Literary Response and Analysis Twin Rivers Unified School District.ppt

literaryresponseandanalysis grade9 theliteraryresponseandanalysisstrand cluster thefollowingtwelvecaliforniaenglish languageartscontentstandardsareincludedintheliteraryresponseandanalysisstrand clusterandarerepresentedinthisbookletby16testquestionsforgrade9 thesequestionsrepresentonlysomewaysinwhichthesestandardsmaybeassessedonthegrade9californiaenglish languageartsstandardstest 9rl 0literaryresponseandanalysis studentsreadandrespondtohistoricallyorculturallysignificantworksofliteraturethatreflectandenhancetheirstudiesofhistoryandsocialscience theyconductin depthanalysesofrecurrentpatternsandthemes theselectionsinrecommendedliterature gradesninethroughtwelveillustratethequalityandcomplexityofthematerialstobereadbystudents 9rl3 1structuralfeaturesofliterature articulatetherelationshipbetweentheexpressedpurposesandthecharacteristicsofdifferentformsofdramaticliterature e g comedy tragedy drama dramaticmonologue 9rl3 2structuralfeaturesofliterature compareandcontrastthepresentationofasimilarthemeortopicacrossgenrestoexplainhowtheselectionofgenreshapesthethemeortopic 9rl3 3narrativeanalysisofgrade level appropriatetext analyzeinteractionsbetweenmainandsubordinatecharactersinaliterarytext e g internalandexternalconflicts motivations relationships influences andexplainthewaythoseinteractionsaffecttheplot 9rl3 4narrativeanalysisofgrade level appropriatetext determinecharacters traitsbywhatthecharacterssayaboutthemselvesinnarration dialogue dramaticmonologue andsoliloquy 9rl3 5narrativeanalysisofgrade level appropriatetext compareworksthatexpressauniversalthemeandprovideevidencetosupporttheideasexpressedineachwork 9rl3 6narrativeanalysisofgrade level appropriatetext analyzeandtraceanauthor sdevelopmentoftimeandsequence includingtheuseofcomplexliterarydevices e g foreshadowing flashbacks 9rl3 7narrativeanalysisofgrade level appropriatetext recognizeandunderstandthesignificanceofvariousliterarydevices includingfigurativelanguage imagery allegory andsymbolism andexplaintheirappeal 9rl3 8narrativeanalysisofgrade level appropriatetext interpretandevaluatetheimpactofambiguities subtleties contradictions ironies andincongruitiesinatext 9rl3 9narrativeanalysisofgrade level appropriatetext explainhowvoice persona andthechoiceofanarratoraffectcharacterizationandthetone plot andcredibilityofatext 9rl3 10narrativeanalysisofgrade level appropriatetext identifyanddescribethefunctionofdialogue scenedesigns soliloquies asides andcharacterfoilsindramaticliterature 9rl3 11literarycriticism evaluatetheaestheticqualitiesofstyle includingtheimpactofdictionandfigurativelanguageontone mood andtheme usingtheterminologyofliterarycriticism aestheticapproach 9rl3 12literarycriticism analyzethewayinwhichaworkofliteratureisrelatedtothethemesandissuesofitshistoricalperiod historicalapproach avisitwiththefolksbyrussellbaker1periodicallyigobacktoachurchyardcemeteryonthesideofanappalachianhillinnorthernvirginiatocallonfamilyelders itslowsthejuicesdownsomethingmarvelous 2theyareallsituatedrightbehindanimposingbrickchurchwithatallsquarebrickbell towerbestdescribedashonestbutnotflossy someofthefamilyeldersdidconstructionrepairworkonthatchurchandsomeofthem therealoldtimers mayevenhavehelpedbuildit buticouldn tsweartothatbecauseit sbeentherealong longtime 3theview especiallyinearlysummer issopleasingthatit sapitytheycan tenjoyit wildrosesbloomingonfieldstonefences fieldswhitewithdaisies thatsoftlanguorousairturningthemountainspastelblueouttowardthewest 4thetombstonesarenotmuchtolookat tombstonesneverareinmybook buttheydohelpinkeepingtrackofthefamilyand unlikeafamily theyhavethevirtueofneverchafingatyou 5thisisnottosaytheydon ttalkafterafashion everytimeipassunclelewis sicanhearitsay comearoundtothebarbershop boy andi llcutthathair unclelewiswasabarber heleftuphereforawhileandwenttothecity baltimore buthecamebackaftertheend almostallofthemcamebackfinally thosethatleft butmoststayedrighthereallalong avisitwiththefolks continued 6well notrighthereinthechurchyard butoutthereoverthefields two three fourmilesaway grandmotherwasbornjustoverthatrollingfieldouttherenearthewoodstheyearthecivilwarended livedmostofherlifeaboutthreemilesouttheotherwaytherenearthemountain andhasbeenrightherenearthisoldshadetreeforthepast50years 7weweren tpeoplewhowentveryfar uncleharry hersecondchild isrightbesideher acarpenter helived87yearsinthesepartswithoutevercomplainingaboutnotseeingparis togetuncleharrytosayanything youhavetoaskfordirections 8 whichwayistheschoolhouse iask thoughnotaloudofcourse 9 uptheroadthatwayarightgoodpiece hereplies stillthemasterofindefinitenavigationwhomirememberfrommyboyhood 10it sgoodtocallonunclelewis grandmotheranduncleharrylikethis itimprovesyourperspectivetocommunewithpeoplewhoarenotalarmedabouttheconditionofnatoorwhiningabouttheflabbinessofthedollar 11theelderstakethelongview ofcourse youdon twanttoindulgetooextensivelyinthatlongaview butit susefultoabsorbitinshortdoses itcorrectsthebloodpressureandputsthingsinamoresensiblelight avisitwiththefolks continued 12afterahealthydoseofit yourealizethathavingyourshinskickedinthesubwayisnotthegravestinsulttodignityeversufferedbycommonhumanity 13somewhereinthevicinityismygreat grandfatherwhousedtolivebackthereagainstthemountainandmakeguns buticouldneverfindhim hewasbornoutthatwayin1817 jamesmonroewaspresidentthen andi dliketofindhimtocommuneabitwithsomebodyofbloodkinwhowasaroundwhenandrewjacksonwasinhisheyday 14afterjacksonandabrahamlincolnandthecivilwar hewouldprobablynotbeveryimpressedaboutmuchthatgoesonnowadays andiwouldliketogetafewresonancesoffhistombstone acoolfrissonofcontemptmaybeforagreat grandchildwhohadmissedallthereallyperiloustimes 15unfortunately iamneverabletofindhim butthereisuncleirvey grandmother soldestboy anunabashedhooverrepublican eatallthosestringbeans boy ihearasinodathistombstone avisitwiththefolks continued 16andhereisasurprise uncleedgar hehasbeenhereforyears butihaveneverbumpedintohimbefore idon tdaredisturbhim forheisanimportantman themanagerofthebaseballteam andhistwopitchers myuncleharoldandmycousin in lawhoward havebothbeenshelledonthemoundanduncleedgarhastodecidewhethertoasktheshortstopifheknowsanythingaboutpitching 17mygreat grandfatherwhomadegunsisagainnottobefound butonthewayoutipassthetombstoneofanothergreat grandfatherwhosedistinctionwasthatheleftanestateof 3 87 itisthefirsttimeihavepassedthiswaysinceilearnedofthis andismilehisway butsomethingsays inthelongrun boy weallendupasrichasrockefeller andigetintothecaranddriveoutontothemainroad glidingthroughfieldswhitewithdaisies pastfencesperfumedwithroses andamrathermorecontentwiththeworld thedialogueinthisstoryisgeneratedfromthenarrator saconversationswithothers bphotographsinafamilyalbum cbookonthehistoryofthechurchyard dmemoriesfromhischildhood 9rl3 3 whenthenarratorsays itslowsthejuicesdown hemeansathetripmakeshimtiredandhungry bthevisitmakeshimfeeldepressed cthetripgiveshimsomethingtodo dthevisitchangeshispaceoflife 9rl3 7 inparagraph14 whatdoesthenarratorusetomakeapoint aacontrastbetweenthepastandpresentbanallusiontoaneventcaflashbacktohisyouthdaforeshadowingofthefuture9rl3 6 thisselectioncouldeffectivelybeadaptedforpresentationasadramaticmonologuebecauseitconsistsofaseveralsuspensefulscenes btalesofmisfortune cvividdescriptionsbyanarrator dexaggerationofpeople sactions 9rl3 1 excerptfrom breakingthebarrier bycarolinepatterson1weweresittingonthefrontporchoneaugustmorning boredandpenniless tryingtothinkofwaystomakemoney ipolishedshoesandmybrothermowedthelawn butshoesdirtiedandgrassgrewonlysofast that swhenwehitontheideaofthefair cashprizes nolimitonentries weenteredeverythingwepossiblycould andaddedupwhatwe dmakeforfirstineverycategory thedazzlingtwenty fourdollarsalreadyweightingourpockets 2fairweek ourhousewasawhirlwindofactivity mymother svwbuspullinginandoutofthedrivewayformoretapeormattingboard mybrotherandisnarlinginsultsbackandforth i llleaveyouinthedust mybrotherwouldsay tapingstringonthebackofaphotograph you redeadmeat i dyellbackoverthehumofthemixer 3iwasparticularlyproudoftwoofmyentries acoloredpencilsketchandadressi dsewn thesketchwasthesilhouetteofawoman sheadi dcopiedfromabookletcalled drawingthehumanhead andithoughti ddoneanespeciallygoodjobontheear whichthebookletsaidwasthehardestparttodraw niceear icouldimaginethejudgeswhisperingamongthemselves seehowshemanagedtheshineoncanals excerptfrom breakingthebarrier continued 4thedress however wasmypi ceder sistance itsempire waistbodice featuringmyfirstdarts andlongpuffysleeveshadtakenmemostofaugusttosew duringthelong hotafternoonswhilemyfriendswentswimming iwasatthesewingmachine rippingoutmangledseams crying raging thensewingthemagain 5openingday iwentfirsttomysilhouette ilookedattheentrytag nothing nexttoit anelksketch abig dumbelkthathadbeenenteredeveryyearsincethefairbegan mockedmewithitsshinyblueribbon whatwaswrongwiththosejudges isteamed didn ttheyseemyear 6istillhadmydress 7inhomearts ribbonedentriesjammedthewalls agrinningraggedyannandandy abeadedchiffonmini apillowembroideredwithalargemccarthyflower thelowly prizelessentrieswerejammedontoracksandshelves 8ifoundmydressonarack thetagwasbare exceptforacommentfromthejudge writteninameasured schoolteacher shand rickrackissuchadecorativetouch excerptfrom breakingthebarrier continued 9mybrothercleanedup hegotafirstonchocolatechipshe dnevermadebeforethemorningourentriesweredue prizesonhisphotographs acarmodelididn tevenknowhe dentered itwentonandon 10mybrothermadetwenty onedollars igottwo 11butitwasn tthefactididn tmakemoney orthatlifewasunfair thatbotheredmemost itwasthecommentofthatjudge probablysomepoorhomeecteacherwho dseenathousanddressesasbadlysewnasminethatday itwashertoneofpolitedismissal hercheeryinsincerity whichistillassociatewiththevoicesofwomeninmypast thehomeecteachersanddenmothersandclubpresidentsistilltrytoescapefrom whichphrasefromthestoryhelpstocreateamoodofanticipation aawhirlwindofactivityblong hotafternoonscsnarlinginsultsbackandforthdjammedontoracksandshelves9rl3 11 inparagraph5 thenarratorpersonifiestheelkinthesketchinordertoaillustratehowdisorganizedthecontestis bemphasizehowinsultedshefeels cquestionthejudges authority dshowthesuperiorityoftheelksketch 9rl3 7 thediscrepancybetweenwhatthenarratorimaginesthejudgeswillsayandwhattheyactuallydosayrepresentstheaconflictbetweenthenewandtheold bnarrator sself deception cbrother sapparenttalent dnatureofsiblingrivalry 9rl3 8 theconflictattheendofthispassagecanbestbedescribedasainternal thenarrator sfeelingsaboutherbrotherwinning bexternal interactionsbetweenthenarratorcexternal interactionsbetweenthenarratorandherbrother dinternal thenarrator sfeelingstowardpeoplelikethejudge 9rl3 3 excerptfromtrappedatruestorybywaltmorey1haveyoueveraskedyourselfthequestions howbraveami howmuchrawcouragehavei howwouldiconductmyselfinalife and deathemergency 2mostofusarenevergiventhechancetofindanswerstothesequestions theopportunitywasminewhensomeyearsagoiwentwithafriendtoalaskaasadeepseadivertoinspecttheunderwatersectionsofthefishtrapsinprincewilliamsound 3 youcandopartofthediving virgilexplained thatwaythecannerywillpayyourexpenses 4 butidon tknowathingaboutdiving 5 i llteachyou virgilwasaprofessionalwithtwentyyears experiencedivinginnorthernwaters 6 we llgetthereacoupleofweeksearly virgilexplainedtomenow thengooutintheboatandmakesomepracticedivesbeforetherealworkstarts 7iagreed iwantedtoseethenorth excerptfromtrapped continued 8thedaybeforeweleftihadbreakfastwithaneditorfriendatthebensonhotelinportland 9 soyou rereallygoingtodive heaskedme 10 iam ifihaveenoughcourage ianswered 11myfriendlookedatmeamoment thensaid duringthesecondworldwar iwasinossandiflewalotofmenbehindenemylines everyoneknewthathischanceofcomingbackalivewasslim butalotofthemcamebackbecausetheyrefusedtopanicinanemergency you llbeallright i msure 12toonewho dneverbeenbeneaththesea justthesightofthesuitwasalittlefrightening themetalhelmetandbreastplateweighedseventy fivepounds theleadshoesfortypounds theleadbeltaroundmymiddleninetypounds slightlymorethantwohundredpoundsofdeadweighttotakemetothebottomandholdmethere excerptfromtrapped continued 13 wedon tusealifeline virgilexplained it sjustextrageartodragaroundatahundredfeetormore tocomeup lettheairpressurebuildinthesuitandyou llfloattothesurface therewasamikeinthehelmetandoneondecksothediverandtendercouldtalkbackandforth airwassuppliedbyaone cylindergasmotorthatranthecompressor 14myfirsttwopracticediveswentoffperfectly bothdiveswereshallow thirtyandfortyfeet inbetweendives virgilhammereddivingknowledgeandwarningsintome remember ifyougetintotroubleyou vegottogetyourselfout ican tcomedown asfarasweknowthisistheonlydivingsuitinalaska don ttakechances keepmeinformedwhat shappeningbelow 15afterthethirddivehesaid youwentinlikeanoldpro you redoingfine 16thefourthdivetookplaceoppositethenativevillageoftatitlik acoupleofhundredyardsawayonshorethewhiteschoolteacherandhiswifewerehackingchunksoficeoffasmallicebergthathaddriftedin itwas11 00p m thesunwasstillhigh excerptfromtrapped continued 17 it saboutsixtyfeethere virgilsaid anicesandybottom we vegotenoughgasleftforanhour sdive tomorrowwe llgetmore youwanttogodown 18myappetitewaswhettedbythreesuccessfuldives ofcourseidid 19 remember hewarnedashelockedonthehelmet you vegotthelastofthegas whenisay comeup you dbettercome 20thebottomwasjustashe dsaid icouldseeabouttwenty fivefeet theshapeoftheboathaddisappeared iwasaloneinawateryworld astrongtidewasrunningandthelongcoarsegrasswaslyingalmostflat asifblownbyahardwind ileanedforwardaboutforty fivedegrees dugmyleadtoesintothesand andbeganwalking aschoolofseatroutswirledaroundme thendashedaway abighalibutflappedintoviewanddisappearedbackintotheliquiddistance thelongtoughgrasskepttanglingaroundmyfeet onceifell21iwanderedaroundforsometimegettingusedtothesuitandthefeelofpressure finallyistartedbackfollowingmyairlinetowardwheretheboatshouldbe virgilwouldsoonbetellingmetocomeup excerptfromtrapped continued 22thenifell thatdarnedgrassagain ithought iturnedoverandsatup shockrolledthroughme i dwalkedintoagreatcoilofpartiallysilt buried rustyinch thickcable likeallold hard usedcableitwastwistedintocompactkinksandknots somehowi dshovedoneofmybigleadshoesthroughoneofthosekinkyloopsandithadsprungtightonmyfoot ibentforward gotholdofeachsideoftheloop andtriedtopryitopen icouldn tevenbudgethecable thatcoilweighedhundredsofpoundsandicouldseemoresnakingoutacrossthebottom iwasheldfast asifcaughtinabeartrap 23thatmomentallvirgil scautionstookonterriblemeaning thiswasouronlydivingsuit ihadtogetoutonmyown noonecouldcomedowntohelpme thelastgaswasinthecompressor whenthemotorstoppedi dbeoutofair 24suddenlypanicwasrightinthehelmetwithme itoreatthecablewithmybarehands tryingtoprythatclosedloopopen thecablewascoveredwithjaggers needle sharpendsofbrokenstrands theyslashedbothmypalms andathreadofbloodbegandriftingtowardthesurface oh god ithought sharks 25i venoideahowlongthepaniclasted twentyseconds thirty aminute sweatpoureddownmyfaceintomyeyes nostrils mouth iwaspanting usinguppreciousoxygen excerptfromtrapped continued 26then forareasoni veneverbeenabletoexplain iheardmyeditorfriend svoicesay you llbeallright i msure hisvoicewasasclearasithadbeenthatmorninginthebensonhoteldiningroominportland iseemedtogothroughfear likepassingthroughanopendoor ibecameperfectlycalm 27iquitstrugglingandbegantothink howmuchgaswasleft enoughfortenminutes fifteen it shardtojudgetimeunderwater butallthetimeintheworldwouldn thelpme i alone hadtogetmyfootoutofthevicecreatedbythetwistedcable idesperatelyneededanotherpairofhands ithoughtofvirgil sforearms almostasbigaroundasmyneck he doncebeenaprofessionalwrestler ifijusthadhisarmsdownhere 28 youfoundsomething virgil svoicecameinoverthemikeinmyhelmet wehadarulethatthetenderalwayscheckedwhentheairbubblesstreamingtothesurfacefromthehelmetkeptcomingupinonespot itmeantthediverhadstoppedforsomereason 29iexplainedwhathadhappenedandvirgil svoicecamebackcompletelycalm whatdoyouwantmetodo 30theniknew senddownaline identitybyjulionoboapolanco letthembeasflowers alwayswatered fed guarded admired butharnessedtoapotofdirt i dratherbeatall uglyweed 5clingingoncliffs likeaneaglewind waveringabovehigh jaggedrocks tohavebrokenthroughthesurfaceofstonetolive tofeelexposedtothemadnessofthevast eternalsky 10tobeswayedbythebreezesofanancientsea carryingmysoul myseedbeyondthemountainsoftimeorintotheabyssofthebizarre i dratherbeunseen andif thenshunnedbyeveryonethantobeapleasant smellingflower growinginclustersinthefertilevalleywherethey repraised handled andpluckedbygreedyhumanhands i drathersmellofmusty greenstenchthanofsweet fragrantlilac ificouldstandalone strongandfreei dratherbeatall uglyweed inparagraph33of trapped thenarratorisfeelingascared brelieved cnervous dconfused 9rl3 9 whatliteraryconventiondoesmoreyusethatnoboapolancodoesnot adetaileddescriptionsbinnerthoughtscinformallanguageddialogue9rl3 2 whatelementof trapped makesitsuitableforadaptationasadrama asuspensebangercmisfortunedsorrow9rl3 1 bothofthesepassagesconveyasenseofafear bpride cjoy drelief 9rl3 5 theconstitutionisbornbycarolj browncharactersnarratorgeorgewashington presidentoftheconstitutionalconvention delegatefromvirginiawilliamjackson secretaryofconventionwilliampaterson delegatefromnewjerseywilliamlivingston delegatefromnewjerseyalexanderhamilton delegatefromnewyorkedmundrandolph delegatefromvirginiajamesmadison delegatefromvirginiageorgemason delegatefromvirginiarufusking delegatefrommassachusettseldridgegerry delegatefrommassachusettsgeorgeread delegatefromdelawarebenjaminfranklin delegatefrompennsylvaniajameswilson delegatefrompennsylvania theconstitutionisborn continued narrator oneofthemostmomentousperiodsinamericanhistorybeganonmay14 1787 whenfifty fivedelegates representingallofthethirteencoloniesbutrhodeisland metinindependencehallinphiladelphiaasaconstitutionalconvention itwaselevenyearsafterthesigningofthedeclarationofindependencein1776andfouryearsaftertheendoftheamericanrevolutionarywarin1783 duringthathotsummer thisremarkablebodyofstatesmendel