Mar

5

Setting

March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Objectives:

Know what setting is
Understand how setting is communicated through context clues

Warm-up:
In your learning log, paraphrase the following definition:
(Holman, C. Hugh, and William Harmon. “Setting.” A Handbook to Literature. 5th ed. 1 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1986.)
The physical, and sometimes spiritual, background against which the action of a narrative takes place. The [...]

Mar

4

Onomatopoeia

March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Objectives:

Know what onomatopoeia is.
Understand how “sound-words” can convey meaning that strictly denotative words can’t.

Warm-up:
Describe a situation or a time when words could not express how you really felt, for example when something amazing or devastating happened, or when you felt uncomfortable or “on the spot.” What kinds of words/sounds came out of your mouth by [...]