Do Now:Each sentence has an error. Select the option that correctly identifies the error and correct the mistake on your paper.

1. David was known for belching; and telling inappropriate jokes in public.A. Capitalization C. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar

2. Graduation from High School is considered a momentous occasion by many.A. Capitalization C. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar

3. Nurses plays a vital role in the healthcare profession.A. Capitalization C. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar

4. After having his tonsels removed, the child was listless for a few days.A. Capitalization C. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar

5. The park was serine at twilight.A. Capitalization C. Spelling B. Punctuation D. Grammar

Do Now:Choose the option that best reflects proper comma usage in each sentence.Choose the option that best reflects proper comma usage in each sentence.

1. For the Thanksgiving reunion, relatives were sitting in the dining room, on the porch, and in the carport.A. Thanksgiving, reunion C. porch and B. were, sitting D. No error

2. Lydia seems to be a kind, considerate girl.A. seems, to C. kind considerate B. considerate, girl D. No error

3. This fishing pole Nathan, has seen better days.A. pole, Nathan, C. Nathan B. has, seen D. No error

4. My cousin has moved to 56 Central Street Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882.A. has moved, C. 56, Central B. Central Street, D. No error

Point-of-ViewPoint-of-viewPoint-of-view is how the narrator relates the story. is how the narrator relates the story. 11stst person: the narrator is part of the story. person: the narrator is part of the story.Pronouns: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our,or any variationExamples: “Call me Ishmael.” & “Let animals live like animals; let humans live like humans. That's my whole philosophy in a sentence.”

22ndnd person: the narrator directly addresses the specific person: the narrator directly addresses the specific reader: “you,” referred to reader: “you,” referred to directlydirectly, , NOTNOT rhetoricallyrhetorically..Pronouns: you, your, yourself, ya’ll, or any variationExamples: “After you matriculate, please get a job.”

Point-of-View3rd person pronouns: he, she, it, him, her, his, hers, its, they, their, them, or any variation.33rdrd person (objective): the narrator is outside of the person (objective): the narrator is outside of the story, describing only the external events that story, describing only the external events that transpire.transpire.Example: “Tom glared at the TV with a blank face.”

33rdrd person (limited): narrator is outside, describing person (limited): narrator is outside, describing external events and the inner thoughts/feelings of external events and the inner thoughts/feelings of oneone main character. main character.Example: “Tom glared at the TV with a blank face, for his focus could not leave Susie, as he pined for her.”

Point-of-View 3rd person pronouns: he, she, it, him, her, his, hers, its, they, their, them, or any variation.33rdrd person (omniscient): narrator is outside of the person (omniscient): narrator is outside of the story but could know everything in the whole story but could know everything in the whole universe of the book, including thoughts/feelings of universe of the book, including thoughts/feelings of everyevery character. character.Example: “Tom glared at the TV with a blank face, for his focus could not leave Susie, as he pined for her. Though, at that exact moment in time, Susie sat at Panera Bread with her boyfriend Greg thinking only of the club sandwich she was chewing.”

Point-of-ViewTake two minutes to compose a short description of the moment captured in the image below. Attempt to do so in 1st person and in present tense.

Do NOWCompose a short narrative of the moment captured in the image below. Do so in 3rd person limited POV.

Let’s return to Home Let’s return to Home GroupsGroupsFor the next 10-15 minutes, work in your For the next 10-15 minutes, work in your

home groups to complete the home groups to complete the characterization chart for the assigned characterization chart for the assigned

character in our summer reading text. (We character in our summer reading text. (We did this.)did this.)

Afterward, we will reconvene to share each Afterward, we will reconvene to share each group’s insights into each character. (Let group’s insights into each character. (Let us continue this part of the assignment.)us continue this part of the assignment.)

DID WE FINISH THIS?

In the context of narrative, what is a symbol?

• A symbol is any literal object, action, place, person, or idea that has figurative meaning so that it represents some important abstract idea below the surface.

Interpret this definition

• In other words, something physical in the story that stands for more than what it simply is.

The American flag is literally fabric and dye.But it represents our freedom, history, and spirit.

A heart is literally an organ that pumps blood.But it represents love.

How do you identify a symbol to begin with?•A symbol can be anything in the story that the reader can assign meaning to.How do you interpret the meaning of a symbol?•Identify what the author associates the symbol with in the story to form a conclusion.•A simple equation:

symbol + association = significance

Symbolism

For example, in A Lesson Before DyingSymbol + Association = Significance

American flag in the schoolyard +

Limp, cheap bamboo pole, in the corner of the white picket fence

= This black community has received a cheapened version of the American

dream. The flag illustrates freedom, but the condition of it shows what kind.

For example, in The Color of WaterSymbol + Association = Significance

Ruth’s bicycle +

James’s embarrassment, Ruth’s indifference, Ruth’s mourning

= Through this, the reader witnesses

Ruth’s perseverance as a person: she will not be deterred from doing what she

needs, regardless of what others think.

For example, in The Glass Castle

Symbol + Association = Significance

Fire +

Jeanette’s accident, Tinkerbell, hotel and laboratory fires, Rex’s zone of heat

= A tangled mess of emotion toward her

family that has the power to both devastate and revive.

What are the prominent symbols found in the text?

Let’s list them:

Let’s return to Close-Let’s return to Close-ReadingReading

Follow along.Follow along.•You may be called on at any You may be called on at any moment to read or share your moment to read or share your opinion opinion (participation is 20% of your grade)(participation is 20% of your grade)..•Annotate thematically important Annotate thematically important passages in the assigned text passages in the assigned text (if you (if you don’t want to write in your book, make bookmarks don’t want to write in your book, make bookmarks from notebook paper to take notes on). from notebook paper to take notes on).