Tuesday,+August+27

Today's Learning Goals:
Students will determine the author's purpose and cite specific evidence from the text used to develop this purpose. RL.10.1, RL.10.2

Bell Work: Weekly Rhetorical Strategy (Diction)
**Connotation and Denotation: How Word Choice Affects a Paragraph– Positive, Negative or Neutral?**

Create three columns on your paper- positive, negative, and neutral. For each numbered set below, write the individual word under the column which best describes its connotation. 1. mansion, shack, abode, dwelling, domicile, residence, house, home, dump 2. spinster, old maid, unmarried woman, maiden lady, career woman 3. snooty, arrogant, conceited, cocky, vain, self-satisfied, egotistical, proud, high-and mighty, overbearing, high-hat, supercilious 4. titter, giggle, chuckle, laugh, guffaw, roar, snicker, snigger, cackle (Show me your journal entry from your independent read!)

Quick Gallery Walk and Discussion
What was the "so what'?

What is magical realism?
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Homework: Meet the Author
Isabel Allende: Website Biography Read the short bio on Allende. There will be a quick quiz tomorrow! I may even through in a bonus question from the website!