1.15.13

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Here is what we've done so far in the Springboard:

Unit 1 - Coming of Age

Read and take notes on p. 1-2.  Define "rhetorical appeals" in the blank space on page 1.
Read and take notes on p. 4
Answer Essential question 1 on p. 5
Fill out the "coming of age" privileges/responsibilities chart on p. 6
Fill out Pizza Descriptions on p. 8
Read and take notes on p. 9-11
Fill out chart on p. 12

Read and take notes on p. 19-25
Fill out chart on p. 18
Write paragraph response based on one story.  Use this as your template:
In the ________(genre) "____" (title) by _______ (author), the author uses _______(diction or imagery, or syntax) to achieve the affect of a youthful voice. ________(author's name) use of _________(diction or imagery, or syntax) establishes the narrator's tone by __________________________________(explanation of what it does).  For example, "________________" (quotation from the piece that proves it) (line #).

Read and take notes on p. 27-31
Fill out chart on p. 26
Choose 1 word to describe the tone of each speaker.