Good Morning! Today is Friday, January 22 nd , 2016, a White Day!

1. Good Morning! Today is Friday, January 22nd, 2016, a White Day! Do Now: Take out your Mood worksheet from Friday. Homework: Assigned Reading Literature Circle packets will be collected Monday. Mood journal entry due Monday.

2. Student Council Spirit Week: January 25th – 29th Monday: Bulldog Spirit- wear blue/white spiritwear Tuesday: Topsey Turvey (Students dress like teachers, teachers dress like students) Wednesday: “Wayback” Wednesday Thursday: Jersey Day Friday: Pajama Day Bring in any lightly used books that you don’t want anymore to donate!

3. The beginning of your journal entry should introduce the novel, and identify the mood you are going to be discussing. It might look something like this: In the short story “All Summer in a Day”, Ray Bradbury uses specific language to create a mood of anticipation. The language he chooses to use helps bring to life the exhilaration the children feel about the potential arrival of the sun.

4. Next you will introduce your example from the text: For example, on the first page, the children have a conversation, and the inclusion of constant questioning implies their eagerness. One child is so excited that they ask the same question repeatedly; “Do the scientists really know? Will it happen today? Will it?”

5. Then, you will explain how your direct evidence supports your claim; that the scene your describing fits the mood you’ve indicated. This child is so impatient for the arrival of the sun, that they are unable to even wait for a response before asking again. Clearly, they are overwhelmed with excitement.

6. Now you must repeat the previous two steps, using another piece of evidence. Introduce your 2nd piece of evidence: Bradbury also uses similes in order to show how overwhelmed the children are by the prospect of seeing the sun. He writes; “The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun.”

7. Explain how that evidence relates to the mood you’ve chosen. Comparing the children to weeds and roses, begging for a glimpse of the sun, helps to emphasize their enthusiasm. Flowers, weeds, and anything that lives, must have sun in order to survive. Comparing the children’s desire for sunlight to the craving that plants have for it shows how desperate the kids were to finally see the sun.

8. In the short story “All Summer in a Day”, Ray Bradbury uses specific language to create a mood of anticipation. The language he chooses to use helps bring to life the exhilaration the children feel about the potential arrival of the sun. For example, on the first page, the children have a conversation, and the inclusion of constant questioning implies their eagerness. One child is so excited that they ask the same question repeatedly; “Do the scientists really know? Will it happen today? Will it?” This child is so impatient for the arrival of the sun, that they are unable to even wait for a response before asking again. Clearly, they are overwhelmed with excitement. Bradbury also uses similes in order to show how overwhelmed the children are by the prospect of seeing the sun. He writes; “The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun.” Comparing the children to weeds and roses, begging for a glimpse of the sun, helps to emphasize their enthusiasm. Flowers, weeds, and anything that lives, must have sun in order to survive, so comparing the children’s desire for sunlight to the craving that plants have for it shows how desperate the kids were to finally see the sun.