Interposing an Essay by Alice Walker

Agenda

Housekeeping: Again, ALL H.W. must be handed in on time.You should have 3 of the following items complete: 1. Break with Tradition Blog 2. Irony Blog 3. Rhetorical Analysis graphic organizer 4. Rhetorical Device blog Any one of these assignments not received by 11/20/13 will not be accepted.

Literary Analysis Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Dtmhk6vJw    The Cool ONE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIhFJWVnsNw

Blogging Please spend 3-5 min alone trying to identify these AP rhetorical devices: personification, allusion, allegory, colloquialism, and irony on page 1 alone!!! Mr. Johnson will review these rhetorical devices in a few minutes as a part of Blog Instruction and Modeling Remember: Identify device/Theme→ State effect→ Describe Intent/Purpose Formative Assessment: Rhetorical Device Blog, again due 11/20.

Have you ever done puzzle-reading? We will interpose our discussion of TEWWG with an essay by Alice Walker entitled “Looking for Zora.” Each group will read 5 pages of text and report back to the class with a summary of the passage you read, noting key points and themes You must have a role: group orator, group scribe, group facilitator, group readers. Questions to consider for the class discussion: Where are we in the story? What are the key points? What are some quotes from the text that support your summary? What is the author’s purpose? Focus Questions to Consider: How is Eatonville characterized? How does the author

H.W.  Your Homework: Continue reading the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Read chapter 6