Relevance of Cultural Heritage (Agenda 9/28)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.7 Analyze a work of literature, showing how it reflects the heritage, traditions, attitudes, and beliefs of its author. (Biographical approach)

Read "Block Party"

Pick a story that you believe the author's cultural heritage is important to the story. Ask the following questions when choosing the story.

Is cultural heritage important to the plot? If you took out the cultural references would the plot play out differently?

Is it an important factor in the characterization of the main characters in the story? Would a character be less interesting or sympathetic without his or her cultural background?

Is it important to the theme? Would the theme be different without the story's references to culture?

Is cultural heritage important to the dialogue?

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Review vocabulary and introduce three words from "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse."

Discuss banned phrases and transitions.

Homework: Study the relevance of cultural heritage in the stories we've read. Study the checklist for the five paragraph essay for the test tomorrow.

Last day to turn in work for the the 5 week progress report is Friday, 9/30.