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Agenda:
1. Read to end of Part 1
2. Introduce SIFT w/notes p.188
3. SIFT as a class (Sept.15th)
4. SIFT w/partner (Sept. 11th)
5. Theme Paragraph
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Warm Up:
Answering the multiple choice questions on the handout given to you. Write your answers in your warm up notes. Do not write on the question paper.
Homework:
Finish Literary Analysis paragraph Sep 28­11:30 AM
Finish reading Part One: Read independently Sept 12, Sept 14 and Sept 15. After you read, answer the questions below in the 'My Notes' box on page 188 in Springboard.
1. What "miracle" does Paul experience?
2. List the motifs that you recognize throughout Part One of Tangerine. How do these motifs impact the plot?
***motif: a recurring element, image, or idea in a work of literature (example‐ In Touching Spirit Bear, the motifs of fire and anger help us better understand the character Cole, and the decisions he made throughout the novel.)
Sep 28­11:42 AM
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SB pg. 188
SIFT: Symbol, Imagery, Figurative Language, Tone & Theme
Symbol: An object, person, or place that stands for something else
Imagery: Descriptive language used to create word pictures
Figurative Language: Imaginative language that is not meant to be taken literally
Tone: A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
Theme: The central idea, message, or purpose
The SIFT strategy examines stylistic elements like symbol, imagery, and figures of speech in order to show how these elements work together to reveal tone and theme.
Sep 28­11:51 AM
use last page to define each term
September 15th (together)
Symbol
Tangerine Middle School is a symbol of Paul's hope for the future because tangerines are bright and sunny, and he is optimistic about playing soccer there.
Imagery
Paul describes the school uniforms as "blue pants, white shirts, and blue ties" which makes them seem plain.
Figurative Language
Tone and Theme
leave this column blank for now
Paul's mother says that the Catholic school was "flooded" by calls from students wanting to go there, a metaphor that reflects the disaster of the sinkhole.
The tone is nervous and worried at first, the hopeful and excited.
The theme is that sometimes good change can result from a disaster.
Sep 28­11:56 AM
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SIFT: Independent Practice
With a partner, go back and re‐read/review the September 11th entry (focus on the sinkhole) and complete the third column of the SIFT chart on page 188 of your SpringBoard book. We will review your charts in 10‐15 minutes
Sep 28­5:23 PM
September 15th
September 11th
Symbol
The sinkhole represents a collapse of many things in Paul's life. Part of his school is no Tangerine Middle School is a symbol of Paul's hope longer intact and this will also affect his for the future because tangerines are bright and school day/school life which won't be the sunny, and he is optimistic about playing soccer same. Also, while Paul acted bravely, any there.
feelings of safety or being comfortable at school have been impacted by the sinkhole.
Imagery
The description of the sinkhole and the school's reaction help the reader feel the chaos and tension of the event. "The kids Paul describes the school uniforms as "blue pants, came diving out, jamming in the doorways, white shorts, and blue ties" which makes them pushing into the backs of other kids, seem plain.
knocking each other flat on the dsintegrating boardwalk. They knocked each other into the moving mudslide that was swirling in a circle around them." Figurative Language
Paul uses onomatopoeia to describe the Paul's mother says that the Catholic school was sounds of the sinkhole ‐ "whooshing" and "flooded" by calls from students wanting to go "crack‐crack‐cracking" sounds. This helps the there, a metaphor that reflects the disaster of the reader 'enter' the story and experience the sinkhole.
terror of the sinkhole.
The tone is nervous and worried at first, then hopeful and excited.
Tone and Theme The theme is that sometimes good change can result from a disaster.
The tone of the part about the sinkhole is both anxious and energetic. Anxious as the sinkhole and chaos is described and energetic as Paul and Joey work to help students.
The theme of this entry is that things are not what they appear to be on the surface. The sinkhole shows danger below the school. Paul shows bravery beneath an exterior of wearing thick glasses and thought of as not seeing.
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Expository Writing Prompt (p.189)
Choose one theme that you have identified from Part One of Tangerine (see chart we just completed). Write a literary analysis paragraph analyzing how literary elements such as symbol, imagery, figurative language, and tone contributed to that theme. Be sure to include:
‐a topic sentence that identifies a theme
‐identify specific literary elements
‐provide textual evidence in the form of quotes
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