3 Subject SpiralWrite today’s date and these sentences:

1. andrew johnson became president after the assassination of abraham lincoln

2. like lincoln he had grown up in a poor family You have 5 minutes from the time the tardy bell rings to complete this assignment and YES-IT IS FOR A GRADE!

3 Subject Spiral

1st section: Bellringers2nd section: Reader’s Notebook

3rd section: Writer’s Notebook

Essential QuestionsWrite this question in your Reader’s

Notebook:*How can cultural experiences shape, impact or influence our perception of the world?

Write this question in your Writer’s Notebook:*How does voice function in and beyond the contexts of writing?

Supplies

Springboard book assignment Please write your name on the SIDE & TOP & BOTTOM of the book

1 subject spiral Vocabulary and Toolbox

On the top of the 1st page write “Vocabulary” Count 35 pages and fold in half Write “Toolbox” on the paper you folded

This is the only spiral we will be using today Please open it to the “Toolbox” section and glue in the papers I

am going to hand out We will be reviewing some content vocabulary

Highlight the words & discuss

Connotation

the associations and emotional overtones attached to a word beyond its literal definition or denotation. A connotation may be positive, negative, or neutral.

Connotación: asociaciones y alusiones emocionales unidas a una palabra más allá de su definición literal o denotación. Una connotación puede ser positiva, negativa o neutra.

Example: The word “home” suggests family, comfort and security.

Denotation

the exact literal meaning of a word

Denotación: significado literal exacto de una palabra

Example: A home is a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.

Diction

the writer’s choice of words; a stylistic element that helps convey voice and tone

Dicción: selección de palabras por parte del escritor; elemento estilístico que ayuda a transmitir voz y tono

Example: Keats in his “Ode to the Grecian Urn” uses formal diction to achieve a certain effect. He goes:

“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard

Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on”

Imagery

the verbal expression of sensory experience; descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses

Imaginería: lenguaje descriptivo o figurativo utilizado para crear imágenes verbales; la imaginería es creada por detalles que apelan a uno o más de los cinco sentidos

Example: It was dark and dim in the forest. – The words “dark” and “dim” are visual images.

Stanza

a group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern, that form a unit within a poem

Estrofa: grupo de versos, normalmente similares en longitud y patrón, que forman una unidad dentro de un poema

Style

the distinctive way a writer uses language, characterized by elements of diction, syntax, imagery, etc.

Estilo: manera distintiva en que un escritor usa el lenguaje, caracterizada por elementos de dicción, sintaxis, lenguaje figurado, etc.

Example: Here is an excerpt from a poem.A drop fell on the apple tree,

Another on the roof,

And made the gables laugh,

The breezes brought dejected lutes,

And bathed them in the glee;

And signed the fete away.

(Summer Shower by Emily Dickinson)

This poem is giving an example of descriptive style. Emily gives a description of a summer rainstorm in detail and visualizes with images so that the readers could visualize this storm in their own minds as if it is actually happening.

Syntax

the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence; the way in which words are put together to make meaningful elements, such as phrases, clauses, and sentences

Sintaxis: disposición de las palabras y orden de los elementos gramaticales en una oración; manera en que las palabras se juntan para formar elementos significativos, como frases, cláusulas y oraciones

Example: In casual conversations, we can simply say, “I cannot go out” to convey our inability to go out. P J Kavanagh’s in his poem Beyond Decoration does not rely on merely stating a prosaic “I cannot go out”. Rather, he shifts the syntax and says “Go out I cannot”, which lays a much stronger emphasis on the inability to go out conveyed by the word “cannot”.

Theme

a writer’s central idea or main message about life; see also, explicit theme, implied theme

Tema: idea central o mensaje principal acerca de la vida de un escritor; véase también, tema explícito, tema implícito

Example: Crimes cannot be hidden

Thesis Statement

the main idea or point of an essay or article; in an argumentative essay the thesis is the writer’s position on an issue

Tesis: idea o punto principal de un ensayo o artículo; en un ensayo argumentativo, la tesis es la opinión del autor acerca de un tema

Example: Chocolate is the best flavor ice cream because it is sweet and creamy.

Opinion Reasons

Tone

a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject

Tono: actitud de un escritor u orador acerca de un tema

Example: Holden Caulfield in J.D Salinger’s “Catching the Rye” unfolds his personality through the tone he adopts throughout the novel. Let us have a look at some of his remarks: “All morons hate it when you call them a moron.”

“If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.”

“Goddamn money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.”

“Catholics are always trying to find out if you’re Catholic.”

Holden’s tone is bitterly sarcastic as he criticizes the nature of things in real life. His character may reveal the attitude of the writer towards life as it is common for writers to use their characcters as their mouthpieces.

VerseThe literary device verse denotes a single line of poetry. The term can also be used to refer to a stanza or other parts of poetry.

Verso: conjunto de palabras sujetas a medida y ritmo, o solo a medida. En sentido colectivo, se contrapone a prosa. Los versos de ocho o menos sílabas métricas son de arte menor. Los versos de nueve o más sílabas son de arte mayor.

Example: I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o’er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

The above quoted stanza from William Wordsworth poem presents to the reader various examples of a verse. It can be noted here, that the use of the tool of verse adds a scenic element to the structure of poetry.

Theme for English B pg. 18 Harlem Renaissance http://

www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/videos/the-harlem-renaissance

Biography

http://www.biography.com/people/langston-hughes-9346313

Theme for English B pg. 18

Read the poem to yourselfHighlight any words that make you feel a certain way in yellow (what stands out to you?)

Highlight words having to do with culture in orange

Imagery and Diction

Novelist Robert Newton Peck once said, “A good author makes a camera out of a pen.” An author creates imagery through his or her diction. Imagery is language that appeals to the senses. Writers use it to describe an experience and evoke a feeling.1. Review Hughes’ poem and identify two images. Explain why

the images appeal to you*Draw these images and write their lines underneath on the paper I gave you

2. Next, consider the topic, purpose, and occasion of Hughes’ poem. How might they shape his diction or choice of words? (discussion)