B. mini-lesson on style in literature
word choice
purposeful sentence variation
dialect
details
C. class reading of “The Secret Lion” page 118 (blue)
D. discussion questions 1-5 of page 123
HW) answer questions 6 and 7 on page 123 of the Blue Literature book
6. If the boys lived in an urban environment, how would you expect this story to be different?
7. Go back through the story and find elements of style that you think add to the story.
Think about
- the definition of style as the way in which a piece of literature is written
- some of the comparison in the story
- word choice, including the use of informal language to reflect the boy’s speech
- sentence lengths and patterns
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