Imagery and Point of View in Short Fiction: Part II
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5. The students will get in small groups and read and annotate the first paragraph of the text.
6. In small groups, the students will complete the imagery chart by answering the following questions to complete the chart:
What images do you see/hear/taste/feel/smell in the first paragraph?
What sense is connected to the image you have chosen?
What mood or feeling do these images create?
7. In their small groups, the students will answer question #1 using text evidence to support the answer for the point of view of the text
Assessment Strategies:
The teacher may use chart paper to create a larger chart for students to create as a whole class or create one digitally.
The teacher should take up the handout for closer examination and more detailed feedback on the example images chosen. Make sure each image listed 1) uses text evidence (quotation marks to note borrowed words), 2) identifies the sense it appeals/connects to, and 3) uses an appropriate mood word to describe the feeling the author wants the reader to have/how the author conveys meaning through the image.
The teacher should take up the handout for closer examination to make sure the point of view is correct and that correct text evidence is chosen to support the answer.
Advanced Preparation:
The teacher will need to print and copy Scarlet Ibis Full text or assign digitally.
The teacher will need to print and copy the Scarlet Ibis Day 1 Handout or assign digitally.
The teacher will need to download the Scarlet Ibis Day 1 Presentation or assign it digitally.
The teacher will need to decide/assign small groups
Variation Tips (optional):
Notes or Recommendations (optional):
This may all be assigned digitally if the teacher cannot print and make copies.