The Sniper Day 1

Big Idea: Ideology, utopia, and imagination

Nuance Academy: Loose Sentences

After today I should be able to: write a loose sentence

Reading: You should have two books read by October 1st.

Agenda:

1. Write 10 loose sentences.
1. String ideas together using and or but, and sometimes who, which, when, where and while.
2. Example: Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and then he wrote it.
2. Choose your first vocabulary list from the Big Book of Words. You must use 20 words from the letter A or B list. You will add these words to a list you create on Vocabulary.com You should finish your list by Sunday evening.
3. Read the short story, "The Sniper"
1. Break the short story into sections
2. We will practice annotating the short story together. You should look for:
1. Contrasts and Contradictions
1. A character thinks and behaves in a way that we don't expect.
2. An element of a setting is something we would not expect.
3. Question: Why did...How can this help us understand or predict...?
2. Patterns
1. A word is repeated again and again
2. An idea is repeated again and again (but with different words, i.e. war, battle, fighting, etc.)
3. An image is repeated several times
4. Question: Why is the author continually bringing up...?
3. Epiphanies
1. A character or group of characters suddenly understands something.
2. For example, "In an instant I knew..."
3. Question: How might the realization that...change...?

Homework:

1. Work on your first vocabulary list. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.