Honors World LiteratureWeek 5

Do Now: Monday/ Tuesday, September 28th/ 29th , 20155 minutes to Review Vocabulary Words10 minutes Vocabulary Quiz

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Objectives: SWBAT…Distill and articulate the main points and plot of “Shooting an Elephant”

Discuss Orwell’s use of persuasive tools such as symbolism, metaphor and irony in this essayand explain how he uses each to convey his argument or message

“Shooting an Elephant”Written and narrated by George OrwellWritten in 1936Setting: BurmaAfter leaving school, Orwell lived in Burma and worked as an officer

Close Read1. Number the paragraphs2. Chunk the text3. Underline and circle…with a purpose 4. Left Margin: What is the author saying?5. Right Margin: What is the author doing? (Action verbs, imagery,

figurative language, word choice)

While you read1st Reading: Plot & Understanding2nd Reading: Persuasive techniques (symbolism,

metaphor and irony)

HomeworkComplete 2nd Reading of “Shooting an Elephant”

Wednesday, September 30th 2015Pronoun Handout

Objectives : SWBAT…Define and practice using indefinite pronouns & collective nounsWrite a short essay analyzing

Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite PronounsAn indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that

does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing.

Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural.

Indefinite PronounsSingular Plural

another everybody no oneanybody everyone nothinganyone everything oneanything much somebodyeach neither someoneeither nobody something

bothfew

manyothersseveral

All, any, most, none and some can be singular or plural, depending on the phrase that follows them.

Indefinite PronounsWhen an indefinite pronoun is used as the subject, the verb must agree with it in number.Everyone discusses the plot. (singular)

Both talk about King Minos. (plural)

All of mythology is about beliefs and ideals. (singular)

All of the myths are about beliefs and ideals. (plural)

• What is the difference between the last two statements? Why is one singular and the other plural?

Indefinite PronounsPossessive pronouns often have indefinite pronouns as their antecedents. In such cases, the pronouns must agree in number. Note that in the first example the intervening prepositional phrase does not affect the agreement.

Each of the characters has his or her chapter.

Several have conflict with their siblings.

Collective nouns, a special class, name groups [things] composed of members [usually people].

“Shooting an Elephant” Continued…