Denotation and Connotation

It's Thursday!
(in case you weren't aware yet)

We'll be reading today.

• Open Socrative
• You'll also need your copy of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" open.
  We're not done with it just yet!

Denotation vs. Connotation
When you look at sensory details and mood within the story, you are using the author's word choice to figure out how you're supposed to feel within the story. When an author chooses specific words over others when they write, they are using diction to tell their story.

Diction involves knowing how words relate to each other in different contexts.

This means we have to understand the denotation and connotation of words.

Let's look at this more closely....


Important Information You Need:

• The end of the grading period is next Friday 10/10. If you have not finished two books (your group novel and one choice novel), you need to spend a lot more time reading. Finish them.
• Your group novel should be DONE on Monday, October 6
• You can improve upon the English Journal grade you gave yourself by going back and working on the pieces that you have not yet completed or done thoroughly.
• Give Mrs. Roberts or Ms. Black a fist bump (an exploding one, preferably)
• If you didn't take the Newsela Quiz yesterday, go do that.

Sensory Details

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Hey!<br />
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While you're reading (not talking), you need to get a couple tabs open:<br />
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<li>Your highlighted copy of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez</li>
<li>Socrative! (<a href="http://m.socrative.com/" target="_blank">http://m.socrative.com</a>&nbsp;is the address)</li>
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<b>Goal #1:&nbsp;</b><br />
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Yesterday you highlighted sensory details in "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings."<br />
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You're going to choose your favorite, most descriptive sensory detail from what you read yesterday.<br />
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In Socrative, you'll be doing the following:<br />
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Choose the best sensory detail from the story and (1) type it into Socrative, (2) explain which sense it appeals to, and (3) explain how the description affects you as a reader.<br />
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<b>Goal #2:</b><br />
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<li>Reread the passage from your group novel listed below.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Find specific instances where the author uses sensory details and copy them into your English Journal.</li>
<li>State which sense each quotation appeals to, and how it affects you as a reader.</li>
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<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/szbqgwpl7u4530l/Sensory_Details_Chart.docx?dl=0" target="_blank">(You may want to create a chart like this one in your English Journal if you think it would be helpful.)</a></div>
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<b>Of Mice and Men:</b> pages 99-100 (First two pages of last chapter)<br />
<b>Saint Iggy:</b> Pages 46-48 – A vile description of the apartment building where Freddie<br />
sells drugs and a bunch of addicts hang out all strung out.<br />
<b>Lord of the Flies:</b> Pages 134-135 – the description of the boys slaughtering the sow.<br />
<b>Romiette and Julio:</b> pp. 178 – 180 – the description of Terrell’s gang threatening<br />
Romiette &amp; Julio<br />
<b>Secret Life of Bees: </b>pp. 191-193<br />
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<b>Goal #3:&nbsp;</b><br />
If you read this, Mrs. Roberts and I still want high fives, but you'll need to tell us who your favorite character is in your group novel, as well. **Be careful: We might ask why.<br />
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You have all period to fulfill this goal. I hope you read it.

How Authors Describe...

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Monday!



I am sorry I had to miss class last Friday. Hopefully Mrs. Roberts didn't cause too much trouble while I was gone.






Scoring your English Journal:

Today you're going to evaluate your English Journal. You'll need to open it in one tab and this SCORING GUIDE in another tab.

Copy and paste this into your English Journal at the top. and complete the blanks based on the scoring guide.

 I believe I have earned a _________ (enter a number from the scoring guide) on my English Journal because _______________________________(explain why you earned that score based on the scoring guide).

"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings:"

This week we're going to be looking more at how authors create descriptions. Authors use sensory details to make the setting and characters seem more real. Sensory details refer to how things smell, taste, feel, sound, and look, but show rather than tell.

Today, you'll need to spend some significant time reading "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." You'll need to open that link and click file/make a copy for your own use. I will explain how we will do this.