Monday, May 13, 2013

1. Monday, May 13, 2013 HW: COMPLETE IDIOMS HANDOUT • Turn in Personal Recipe if you finished it over the weekend: • Final draft • Worksheet • Any rough drafts • You need 2 sheets of paper!  • Character Development: Cornell Notes

2. Methods of Characterization 1. By what the character DOES: Chuchundra the muskrat, who never comes out in the middle of the floor, but always creeps round the wall. - nervous 2. By what the character SAYS: “Those who kill snakes get killed by snakes,” said Chuchundra more sorrowfully than ever. “And how am I to be sure that Nag won’t mistake me for you some dark night?” - afraid 3. By OTHER CHARACTERS’ ACTIONS towards the character: Darzee and his wife cowered down in their nest for from the thick grass there came a low hiss – a horrid cold sound that made Rikki-tikki jump back two feet. – Nag is to be feared 4. By how the character ACTS towards situations : When a mongoose gets angry, his eyes grow red. – reacts fiercely to anger

3. Methods of Characterization 5. By what OTHER CHARACTERS SAY about the character: “He saved our lives and he saved Teddy’s life,” she said to her husband. “Just think, he saved all our lives.” – selfless, heroic 6. By what DRIVES or MOTIVATES the character: A mongoose is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. The motto of all the mongoose family is, “Run and find out.” –curious, inquisitive 7. By what the character LOOKS like (sensory details): He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits. His eyes and the end of his restless nose were pink. – physical description 8. By the character’s PERSONALITY: Rikki-tikki had a right to be proud of himself; but he did not grow too proud. – proud but wise

4. “Cat on the Go” • Begin “Cat on the Go” by James Herriot • Purple Literature Book • Read page 341: “Literary Analysis: Character traits” and “Connecting Literary Elements” • Fill in “Character Traits” with words that describe each character and text evidence to support it • Jim • Tristan • Helen • Cat

5. Idioms • Definition – a word or expression that has a meaning beyond the words literal or actual meaning • Idioms belong to a certain language or a region, like the South. • Example – “It’s raining cats and dogs.” • Meaning – a heavyrain, unrelated to cats & dogs • Handout: • On the first line, write what you believe each idiom means • Read the explanations and write the true meaning in your own words on the second line. • If you got the meaning correct on the first line, write the origin or an interesting fact about the idiom on the second line.