Stories we've read
What is the title of the story with Rachel?
"Eleven" by Sandra Ciscernos
The first line of the story
Hook
For example, "My clothes have failed me"
Which of these are NOT examples of figurative language: Metaphor, hyperbole, transitions, hook
Transitions & Hook
What do I draw in the margins if I have a question?
?
Question Mark?
Why did Rachel repeatedly say, "Not mine, not mine, not mine"?
She was upset her teacher forced her to take the ugly sweater.
Varied sentence structure
What type of figurative language is this? The sun smiled down on us.
Personification (giving an object human traits) Suns can't "smile"
What do I do if I see figurative language / authors tools?
Put a star! *
Why does Rachel cry after she puts on the ugly sweater?
She is embarrassed and ashamed that she was shy. She should have been brave and told her teacher it wasn't hers (like an Eleven yr old would be)
What is this an example of? "Later, however, I swiped the jacket up".
Transitions
What type of fig. language? "Growing old is like the rings inside a tree trunk"
Simile (comparison using like/as)
What do I do if I see something surprising, or if I feel surprised, angry, sad, or happy about something?
!
Exclamation mark!
What kind of jacket did Gary Soto want ?
How is a personal narrative different from an autobiography?
Autobiography= person's whole life
Personal Narrative = short story, one event
What is this? "I'm so hungry I could eat 1,000 hot dogs!"
Hyperbole (exaggeration)
When annotating, I will put symbols(*, ?, !). But that is not enough, what do I need to add in the margins?
Notes! Say something, label it! Is it a simile? A surprising moment? A shift in place or time?
What type of figurative language is this: " I heard the buzz-buzz of gossip"
Onomatopoeia (sound words- buzz buzz)
What is this? Beginning, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution/Ending
Plot
What is this? "He is my shining star".
Metaphor (saying something is something)
If I see a short sentence after many long sentences, this is varied sentence structure. Why does the author do that?
Example, "Here I was trying to get through my day, and that teacher came up and gave me the wrong paper. I was so mad."
Draws your attention to something important.