English - Franz Tuesday, May 27th


Literary Terms
Vocabulary - usage and definitions
Kill a Mockingbird
Romeo & Juliet

Poetry
What makes poetry different from other forms of literature? It has rhythm.
How does one establish rhythm in poetry? rhythm, alliteration, repetition, meter, figurative language, line setup, stanzas
What are some different purposes of poetry?
  • Narrative
  • Describe
  • Persuade
  • Entertainment
  • Record History - no printing press;
  • Teach - to help with memorization; Nifty Fifty
  • Create a Picture
  • Express a Feeling - Lyric

Apply knowledge of poetry to a new poem.
Be familiar with the poems we have studied: know what types of poems they are and how they are poetic.
  • Noise
  • Ballad of Ira Hayes
  • The Onion
  • My Heart Leaps Up
  • Daily Bread

To Kill a Mockingbird
Characters
Themes - stand in their shoes; don't judge someone by color of skin;
Conflicts - good vs evil; wealth vs poverty; black vs white; male vs female; ignorance vs knowledge; appearance vs reality; honesty vs deceipt
Figurative Language -
Foreshadowing
How it is a novel - 120 + pages, 6 + main characters, characters change, many slices of life, fiction

Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's life- Childhood: Father was a glove maker and only got a 5th grade eduaction.
Shakespeare's stage- It was an outdoor theater.
Plot- R & J meeting; Mercutio & Tybalt dying;
How is it a tregedy- Because so many people die due to human flaws.
  • Paris' Death
    • Flaw - Paris' didn't believe Romeo
    • Theme - trust people's word (Ignorance vs Knowledge)
  • Death of Lady Montague
    • Flaw - Romeo was banish, defending Mercutio's death
    • Theme - it is okay to grieve but there should be a point to end grieving
  • R & J's death
    • Flaw - Friar John - didn't tell about potion - miscommunication
    • Theme - don't react so quickly (Haste vs Patience; Appearance vs Reality)

Wealth vs Poverty - apothecary and Romeo
Male vs Female - "women will fall when there is no strength in men"
Youth vs Age - nurse was taking too long; old takes longer

Conflicts- Male vs. Female, Wealth vs. Poverty, Youth vs. Age, Ignorance vs. Knowledge, Haste vs. Patience, Fate vs, Control, Appearance vs, Reality.
Poetic Language -
Foreshadowing
  • Juliet's preminition - dead in tomb
  • Romeo said he saw Juliet dead in tomb
  • God created Mercutio - no point in his dying

Use of Dramatic conventions -

Grammar - NEED EXAMPLES!!!
Clause- a group of words used as part of a sentence, has a subject and a verb

Independent clause- they can stand alone as sentences because they have: subjects, verbs, and a complete thought
EX: After he devoured seven Midnight Fudge Bars, Adam became very sick. -Adam became very sick is the independent clause

Dependent or subordinate clause- cannot stand alone, has a subject and a verb but not a complete thought
EX: Because she had spent the morning in the garbage bins, Murphy was filthy. -Because she had spent the morning in the garbage bins is the subordinate clause
Adverb clause- they describe: verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Put a comma at the end of the adverb clause
EX: After Max nibbled on the mouse, she squished it with her paw.-After Max nibbled on the mouse is the adverb clause

Adjective clause- they describe nouns
EX: The bin behind the dorm is the place that Murphy likes the best. - that Murphy likes best is the adjective clause
Noun clause- can be: subjects, predicate nominatives, direct objects, indirect objects, object of the preposition
EX: No one could tell what she had screamed. -what she had screamed is the noun clause

What are the following and how are they punctuated

Phrase- is a group of words that belongs together, does not have a subject, and is used as a single part of speech

Gerund phrase
- nouns, usually ends in "ing", are called verbs because there is action in the phrase, always works as a noun
Running several miles a day involves more exercise than walking. -running several miles a day is the gerund phrase
Participial Phrase- nouns usually end in "ing" or "ed", are called verb phrases because there is action in the phrase, always work as adjectives because they describe nouns. use ",’s"
Adam, confused by my decision, fainted. -confused by decision is the participial phrase

Infinitive Phrase- are verbs usually beginning with “to”, begin with the word “to”, can be used as a- noun, adjective, or adverbs
EX: To plan an elegant seafood dinner is my project today. -To plan is the infinitive and To plan an elegant seafood dinner is the infinitive phrase
Appositive phrase- is a group of words that explains who or what the noun is. 2) is before or right after the noun it explains. Separated by commas
EX: Rosco, my brown dog, sits on the couch all day. -my brown dog is the appositive phrase

Adverb phrases- do what adverbs do, describe: verbs, adjectives, and other verbs answer the ?’s: when, where, why, how, long, how much.
EX: The desperate vampire lunged for his coffin. -for his coffin is the adverb phrase

Fanboys- coordinating conjuctions
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So


General
Know how to define and appy the terms on the term sheets
Compare the different literature studied. Look for similarities in form, theme, conflict and characters.
Write clear, well organized paragraphs.
Line identification - speaker, meaning and significance in Romeo and Juliet.
Grammar: phrases, clauses, comma usage, quotation uasage, common error identification and correction