Connotation - Any idea, word, meaning suggested by a thing. (In this case, what other words, ideas, meanings come to mind when you think of the word Identity?) As a group, discuss the word, and create a brainstorm of all the connotations on the board.2) Story of the day: Identities, by Valgardson p.3 of Inside Stories.
- What kind of identities are at play in this story?
- What is our protagonist like? How do you know? (What quotes)
- Why does he leave his neighbourhood of twice cut lawns? What is his motivation?
- This story has some very detailed and descriptive passages. What setting description stood out to you? What is the point of the contrast between the two settings of suburbia and urban slum?
- Using the glossary at the back of the book to review the following terms - point of view, simile, symbol and metaphor.
- What similes, symbols and metaphor are used? To what effect?
- What is the point of view? How do you know?
- If the theme of a piece of literature is a generalized understanding about how life is, then what do you think the theme of "Identities" is? In other words, what's the big idea here?
- Due Tomorrow!
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
