WELCOME ENGLISH 9 HONORS Semester Two January 13, 2014

1. WELCOMEENGLISH 9 HONORSSemester TwoJanuary 13, 2014

2. from DAY ONE PAGES 481-7

3. CORE OBJECTIVES"Understand and appreciate an excerpt from an autobiography and a poem, Understand point of view in an autobiography"

4. INTEGRATED SKILLS"The Subjunctive Mood, Identifying the Relation of Word Meanings in Analogies"

5. STANDARDS COVEREDReading 3.9, Reading 1.2, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.8, Reading 2.8, Reading 2.8,

6. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

7. An analogy is a statement that compares two pairs of words.There are different kinds of analogies.Two common kinds are antonym and synonym.

8. EXAMPLE OF ANALOGIES • SYNONYM: • Cascading is to falling as joyful is to . . • happy • ANTONYM: • Familiarity is to inexperience as light is to . . . • darkness

9. WORDS TO KNOW (p480)Activity • Aristocrat • Aura • Cascading • Essence • Familiarity • Illiteracy • Incessantly • Infuse • Sacrilegious • Sophistication Write two analogies using words from the list above. One of the analogies should be based on antonyms and the other on synonym.

11. READING AND ANALYZINGReading Skills and Strategies:PREVIEWING Scan the selection before you begin reading. Pay special attention to pieces of art and called-out quotations. What do you anticipate as you begin reading?

12. ACTIVE READINGUnderstanding Point of View • Note as you read the shifts in the writer's point of view. • In which passages does Angelou describe events as she experienced them? • In which passages does she comment on her experiences from an adult viewpoint?

13. LITERARY ANALYSISAutobiography • An autobiography is the story of a person's life written by that person. • A biography is the story of a person's life written by someone else. • What advantages might an autobiography have over a biography? • What disadvantages?

14. The author of an autobiography experienced the events in the story firsthand, making the account reliable. However, if the author is embarrassed about an event, he or she may not write about it truthfully.

15. CONNECT TO YOUR LIFEThanks to You Think of someone you admire because of his or her influence on your life. Perhaps it was a teacher, a neighbor, a grandparent, or a coach. How did that person change your life? Did he or she make you feel less alone? help you get out of trouble? prove you could do more than you thought you could? Describe that person and his or her influence to a classmate.

16. BUILD BACKGROUNDA Friend in NeedIn I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou tells about her childhood in the 1930s in the small, segregated town of Stamps, Arkansas. Angelou and her brother, Bailey, lived with their grandmother, whom they called Momma. Momma owned a general store in the part of town referred to as Black Stamps. After being abused by a family friend in St. Louis when she was eight, Angelou withdrew into herself and barely spoke for five years. This recollection tells about a person she greatly admired, who helped her to find her voice.

17. WORDS TO KNOW (p480) • Aristocrat • Aura • Cascading • Essence • Familiarity • Illiteracy • Incessantly • Infuse • Sacrilegious • Sophistication VOCABULARY PREVIEW

18. aristocrat • Noun • A person held in high standing for superior tastes and manners

19. familiarity • Noun • Behavior that implies a close friendship

20. incessantly • Adverb • Continuously; nonstop

21. sacrilegious • Adjective • Disrespectful toward a sacred person, or thing

22. infuse • Verb • To inject; add to

23. illiteracy • Noun • A lack of ability to read and write

24. cascading • Verb • Falling or flowing, like a waterfall

25. sophistication • Noun • The state of being experienced; maturity

26. essence • Noun • The basic or most important quality

27. aura • Noun • The unique but undefinable atmosphere that surrounds a person, an object, or an event

28. HOMEWORK

29. READ THESELECTIONPage 480

30. WELCOMEENGLISH 9 HONORSSemester TwoJanuary 14, 2014

31. CORE OBJECTIVES"Understand and appreciate an excerpt from an autobiography and a poem, Understand point of view in an autobiography"

32. INTEGRATED SKILLS"The Subjunctive Mood, Identifying the Relation of Word Meanings in Analogies"

33. STANDARDS COVEREDReading 3.9, Reading 1.2, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.8, Reading 2.8, Reading 2.8,

34. from DAY TWO PAGES 481-7

35. ACTIVITY ONEConnect to the Literature

36. WHAT DO YOU THINK?What do you think of Marguerite’s admiration for Mrs. Flowers?What traits does Mrs. Flowers share with people who in their own experiences have helped them to learn?

37. COMPREHENSION CHECKWhat is Mrs. Flowers’s feeling about language?What does Marguerite think is the reason that Mrs. Flowers like her?

38. ACTIVITY TWOLiterary Analysis

39. An autobiography is an account of a person's life written by that person and usually told from the first-person point of view. Autobiographies are based upon the writer's memories and sometimes upon records such as diaries and letters. An autobiography is generally more subjective than a biography, which is an account of a person's life written by someone else and based upon research and interviews.

40. Cooperative Learning Activity In a small group, go back through the selection and look for details that might have been omitted if this had been written by someone other than Angelou. Then discuss what information a biographer might have included that Angelou did not. Share your ideas with the class.

41. An allusion is a reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event. The title I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an allusion to the poem "Sympathy" by the African-American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872­1906).

42. The last stanza reads:I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,--
When he beats his bars and he would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings--
I know why the caged bird sings!Why do you think Angelou refers to that poem in the title of her autobiography?

43. ACTIVITY THREESelection Test

44. WELCOMEENGLISH 9 HONORSSemester TwoWednesday, January 15, 2014

45. CORE OBJECTIVES"Understand and appreciate an excerpt from an autobiography and a poem, Understand point of view in an autobiography"

46. INTEGRATED SKILLS"The Subjunctive Mood, Identifying the Relation of Word Meanings in Analogies"

47. STANDARDS COVEREDReading 3.9, Reading 1.2, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.4, Reading 2.8, Reading 2.8, Reading 2.8,

48. from DAY THREE PAGES 481-7

49. ACTIVITY ONEGRAMMAR: The Subjunctive Mood

50. The term mood is used to designate the manner in which a verb expresses an idea. The indicative mood, which is used most often, indicates a fact. The subjunctive mood is used (1) to express a wish or a condition that is contrary to fact or (2) to express a command or a request after the word that.