bell-ringer – in your notebooks, respond: (write the question and the date – sept 11, 2013)
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Bell-Ringer – in your notebooks, respond: (write the question and the date – Sept 11, 2013). What expectations do your parents have for you? How do those expectations fit with yours?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What expectations do your parents have for you? How do those expectations fit with yours?
Bell-Ringer – in your notebooks, respond: (write the question and the date – Sept 11, 2013)
LEQ 1-Question: How does Sandra Cisneros carefully
balance the words and details used to explain her family's
effect on her development for her audience?
“Only Daughter”Narrative Non-fiction
Sandra CisnerosWriterSandra Cisneros is an American writer best known
for her acclaimed first novel The House on Mango Street and her subsequent short story collection Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories. Wikipedia
Born: December 20, 1954 (age 58), Chicago, ILNationality: AmericanAwards: American Book Awards, MacArthur
Fellowship, Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Sandra Cisneros
Writes extensively about her experiences as a Mexican-American
Uses her distinct voice and style to separate herself from other writers
Sandra Cisneros
personal essayauthor's purposedetailsword choice
imageryToneVoice
Important literature vocabulary
Personal
Essay
A piece of writing that
explore a persons
thoughts on a subject
A fictional short story
Attempts to adopt a unique voice
Focuses on the meaning of events
from own life
Carries a theme
Personal Essay
Author’s
Purpose
The why behind a piece
of writing
Directly relates to the form of a text
May be implied or
stated directly
May be more than
one
Entertain
Persuade
Inform
Author’s Purpose
These are the pieces that lead up to the whole
These are carefully selected by the author to shape the message or theme of an essay
Details
Word Choice
The deliberate selection of words
by an author
Voice
Tone
Mood
Can reveal author’s feelings
Relies on word
connotations
Connects to audience
Word Choice
Previewing-What are the challenges of living in a big family?
Previewing-Where you are the only boy or girl?
Previewing-How might it be different in different cultures?
Today we will read “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros.
You will be completing a reading guide with a partner as you read.Follow the directions carefullyDo not attempt to split the questions
Everyone must read the whole text!At the end your reading guide will be used to
write the answer to the LEQ.
Instructions
What words come to mind now that we are finished reading this text?(list on page with Bell Ringer activity)
How does Sandra Cisneros carefully balance the words and details used to explain her family's effect on her development for her audience?
Your answer must include.Specific details from the text.All of the previewed vocabulary
personal essayauthor's purposedetailsword choice
Imagery Tone Voice
Assessment