ELA
ELA
Weekly Vocabulary words
1.dialogue talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, novel, or the like.
2.tone the pitch, accent, or stress of a word, group of words, or speaking voice, especially as an expressive quality.
3.scene the place where any event occurs.
4.script the written text of a dialogue, play, movie, or the like.
5.drama a theatrical work, especially one that is serious rather than primarily comedic in nature; play.
6.comedy a light, amusing work of theater, film, or literature.
7.diction word choice and arrangement in speech or writing, especially as a reflection of forcefulness or effectiveness.
8. Explicit Textual Evidence stated directly in the passage
9. Implicit Textual Evidence Not stated directly, but reader understands it because of clues in the text.
10. Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
Tuesday- no homework
Wednesday- Finish Classwork. if you need to reread the speeches the links are below:
Fireside Chat 1: On the Banking Crisis (March 12, 1933)
http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt/speeches/speech-3298
Barbara Charline Jordan: 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbarajordan1976dnc.html
How are the speeches by Barbara Jordan and Franklin Delano Roosevelt similar? Different?
What perspectives do they bring to their speeches?
How do these speakers inspire listeners?
What is important for us to learn from these speeches, and why is it important to continue reading them from generation to generation?
Thursday
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