Boy in the Striped Pajamas Notes and Questions

NOTES
Foreshadowing - hints or clues of what is to come later in the story
Irony - dramatic - seeing the character's mistakes, but the character does not
           verbal - the character says one thing but means another
           situation - a great difference between the purpose of a particular action and the result
Mood - the feeling that the story brings about in the reader or viewer
Theme - a statement about life that the writer is trying to get across to the reader or viewer
Tragedy - a work in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw or by forces beyond his or her control

FOCUS QUESTIONS - copy the questions and write the answers on paper.

Friday's Questions
Bruno's mom was touched when the Jewish prisoner/servant helped to bandage her son's knee. What internal conflict did she experience at that time?
How is Bruno adjusting to his new home?   

Monday's Questions
What was the internal conflict that Bruno's mother felt after he fell off the swing?
Why did the the soldier at the dinner party become so angry when the servant spilled the wine?
What was Bruno's internal conflict about this incident?
What did the dolls in the basement represent?   What literary/cinematic device is used?

Review of Literary Terms

Write definitions for these literary terms. Study for homework. Test on Friday.

(page 233-241  in Writers Inc)

Metaphor

Simile

Alliteration

Theme

Tone

Mood

Plot Line

Protagonist

Anecdote

Foreshadowing

Taking Notes and Writing Plan

Information taken from Writers Inc Text, pages 250-251

 

Taking Notes

1. Take notes in a numbered list
2. Record important details and quotations
3. Place quotation marks around direct quotes
4. Keep a bibliography - a list of all your sources
5. Organize your notes into colored font
6. Create a Writing Plan (page 251)

Sample Writing Plan  

1. Introduction - must include a hook and your thesis statement.
2. __________________________ (chose a topic include detail)
3. ___________________________ (chose the next topic with details)
4. ____________________________(topic with details )
5. Conclusion - restate your thesis and summarize your main points

  

Thesis Statement

Thesis Statement

A specific Subject

+ a particular stand, feeling or feature

= an effective thesis statement

EXAMPLE #1

(Subject )The geese at the pond in Milton

(Stand) are making a mess of our community.

EXAMPLE #2

Mariner Middle School

would be a better place if …..

EXAMPLE #3

Most of the students in the 8^th grade 
would benefit from...

EXAMPLE #4

John Dickinson

was an outstanding Patriot from Delaware who signed the Declaration of Independence and helped to launch a Nation.

Common Suffixes

 
Common Suffixes

Cores 2 and 3 - Copy these in your LA notebook. Look up the terms in your Writers INC text. Study and prepare for a quiz.

Suffix	Meaning	Key Word
-able, -ible	Can be done	Comfortable
-al, -ial	Having the characteristic of, relating to	Personal
-ed	Past-tense verb	Hopped
-en	Made of	Wooden
-er	One who	Worker, actor
-est	comparative	Biggest
-ful	Full of	Careful
-ic	Having the characteristic, nature of	Metallic, acidic
-ing	Verb form/present participle	Running
-ion, -tion, -ation, -ition	Act, process	Attraction
-ity, ty	State of	Infinity
-ive, ative, -itive	Adjective form of a noun	Plaintive
-less	without	Fearless
-ly	Characteristic of	Quickly
-ment	Action or process	Enjoyment
-ness	State of	Kindness
-ous,-eous,-ious	Possessing the qualities of	Joyous
-s, -es	More than one, plural	Books
-y	Characterized by	Happy