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Dec 18 AGENDA Take out homework packet with sensory imagery quotes from story for me to check later in period. Have Elevator story packet out too. Copy HW Explanation of HOW and WHAT to revise from last nights work Overview of handouts of yesterdays lesson keep in binder with Literature Notes Link to todays lesson on how to use Sensory Language to CREATE MOOD Macabre vs. Felicitous moods review Students WRITE about teachers festive/ugly outfit to create a felicitous, light mood using sensory language.

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Choosing words with JUST the RIGHT connotation (the feel of a word). A writer has to CHOOSE words carefully to set the right MOOD and TONE. Draft your basic ideas (the skeleton of your writing) THEN REVISE word choice. Consider whether what you are saying is intended to be Positive Neutral Negative Hes relaxed.He is not stressed.Hes a lazy slug. Formal or Informal He is tranquil and calmHe is chill and mellow

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Student Practice: Use SENSORY details and careful word choice to create a FRIVOLOUS and FELICITOUS (light and happy) mood! In WIP (Works in Progress) section of binder, write 3-5 sentences that COULD be a scene in a story based on Ugly Sweater DAY Make your reader SEE, HEAR, and FEEL some details. Use words with a light or festive connotation.

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Do not just describe literally. Mood is not JUST about selecting the right detailsit is about the words you choose to bring the details to life for the reader. Literal description: Her sweater was red and green and had a Teddy bear in a Santa cap. Same info REVISED words with the right connotation create a positive, informal, and festive mood: A friendly holiday Teddy Bear, decked in holiday berry and evergreen colors, smiled out from the teachers sweatshirt. A Santa hat perched happily on the bears jolly head and jingling bells completed the holiday-in-hyper drive ensemble.

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What tools do writers use to find words and draft phrases that have just the right TONE to create a specific MOOD? Agenda Dec 19

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Verbs Vivid Verbs NOUNS Precise NOUNS (SUPER NOUNS) Participles action, verbs used as adjectives to describe nouns Participles = adjectives in action, verbs used as adjectives to describe nouns SENOSORY LANGUAGE TOOL BOX Adjectives ZOOM IN ZOOM IN on telling details Figurative language: metaphors, similes, personification, imagery, hyperbole Sound Devices: Sound Devices: Onomatopoeia, Alliteration Adverb Adverbs (often end in lyHOW verb is done)

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Sample language created by students to achieve a TENSE, dramatic mood The light saber flickered to life, giving off an ominous green glow. The Jedi swung toward his nemesis, who flew back to avoid the flashing blade. There was a pulsing sound, like a generator whirring to life, then a whoosh and pop as the enemy drew his saber from the fold of his flowing robe. The clang and clashing of sabers rang through the chamber. The Jedis hand grew numb from the powerful vibrations. He broke into a cold sweat, but kept a steady eye on the menacing face of his opponent.

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Students posted cards identifying which tools our writers used to create the mood.

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Agenda Dec 21 Full class : Complete analysis of Felicitous vs. Tense vs. Macabre Mood student writing samples and Sleators words Individually COMPLETE the Plot Map with Falling Action and Resolution.

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Draft your OWN ending to The Elevator using the bullet points you used to complete the ARC of the story on your plot map. Write the draft in the WORKS IN PROGRESS section of your binder. DOUBLE-SPACE so you have room to revise word choice. Draft should be about a page long, double-spaced (2-4 paragraphs may be more if you have a lot of short dialogue exchanges)

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