MUG #4

To entice a kitten off of the roof Roberto
opened a tin of tuna fish immediately the
kitten lept for the treat and landed at
Robertos feet.

Shreya hasnt paid her school libary fine
consequently she can’t neither lend more
books or recieve her report card

Here's a copy of Chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter, which I distributed in class today.  Your assignment is to closely read AND annotate. Here is a handout with pointers on annotation.  Any words you don't know you should look up and learn.  You will need to annotate the rest of the chapter the way we did sentence one together.  You don't need to re-annotate sentence one on this handout, just the remaining two paragraphs. Sentence one should be handwritten (skip lines) on loose leaf paper and annotated. for WE #1.  Look for diction, figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox), allusions, and symbolism which reinforce the somber scene.

WE #3

Paraphrase Chapter 1.  In your own words, rewrite what the speaker says in each sentence.  You should have at least one sentence for each sentence of the chapter (including the first sentence).  This exercise is not summarizing; it is paraphrasing.

WE #4

After you have closely read and understood and annotated the chapter, you can identify examples of the author's use of diction, figurative language, allusions, and symbolism which contribute to the chapter's gloomy atmosphere and somber tone.

REMINDERS:

Vocabulary Quiz List 2 is Tuesday and the combined vocabulary lists test is Thursday.

The Scarlet Letter Reading check test is Wednesday.

If you have not yet found a nonfiction selection to read this six weeks, you need to do so ASAP.  Next week you will need to bring the book with you along with a typed proposal.  Here are the instructions.  Here is a sample proposal.

Visit Shmoop if you haven't already.  You will receive your username and password next week to access the test prep; however, there are free resources available you can access, including resources to help you with The Scarlet Letter.