Thursday, January 16, 2014

For Wednesday, January 22

Read the following vignettes from House on Mango Street:.

Cathy Queen of  Cats *characterization of Cathy/Esperanza (worksheet provided)
Our Good Day *look at dialogue
Laughter *annotate figurative language
Gil's Furniture Bought and Sold *annotate especially for diction (connotations and figurative language) AND sentence structure--how might these contribute to meaning.

Complete the pages in your packet. 
Page 14-Complete
Page 15-Read
Page 16-Fill out chart; ignore B
Page 17-Complete in class
Page 18-Complete
Page 19-Complete A, Skip B, Complete C

Write a sentence that mirrors the narrator's view of herself within her family:  I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor.  After composing and writing your sentence, illustrate it on the same sheet of paper.   You will share your illustrated sentences with the class on Wednesday.

Prep for "Is this a dagger..." performance.

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