Transcript SpringBoard 1.9. Another Perspective on the World (Ellison Prologue)

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SSR Book
Composition Book
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1.9 I will infer a speaker’s self-perception, analyze
a narrative text for syntax, and generate and
revise a personal prologue.
SSR
Reflection
Read a book of your choosing for
fifteen minutes.
How does the main character in
the book you are reading see
him/herself?
Record your reading on your
Reading Log.
Do other characters see the main
character the same way?
1.9 I will infer a speaker’s selfperception, analyze a narrative
text for syntax, and generate and
revise a personal prologue.
Invisible Man
Respond in Composition Book
1)What does it mean to be an “invisible man?”
2)Under what conditions might a person feel
“invisible?”
3)Is being “invisible” a universal feeling that
anyone can relate to at some point in their
life? Explain your response.
4)Could feeling invisible be the same as being
a stranger in the village? Explain your
response.
1.9 I will infer a speaker’s self-perception, analyze a
narrative text for syntax, and generate and revise a
personal prologue.
Prologue – introduction or preface to a literary work
Syntax - the study of the patterns of formation of sentences
and phrases from words.
Close Reading of Ellison’s Invisible Man.
o What is the speaker’s self-perception?
o Highlight images Ellison uses to convey what he is and what
he is not.
o Discuss findings.
o Sketch images in composition book to reflect the ideas that
describe Ellison’s images of self.
1.9 I will infer a speaker’s selfperception, analyze a
narrative text for syntax, and
generate and revise a
personal prologue.
Ralph Ellison
Consider the syntax that Ellison
uses throughout the prologue
and how it contributes to a
deeper understanding of his
perspective on the world. What
does the audience learn about his
self-perception?
1.9 Another Perspective on the World
1) Create a T-chart and list your perception of yourself and
other’s perception of you in your composition book.
My Perception
Other’s Perception of You
1.9 Another Perspective on the World
2) Using your list, complete the model of Ellison’s
Prologue in order to describe your perception of yourself
on page 25 in SpringBoard (carefully consider placement
of the words from your list).
3) In your comp book, copy the completed model and
then ELABORATE on the self-perception you presented.
Explain it to your readers. (5 minutes)
1.9 I will infer a speaker’s self-perception, analyze a
narrative text for syntax, and generate and revise a
personal prologue.
Grammar
SpringBoard Activity 1.9
Another Perspective on the World
A Dash Sentence:
A punctuation mark that
indicates a sudden change in
thought or tone, sets off a brief
summary, or sets off a
parenthetical part of a sentence.
It often conveys a casual tone
for the sentence.
Example:
• “Yeah, okay, three weeks
ago, you bought crunchy
peanut butter but now you
want the girls to play D & D
– do you have a drug
problem?”
The Semicolon Sentence:
This punctuation mark
gives equal weight to two
or more independent
sentences; the syntactical
balance reinforces parallel
ideas and imparts equal
importance to the
sentences.
Example:
• “That's not an apology;
that's simply an
acknowledgment that I
was right.”
A Periodic Sentence:
A sentence that makes
sense only when the end of
the sentence is reached.
Example:
• “Penny, while I subscribe
to the ‘Many Worlds’
theory which posits the
existence of an infinite
number of Sheldons in an
infinite number of
universes, I assure you
that in none of them am I
dancing.”
A Complex Sentence:
A sentence that contains
both a Subordinate
(Dependent) Clause and an
Independent Clause.
Example:
• While Leonard worked in the
laboratory at the university,
Sheldon installed a high-tech
security system in their apartment.
Subordinate Clause:
• While Leonard worked in the
laboratory at the university,
Independent Clause:
• Sheldon installed a high-tech
security system in their apartment.
A Parallel
Structure
Sentence:
A sentence that uses the
same pattern of words to
show that two or more
ideas have the same level
of importance.
Example:
• “Well, well, well, if it
isn't Wil Wheaton...the
Green Goblin to my
Spider-Man, the Pope
Paul V to my Galileo, the
Internet Explorer to my
Firefox!”
1.9 I will infer a speaker’s self-perception, analyze a
narrative text for syntax, and generate and revise a
personal prologue.
4) Locate the following in Ellison’s
prologue (SpringBoard p.23).
DASH
SEMICOLON
PERIODIC SENTENCE
COMPLEX SENTENCE
PARALLEL STRUCTURE
5) How do these grammar
elements impact Ellison’s writing?
1.9 I will infer a speaker’s self-perception, analyze a
narrative text for syntax, and generate and revise a
personal prologue.
6) Using the looping method, revisit your
elaborated prologue from step 3 and locate
sentences to edit.
7) Rewrite these sentences incorporating the
dash, semicolon, periodic sentence, complex
sentence, and parallel structure.