Review: MOOD

Copy the following definition into your notes:

MOOD--Mood is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. It may be the same, or it may change from situation to situation. 

Writers use many devices to create mood, including imagery, diction (author's word choice**), dialogue, setting*, and plot. Often a writer creates a mood at the beginning of the story and continues it to the end. However, sometimes the mood changes because of the plot or changes in characters.

You will receive a handout on words that describe tone and mood: Click here

Click on the following link to find the mood worksheet: Click here
video link-----COMPLETE ON YOUR OWN AND TURN IN.

BACK TO THE BOOK!!!
Go to page 73--we will read through page 80.

****Pick a section of today's reading. Choose 1-2 words to describe the MOOD of your selection using the strategies you've learned today. Give examples of the clues you found that supports your choice----complete on the pink sheet please!!

Compare and contrast

(Note: the video has a TRANSCRIPT attached if you cannot take the notes fast enough--they can be used as sources for your paper)

Colin Powell Ted Talk-- "Kids Need Structure": link here----PLEASE ATTEMPT TO TAKE NOTES

Assignment: After watching the Ted Talk above, write a compare/contrast of Colin Powell's views on child rearing, as opposed to "Mom" and "Dad" in the book. Below are a couple formats you can use for your  writing
Block Style:                                                  Point-by-point:



Re-read the following sections of The Glass Castle if necessary:
Pages: 9-16  "the hospital"
Pages: 19-25 "the skedaddle"
Pages: 29-31 "moving"
Pages: 32-34 "fire--again"
Pages: 42-47 "pregnancy"
Page: 58-61 "new school"
Pages: 64-66 "Battle Mountain--swimming"
Pages 67- 68  "Dad loses his job"

Today's work----get caught up with the reading and study guide

I realized yesterday---we are not caught up--------------

so first, paraphrasing practice (review "how")

and then, use the rest of your time to catch up on:
1. Reading up to page 72
2. Answering study guide questions through #23
3. Adding quotes to your dialectical journal

Movie and reflection

	Book/Story	Movie
Title
Characters:	How were they described in the book?	Did they look the way you thought they were going to in the movie?
	1. 2.	1. 2.
Additions:	What was in the book but wasn’t in the movie?	What did they add to the movie that wasn’t in the book?
	1. 2.	1. 2.
Deletions:	What parts of the story were deleted from the movie?	Was there anything in the movie that should have been in the book?
	1. 2.	1. 2.

Accuracy:

Was the movie accurate to story in the book? Explain.

Chapter Analysis worksheet

Today's worksheet can be found here: Chapter analysis

• Read pages 1-50

For homework: Continue reading and answering your study guide questions---ALSO, ADD QUOTES TO YOUR DIALECTICAL JOURNAL SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND FIND QUOTES FOR YOUR ESSAY LATER ON

BY FRIDAY---READ THROUGH PAGE  72 AND BE DONE ANSWERING STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS THROUGH #23

Image analysis

• What would you think if you saw this family on the street? 
• What kinds of assumptions and judgments would you make? 
• Have you seen families like this before? 
• How do you think they feel? 

 *Share your responses.
*Discuss conflicting opinions and whether or not it is fair to make judgments about people based on their appearances. (5 minutes)

The picture is of a homeless family from Arizona.
*Draw a line underneath your initial response and write a reaction to the statistic you found most surprising.

To view Homelessness in America video clip: click here


* Discuss responses. (5 minutes). ---TURN THIS IN TODAY OR ATTACHED TO YOUR HW QUESTIONS (BELOW)


*Watch video clip of Jeannette Walls on the Stephen Colbert Report in which she discusses her experience with homelessness and introduces her memoir The Glass Castle. (7 minutes)

Homework Questions (or in class if you have time)
 1. What kinds of stereotypes exist about people who are homeless?
2. What is being done to help the homeless population in America?
3. In looking at Jeannette Walls, would you have ever guessed she spent her childhood in poverty?
4. What do you think about Jeannette’s reaction to seeing her mother digging in the trash?

Helicopter parents

video for the article

"Are Modern Kids Coddled?"

Newsweek article

Today we will:
1. Annotate the article---first time through circle unknown vocabulary ONLY
2. Label the left side "questions" and the right side "notes". NUMBER THE PARAGRAPHS.
3. Answer the text-based questions below (MUST USE RACE--RESTATE/ANSWER/CITE/EXPLAIN) based on the article (highlight your answers in the passage). Look-up unknown vocab and define on your worksheet.
4. Please complete the assignment for homework and ATTACH YOUR ANNOTATIONS FOR CREDIT.

Questions for: "Are Modern Kids Coddled?" (30 PTS.--20 QUESTIONS/10ANNOTATIONS) 
1. How does the author use the opening sentence to grab the reader's attention? What is a possible audience he is addressing? Purpose?
2. An anecdote is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person . How does the author use anecdote in the first few paragraph to explain the problem to the audience?
3. In paragraph 5, the mother is accused of being "cavalier" about her kids' safety. What does this imply about her as a mother? Does this comment seem fair or unfair? Explain.
4. What is "Free Range Kids" and what is its purpose?
5.  Cite 1-2 statistics the author provides and what argument they reinforce.
6. Where is the counter-claim paragraph? What is the counter-argument? Is there a rebuttal?
7. What does it mean when the author states that experts discourage a "one-size-fits-all approach to parenting?"
8. What is the author's purpose in including the statements by Dr. Richard Gallagher? Who is her? Is this the ethical, logical, or emotional appeal?
9. Provide 1-2 vocabulary words that you didn't know in this article. Explain how the knowledge of the word was essential to your full understanding of the text.
10. Overall do you believe the article was "for", or  "against, (or "neutral")   the "coddling" of children? Explain.

Homework for tonight--you can start now if you'd like to!

Read up until page   54 and add on at least 2 quotes/passages to your dialectical journal--

Tomorrow we will work on article #2 for the unit "Are Modern Kids Coddled"?

We should be up to page 41 in the book right now and have answered study guide questions #1-19!!

Today we are going to make a dialectical journal in our notes that we WILL KEEP UNTIL THE END OF THE BOOK!!!  Copy the following chart:

Page #	Lines/quotes that are interesting, important, confusing, etc.	Explain—why is it interesting, important, confusing, etc.

We will break-up into 4 groups and work in 10 page sections searching for good entries for what we have read so far!!
Group 1: pages 1-10
Group 2: pages 11-20
Group 3: pages 21-30
Group 4 pages 31-41.

"When we hold secrets, we create shame"

Oprah interview with Jeannette

Look at the "When we hold secrets, we create shame".

Directions: Write a free-response 1-2 paragraphs in length on:
1. What you feel this means
2. Give examples from "real-life" (either yourself or others), books/literature, historical happenings, etc. that prove the statement true or false.

• When we are finished we will discuss, and create a dialectical journal in our notebooks to keep throughout the book.
• You will be expected to keep this going throughout your reading. We are going to split up into sections to complete the pages we've read so far.

For homework: Read pages 26-41 and answer through study guide question #19

"Used to Be" article

Click here for today's worksheet: "Used to Be" worksheet/article

2nd characterization "Dad"

Please copy the following chart in your notes:

Indirect characterization "Dad”  pages 26-31	Examples	Explanation
Speech
Thoughts
Effect on others
Actions
Looks

Today we will: Complete a STEAL chart for pages 26-31 for "Dad"---Use your notes to write a character sketch of this character (1-2 paragraphs). 20 pts.

For example:
           In pages 26-31 of the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the character of "Dad" is described as_________________ this is seen __________________________(evidence). This shows ________________________ (explain).
          Additionally,_____________________

Student sample----what worked?

       In pages 3-5 of the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the character of "Mom" is described as someone who is not living a traditional life and is happy about it. This is seen in her actions at the dumpster but also in her reaction to her daughter Jeannette’s concerns. One example of this is when the author tells us Mom’s, “eyes widened with childish glee” as she finds things she deems valuable in the trash (Walls 3). Despite the fact that her eyes are described as “sunk deep in their sockets” the reader can tell that she is much more than a typical homeless person.

       This creates a contrast between the attitudes of the author and her mother. We can tell that Jeannette does not only disapprove of her mother’s lifestyle, but also doesn’t understand it. This builds tension between the two because we can tell that this has been a continual argument between them; mom stresses her out and embarrasses her as she “slid down” in her seat to avoid confronting her. Mom doesn’t seem surprised when Jeannette confronts her about this replying that her daughter is “too easily embarrassed” and that her values are “all confused” (Walls 5).

Read pages 9-14

Finish study guide #1-10.

For homework: read pages 15-25--you will be expected to know what happened in this section tomorrow.  ******Answer questions 11-15.********

The Glass Castle--Jeannette Walls

Please copy the following chart in your notes:

Indirect characterization “Mom”	Examples	Explanation
Speech
Thoughts
Effect on others
Actions
Looks

Here is a link to the characterization video we watched in class

***Today we will begin our first piece of literature, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. You will have your own copy of the book to read. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING IT BACK AND FORTH TO CLASS EACH DAY.

STEAL characterization review notes

Today we will: Complete a STEAL chart for pages 3-5 for "Mom"---Use your notes to write a character sketch of this character (1-2 paragraphs). 20 pts.

For example:
           In pages 3-5 of the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the character of "Mom" is described as_________________ this is seen __________________________(evidence). This shows ________________________ (explain).
          Additionally,_____________________

Today's work:

1. go over signal phrases worksheet
2. review sample outline/intro
3. complete outline/rough draft

we will meet in room 184 Wed-friday to work on the argument essay and college essay drafts.