Tuesday, February 9th

1) Silent Reading
2) Story of the day: Identities, by Valgardson p.3 of Inside Stories
3) What kind of identities are at play in this story? Why does he leave his neighbourhood of twice cut lawns? What is his motivation? What similes, symbols and metaphor are used? To what effect?
4) Terms on the board:

Motivation - see the definition in the back of Inside Stories
Simile
Metaphor
Symbol (scroll down)
Here is a great link to all the literary terms you are responsible for by Grade 12: http://www.openschool.bc.ca/courses/english/glossary.html

5) Assignment: Character Description

Choose a real person you know or observe a stranger or create a purely fictional character.
Write a descriptive paragraph the evokes the senses (as in the story, Identities).
Start with a name ___/1
Senses Chart ___/2
Sight/Colours ----- Sounds--------- Smells -------------Textures
(Include at least one simile, metaphor or symbol) ____/6
Drawing ___/1