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Vocabulary Words: “Rip Van Winkle”
conscientious
amiable
placid
vehemently
reiterated
fidelity
scrupulous
See pages
154-165 for the definitions.Slide2
conscientiousCareful; painstaking; particularControlled by conscience
Amanda was conscientious when she was doing her homework.Slide3
amiableHaving good-natured, pleasant qualitiesFriendly
Joe is amiable to his football teammates.Slide4
placidCalm
Andrea is not placid when someone backstabs her.Slide5
vehementlyImpassioned; strongly emotional
Kourtney is vehement about her jelly shoes.Slide6
reiteratedTo repeat/do again
The students were not listening, so Mrs. Brown had to reiterate the directions again.Slide7
fidelityLoyalty; faithfulness
Elizabeth was upset about John’s lack of fidelity.Slide8
scrupulousShowing strict regard for what one regards as right
Mrs. Reiner was scrupulous about wanting students to be quiet.Slide9
“Rip Van Winkle”Washington Irving’sSlide10
Writing PromptIf you were suspended in time right now and woke up in
2033
, what do you think you would see?
Write a paragraph or two in your notebook about what you would expect; please be detailed. Begin with, “It’s 2033, and I just woke up…”Slide11
Literary Terms Notes
Inference
— educated guess based on clues in the text and your own knowledge and experience
Prediction
— educated guess about what will happen later
Foreshadowing
— a clue that suggests what may happen later
Setting
—physical, geographical, and historical environment in which a story takes placeSlide12
Reading Log AssignmentTake notes as you are reading about the literary elements we discussed.
For each page, write down at least one inference, prediction, or example of foreshadowing.
You will be given points for the thoroughness and complexity of your reading log. In all, you should have twelve specific notes.Slide13
Let’s Review…Inference
Prediction
ForeshadowingSlide14
More Literary Terms…Stereotyping—
Inflated diction—
”pompous, high-flown language”Slide15
Relation to Film?What movies can you think of that have a nagging wife and a complacent husband? How are these characters similar to Rip Van Winkle and his wife?
How does this relate to
stereotyping
?Slide16
StereotypingDame and Rip Van Winkle are both examples of stereotyped characters in our society today.
How do the
nagging wife and disenchanted husband
still fit in our culture today? What are some
examples
?Slide17
Inflated Diction PracticeExample: Page 156
Rip is lazy and hates work, but Irving describes him as having…
“an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor” Slide18
Inflated Diction ExamplesSheldon has an overt tendency to consistently share his opinions in a energized and rambunctious manner.
Sarah enthusiastically and openly volunteers her profusion of literary knowledge during class.
Stasha
contemplatively muses in a placid manner and rarely dispenses her opinions.Slide19
Inflated DictionWorking with your partner, try to write down three simple phrases that you can
“inflate.”
Examples:
Brandon isn’t afraid to speak up during class.
Karissa often offers her thoughts & opinions.
Tony is very quiet.Slide20
Inflated Diction PracticeNow practice exaggerating those characteristics so that they mimic Irving’s style in “Rip Van Winkle.”
A few of you will share these with the class.Slide21
Questions
Seprate
sheet of paper
May do w/
a partner
On
page 166,
complete questions 1, 3-6, &
8.
1
. “Wish fulfillment” = a wish coming true
3. Romantic view = emphasis on emotion, nature, imagination, etc.
4. Satire = mocking, making fun of something to make a point
5. Theme = main messageSlide22
Creative WritingWith your partner, create a dialogue of a conversation that may have occurred between Rip and his wife. It should be at least fifteen lines in length and “get at” an issue that causes the stereotype of the “nagging wife”/”
complacent husband”
to continue to exist today!Slide23
Creative Writing: Choose one.
Dame Van Winkle
: Write an epilogue to this story called “Dame Van Winkle.” Describe her response to Rip’s disappearance.
Was she also “freed” when he disappeared?
Will you have Dame tell her own story, or will
Diedrich
Knickerbocker
continue?
Newspaper Article
: The world is always changing, often in amazing and unpredictable ways. Think about the future: What will the world be like in twenty years? Then, write a newspaper article that appears twenty years from today. You article can be a current event, an editorial, or even an advice column.
Be creative and detailed as you are writing…make sure you write at least three complete paragraphs for whichever prompt you choose to do.