Pages 28 and 29 in the vocab.
Here are some things I have made to help students prepare for the response to literature piece for Stop the Sun.
Drafting
You can
begin drafting even if you have not yet decided on everything you want to
say. As you draft your response, think
about how to organize your ideas.
· Write an introduction that identifies
the title and author of the work, gives your overall response, and explains the connection to your own
life. The piece will be held together by this focus.
· Begin the body by explaining why you felt as you did. Elaborate
with specific examples from the literature.
This includes quotes and descriptions of scenes, among other
things. Then describe how these relate to your own life.
· Finish with a conclusion that summarizes
your response.
The honors students should write 400-500 words. We will discuss this more in the coming days.
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Read the story.
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Explore the writer’s
craft.
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1.
Identify these story elements.
Exposition
Characters
(Minor/Major)
(Dynamic/Static)
Setting
Conflict
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution
Theme
2.
Respond to literature
What connections were you making as you
read?
Text-text
Text-self
Text-world
What is your opinion of the piece?
Understand
the story’s flow, identify the author’s theme, and form your opinion about
the piece.
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3.
Explore how the writer uses plot to engage the reader. What decisions did he/she make?
What Plot choices
of Exposition
of Conflict
of Rising Action
of Climax
of Falling Action
of Resolution
did
the writer use to communicate the Theme?
4.
Explore writing techniques
Flashback
Choice of characters
Use of dialogue
5.
Ask yourself what the writer could have done differently and what effect those changes would have
on the theme of the story.
For
example, why have the setting in Vietnam to convey the theme of …?
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Read with the writer in mind.
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Write with the reader in mind.
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