Name: Ms. Fittz English 2 12 August 2014 English 2 Agenda

Tuesday, August 12  

Bell-Ringer. Setting. Think back to what you learned last class about setting. What all are you looking for when you are asked to describe the setting of the story? (hint: look back to yesterday’s

agenda for a definition of setting and for the practice we did in class) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Application. Think about your favorite movie or TV show. Describe the setting of this movie/show (remember to include all of the elements of setting!). ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Hyperbole. Today we are going to be defining and identifying hyperbole and personification in “Lather and Nothing Else.” Think back to English 1. What is hyperbole? Please define this literary device and give an example. Definition: ____________________________________________________________________ Example: _____________________________________________________________________

II. Finish 11 August Agenda: Setting with Miranda Lambert & Eminem. Analysis. III. Read “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Téllez IV. Plot V. Hyperbole VI. Personification VII. Analysis: Putting It All Together VIII. Exit Ticket & Daily Points

Learning Objectives

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II. Finish 11 August Agenda: Setting with Miranda Lambert & Eminem III. Read “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Téllez IV. Plot. The Plot of a story is the sequence of events in a story. Please label the following plot diagram. ! At your tables, work as a team to identify the plot of “Lather and Nothing Else.”

Exposition: __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Rising Action: ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Climax: _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Falling Action: ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Resolution: __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

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Boy you got my heartbeat runnin’ away Beating like a drum and it’s coming your way Can’t you hear that boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom, bass? You got that super bass.

Oh, her eyes, her eyes Make the stars look like they’re not shinin’ … and when you smile the whole world stops and stares for a while …her lips, her lips I could kiss them all day if she’d let me

  VI. Hyperbole a. Hyperbole: An ____________________ characterized by _______________ _______________. b. Bruno Mars’ “Just the Way You Are” At your tables, work as a team to: Describe how Bruno Mars uses hyperbole in “Just the Way You Are”: Bruno Mars uses _____________________ in “Just the Way You Are” by ______________________

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Bruno Mars uses this literary device in order to ___________________________________________

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c. At your tables, work as a team to: Identify a hyperbole in “Lather and Nothing Else” and highlight it in your text.

VII. Personification a. Personification: Giving an _______________ object ______________ characteristics. (Ex: the sun smiled at me on my way to school today.) b. Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass”

At your tables, work as a team to: Describe how Nicki Minaj uses personification in “Super Bass”: Nicki Minaj uses _____________________ in “Super Bass” by _____________________________

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She uses this literary device in order to _________________________________________________

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c. At your tables, work as a team to: Identify personification in “Lather and Nothing Else,” highlight it, and write it here: ____________________________________________________________________________

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Putting it All Together

Explain how Hernando Téllez uses hyperbole and personification together in “Lather and Nothing Else.” What is his purpose in using these two literary devices (what effect do they have on the reader)? (hint: look at the practice you did in the guided paragraphs to structure your response)

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