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A Matter of Life or Death

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OverviewSlide2

Analyze this quote: “To endure what is unendurable is true endurance.”

- Japanese proverb What does endurance mean?What is a proverb?What do you think this quote means to say? Write it in your own words.

Turn to page 305 in your textbookSlide3

Pg. 305

Analyze this quote:

“To endure what is unendurable is true endurance.” - Japanese proverb What does endurance mean?

(noun)

the ability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions

What is a proverb?

(noun)

a short popular saying, usually of unknown and

ancient

origin, that

expresses

a

profound or wise saying

3. What do you think this quote means to say? Write it in your own words.

Answer is in your own words. Slide4

Analyze the picture:

What about this picture relates to the collection’s theme of being a matter of life or death?

In your own words, write at least three sentences explaining how the picture relates to the theme. (We will share as a class)

Look at the picture on page 305Slide5

Sensory Language

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precise words and phrases to create powerful images that appeal to the reader’s senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste)Repetition- the use of a word or phrase again and again for emphasis

Parallelism

- the repetition of the same grammatical structure to show that two or more ideas and similar or equally important (usually two ideas connected by the word “and”)

Tone

- this is the author’s attitude toward the subject. This is shown through word choices, images they create, and subjects they explore

Tone examples = anger, disappointment, excitement, adoration

Terms for this unit: Slide6

Theme-

the central message or idea (It’s tricky! There can sometimes be more than one theme)

Imagery- descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader (ex: “corpse-filled wagons”)Can cause a strong emotional response

Denotation

- the dictionary meaning of the word

Ex: Ratchet (n) =

a toothed bar with which a pawl engages

Connotation

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meanings that go beyond the dictionary definition; subjective meanings

Ex: Ratchet (n)= “A diva, mostly from urban cities and ghettos, that has reason to believe she is every mans eye candy. Unfortunately, she's wrong” (urbandictionary.com)

Terms for this unit:

Look at page 353Slide7

The Impossible

What does endurance mean?

If you were to write a proverb as a lesson based on this clip, what would you write?

“To endure what is unendurable is true endurance

.”-

Japanese proverb

How do you think this quote applies to this clip?

What is the

tone

of this clip?

Analyze the clip: Slide8

ANALYZING A FILM CLIP IS JUST LIKE ANALYZING A POEM!

Guess what?Slide9

Turn to page 351 in your textbook

We are going to:

Learn about the authorRead the poem togetherLook at the terms and what we can find in the poem

Answer some questions at the end to show off our skills

(Next slide = explains some terms)

Let’s analyze this poem:Slide10

Socialism:

a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and

companiesa system of society or group living in which there is no private propertyCommunism: a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property

Terms you may not know: