Gateway International Montessori School Grade 8 – English Language Arts Ms. Nour Ali By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. Explain the featurs of a memoir. 2. Identify figurative language. 3. Cite textual evidence. Memoir ◦ A memoir is a narrative form of writing in which the writer relates a true event, incident, or experience in his or her own life. ◦ A memoir focuses on four elements: ◦ (1) the people (who was involved in the event?) ◦ (2) the setting (where and when did the story occur?) ◦ (3) the action (what exciting or important thing happened?) ◦ (4) what were your thoughts and feelings about the event? What is figurative language? ◦ Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Types of Figurative Language ◦ Imagery ◦ Simile ◦ Metaphor ◦ Alliteration ◦ Personification ◦ Onomatopoeia ◦ Hyperbole ◦ Idioms Hyperbole ◦ An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She’s said so on several million occasions. Imagery ◦ Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. • Sight • Hearing • Touch • Taste • Smell Metaphor ◦ A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert. Personification ◦ A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. Example: “The wind yells while blowing." The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell. Simile ◦ A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands. While reading… ◦ Make sure to take notes of the important events ◦ Character description ◦ Description of setting ◦ Use Cornell Note Taking System when summarizing the text. ◦ Answer the questions at the end of every section. ◦ Summarize the text in your own words. Check your understanding ◦ Line(s) 5, how would you describe the mother’s response? What does the response reveal about the mother? ◦ Review lines 21–28, in which the author describes the stories she told about her mother. Why would she have told these stories? ◦ What does the analogy in line 30 reveal about the author’s self-image? ◦ Line(s) 51 – 59 Find examples of the narrator’s desire to accept an “alternate” version of the truth. Check your understanding ◦ Line(s) 60 – 68, Describe the mother’s outlook on life. What text evidence supports or refutes this? ◦ Line(s) 97 – 103, Find evidence that might explain her reaction. Why is she so angry when she sees the buffalo? HOMEWORK DUE SUNDAY 15TH OF ASSIGNMENT NOVEMBER. Write an informational text about a group of refugees in egypt. You can choose any group. Make sure that you include: Why they immigrated from their country? How they adapted to the Egyptian culture? What culture did they bring with them to Egypt? How are they treated in Egypt? What could be done in order to ease their accomodation in Egypt.