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Hi everyone,
I hope you all got home safely. It really started to rain cats and dogs as soon as our class ended. Literary Terms and Book Reports: In today's class, we spent most of our time on literary terms and reviewing the book report guidelines. We looked at theme, symbols and irony. Theme: This is the message that the author wants to tell the reader. You can ask yourself these questions to help understand the theme:
Remember that the theme is usually never directly stated in the story. You will have to infer (=guess) the theme. Symbols: Symbols usually have to meanings: (1) an obvious (surface) meaning and (2) a deeper (subtle) meaning. Also, the meaning of a symbol can change depending on the context. There are many types of symbols used in literature. For a list of some of these symbols, you can refer to the "Symbols in Literature" handout in the Reading-->Literary Terms section of the website. Irony: Situational irony is when something unexpected happens, and the outcome is usually humorous or tragic. In the case of Kakae the otter, her outcome was tragic! Book Reports: We also spent some time reviewing the essay questions for your book reports. Remember that you will have to use the appropriate structure (e.g. listing, compare/contract, hypothetical) depending on the type of question. When you complete the "literary terms" sections, make sure you give 2-3 specific examples to support your description. Homework:
Blog Question #9: What is the most important thing you have learned this semester in our course? Why? How will this help you next semester (or even after our course)? *Write 8-10 sentences. *Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly. *Submit by Tuesday, July 2 by 6:00pm.
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