases.

Alright ● All right

Alot ● A lot

Rite ● Right, write

Should of ● Should have

Suppose to ● Supposed to

Spelled correctly!

Spelled wrong!

Recognize the distinctions among related words.

3 or more; Among my

friends

Among ● Between 2 only;Between Fred and me

Noncount;Amount of

butter

Amount ● Number Count;Number of cookies

Adjective;A good essay

Good ● Well Adverb;He writes well.

Evident, unambiguous

Explicit ● Implicit Implied, ambiguous

Know these differences!

Know the difference that a single new letter can make.

Before a word beginning with a

consonant [sound]

A ● An Before a word beginning with a vowel [sound]

Before Already ● All ready Completely prepared

A thought or conception

Idea ● Ideal The concept of something perfect

To suffer the deprivation of

Lose ● Loose Free from restraint

Verb; past tense of are

Were ● Where A place

More to learn!

Know the difference that an apostrophe can make.

Possessive pronoun;

belonging to it

Its ● It’s Contraction for it is or it has

Possessive pronoun;

belonging to whom

Whose ● Who’s Contraction for who is or who has

Possessive pronoun;

belonging to you

Your ● You’re Contraction for you are

Possessive pronouns never

contain an apostrophe.

Contractions do contain an

apostrophe.

Know the difference a change to a single letter can make.

Noun form Advice ● Advise Verb form

Usually a verb Affect ● Effect Usually a noun

City, wealth, important

Capital ● Capitol The building for lawmaking

To quote Cite ● Site A location

Rough Coarse ● Course Path, route

Praise Compliment ● Complement Goes well with

Put in place Set ● Sit Be seated

Unchanging Stationary ● Stationery Paper

Indicates comparison

Than ● Then Next

Why is English so complicated?

Don’t let these homonyms [sound alike words] confuse you.

Agree to or receive Accept ● Except Leave out

Plural present of the verb be

Are ● Our Possessive pronoun; belonging to us

Past tense of pass Passed ● Past Gone, by

Go before Precede ● Proceed Carry on

Chief [person], main Principal ● Principle Truth or rule

Correct, a just claim, a direction

Right ● Write Make letters with an instrument

Sight, touch, hearing, smell, taste

Sense ● Since Adverb, conjunction, or preposition

View, glimpse Sight ● Site A location

Past tense of throw Threw ● Through Beyond

State of the atmosphere

Weather ● Whether Introduces an alternative

Quick TestDirections: In the items that follow, choose the option that corrects an error in the underlined portion(s). If no error exists, choose “No change is necessary.”

Your turn!

Let’s see what you can do!

Item 1

Even though we warned Jake not to eat a hole

pie at one sitting, he sat at the kitchen table and

proceeded to consume slice after slice.

A.wholeB.setC.precededD.No change is necessary.

Even though we warned Jake not to eat a hole Apie at one sitting, he sat at the kitchen table and Bproceeded to consume slice after slice. C


Even though we warned Jake not to eat a hole Apie at one sitting, he sat at the kitchen table and Bproceeded to consume slice after slice. C


Item 2Give Jerrod a compliment because his shoe

laces complement the colors in his plaid shirt.

His fashion since is gradually improving.

A.complementB.complimentC.senseD.No change is necessary.

Give Jerrod a compliment because his shoe Alaces complement the colors in his plaid shirt. BHis fashion since is gradually improving. C


Give Jerrod a compliment because his shoe Alaces complement the colors in his plaid shirt. BHis fashion since is gradually improving. C


Item 3If you go by the supermarket, buy a package of

hotdog buns. Than we can grill the sausage for

dinner.

A.buyB.byC.ThenD.No change is necessary.

If you go by the supermarket, buy a package of A Bhotdog buns. Than we can grill the sausage for Cdinner.


If you go by the supermarket, buy a package of A Bhotdog buns. Than we can grill the sausage for Cdinner.


Item 4Heed my advice, and don’t loose your receipt.

The college bookstore will not accept any excuse

if you need to return those books.

A.adviseB.loseC.exceptD.No change is necessary.

Heed my advice, and don’t loose your receipt. A BThe college bookstore will not accept any excuse Cif you need to return those books.


Heed my advice, and don’t loose your receipt. A BThe college bookstore will not accept any excuse Cif you need to return those books.


Item 5The heard of gazelle leaped through the air as

the animals tried to elude the cheetah.

A.herdB.threwC.alludeD.No change is necessary.

The heard of gazelle leaped through the air as A Bthe animals tried to elude the cheetah. C


The heard of gazelle leaped through the air as A Bthe animals tried to elude the cheetah. C


Item 6Maybe Gerald is caught in traffic, or he maybe

flirting with the cute cafeteria cashier. Either way,

don’t accept any excuse for his tardiness.

A.May beB.may beC.exceptD.No change is necessary.

Maybe Gerald is caught in traffic, or he maybe A Bflirting with the cute cafeteria cashier. Either way,

don’t accept any excuse for his tardiness. C


Maybe Gerald is caught in traffic, or he maybe A Bflirting with the cute cafeteria cashier. Either way,

don’t accept any excuse for his tardiness. C


Item 7When there are fewer students in a class, the

professor has less worries that everyone is

getting individual attention.

A. theirB. lessC. fewerD. No change is necessary.

When there are fewer students in a class, the A Bprofessor has less worries that everyone is Cgetting individual attention.


When there are fewer students in a class, the A Bprofessor has less worries that everyone is Cgetting individual attention.


Discussion:

Wolff: “Analyzing Writing Strategies” #3

Open your SMG to p31: Sentence length.

Comparing Short and Long Sentences

What do they contribute to the action?

How do their contents differ?

What effect do the short sentences have on you as a reader?

Use Sentence Length to Control the Tension in your story

1. Focus on the climax of your event. Write a paragraph describing the action using short and long sentences to control the intensity of your narrative.

Reflecting on the Event's

Significance pp. 48-49

Show that the event was important

• Dramatize the event so readers can understand your feelings about it.

• Show scenes from your point of view so readers can identify with you.

Tell us that the event was important

• Tell how you felt at the time of the experience

• Tell how you feel about it now, in reflection.

The Goal: Indicate the Event’s Significance

The Strategy: Recall Remembered Feelings and Thoughts: Answer These Questions:

• What were your expectations before the event?

• What was your first reaction to the event as it was happening and right after it ended?

• How did you show your feelings? What did you say?

• What did you want the people involved to think of you? Why did you care what they thought of you?

• What did you think of yourself at the time?

• How long did these initial feelings last?

• What were the immediate consequences of the event for you personally?

Pause now to reread what you have written. Then write another sentence or two about the event’s significance to you at the time it occurred.

HOMEWORKRead: HG through chapter 12. SMG p 37 “Commentary: Autobiographical Significance,” and 625-633. Write: Post your outline and brainstorming: Long quote; transition; intro to event, description of place(s), description of people, a dialogue or two, the climax (with short and long sentences working to achieve your goal), and a list of answers to the questions on slide #26; end with framing plan. (Remember, this is still just drafting.) Blog Prompt #4Study: Vocab (Chapters 1-12)Bring: HG and SMG; draft of your outline/writing

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Education

theyre use

chooseno change

sense b

plaid shirt

past tense of pass

contraction forpronounit

location past tense

verb form