Foreshadowing Projection Master Foreshadowing · In the top boxes, write words or phrases that describe Charlotte’s first impressions of the crew and the captain. In the next boxes,

Foreshadowing Projection Master

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The True Confession of Charlotte Doyle

Foreshadowing

“During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundlessday in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hungoppressively low in the heavens, I had been passingalone, on horseback, through a singularly drearytract of country, and at length found myself, as theshades of the evening drew on, within the view ofthe melancholy House of Usher.”

-Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”

This is just the first sentence in Poe’s short story,

yet you can already make predictions about its

action.

• What predictions can you make?

• Why? What hints has the the author placed inthe first line of the story?

• Identify words and phrases that make you thinkor feel the way you do.

First Impressions Handout

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First ImpressionsIn the top boxes, write words or phrases that describe Charlotte’s first impressions of the crew and the

captain. In the next boxes, list reasons why Charlotte has these first impressions. Finally, on the lines at the

bottom of the page, tell whether or not you think Charlotte has good reasons for liking and disliking the

men. .

Charlotte’s First Impressions

of the Crew

Charlotte’s First Impressions

of Captain Jaggery

Does Charlotte have good reasons to support her first impressions?

Why does Charlotte feel this way

about the crew?

Why does Charlotte feel this way

about Captain Jaggery?



Point of View Springboard Projection Master

Point of View Springboard

“You are not paid to be idle,” the captain oftendeclared, and he setting an example, was neverslack in his duty. Even at our teas he was vigilant –again, so like my father – and patiently examinedme as to what I had seen, heard, or even thought –always ready with quick and wise correction…

Mr. Keetch when summoned [by the captain] wouldscuttle quickly to his side, nervous, agitated, thatlook of fear about him…

Mr. Hollybrass, the first mate, would approachslowly, seeming to take his own silent surroundingsabout the captain’s demand. He might lift hisshaggy eyebrows as if to object, but I never heardhim actually contradict the captain in words. Indeedthe captain would only repeat his commands, andthen Mr. Hollybrass would obey.

-Avi, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Conflict Projection Master #1



Conflict is the struggle between

opposing forces.

The conflict may be an internal one. It

may be inside a person, such as an

attitude or feeling that must

be changed.

Outer conflicts can be...

Between people.

Between people and an organization

or idea.

Between people and outside forces,

such as nature.




Identifying Conflict

Example #1

A storm was making, moving out of those mysterious beltswhich lie north and south of the equator, the home ofhurricanes. The wind shifted a point, bringing with it aheavy squall. Mafatu lowered the sail on the run andgripped the steering paddle with hands that showed whiteat the knuckles... Like advance schouts of an oncomingarmy, wind gusts moved down upon the canoe, struck itsavagely.

-Armstrong Perry, Call it Courage

Example #2

Background: True son is a white boy who has been raised by the

Lenni Lenape Indians. Now, at age 15, he is being returned to his

white family as part of a treaty.

Ever since, he had been True Son, the blood of Cuyloga[True Son’s Indian father] and flesh of his flesh... Then,how could he be torn from his home like a sapling from theground and given to the alien whites who were his enemy!...Never would he give up his Indian life. Never!

-Conrad Richter, The Light in the Forest




Identifying Conflict

Example #3

Background: Kino, a poor fisherman who has found a great pearl, is

pursued by men who want to steal it.

“They have taken the pearl. I have lost it. Now it is over, he[Kino] said. “The pearl is gone.”

Juana [Kino’s wife] quieted him as she would a sick child.“Hush,” she said. “Here is your pearl. I found it in thepath. Can you hear me now? Can you understand?... Youhave killed a man. We must go away... We must be gonebefore daylight comes.”

“I was attacked,” Kino said uneasily. “I struck to save mylife.”

-John Steinbeck, The Pearl



Figurative Language Projection Master #1

Figurative Language

Writers use words to create images or pictures for

the reader. To create these images, writers

provide details of sight, sound, taste,

smell, hearing, and movement.

Writers often use figurative language to create these

images. Unusual comparisons are made through

the use of figurative language, which cause the

reader to look at things in a new way.

The three most common kinds of figurative

language are similes, metaphors, and

personification. Another kind of

figurative language is the

hyperbole.



Poetry Projection Master

The Sounds

of Poetry

Rhyme

What kind of rhyme do you hear in the poem that

you are reading or writing? Does every line of the

poem rhyme, every other line, or no lines at all?

Repetition

What kind of repetition do you hear in the poem

that you are reading or writing? Do any words,

phrases, or entire lines repeat? Do any kinds of

sounds repeat, such as beginning consonant sounds

or middle vowel sounds?

Rhythm

What kind of rhythm do you hear in the poem that

you are reading or writing? If you clap out the

words, do the lines follow a particular pattern? How

does the rhythm affect the way you feel about the

poem?

Mr. Doyle’s Letter Handout



Mr. Doyle’s PersonalityOn the lines below, write words or phrases that describe Mr. Doyle’s personality.

Mr. Doyle’s View of Charlotte’s Work as a SailorOn the lines below, write words or phrases that describe how Mr. Doyle would feel about

Charlotte’s work.

Mr. Doyle’s StatementsOn the lines below, write statements that Mr. Doyle might make to Charlotte in his letter.

Tone of the Letter

On the lines below, describe the tone of Mr. Doyle’s letter to Charlotte.

Letter Projection Master #1



Friendly Letter

3000 Charles StreetBaltimore, Maryland 21218September 29, 2008

Dear Heather,

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Your friend,Alicia

Letter Projection Master #2



Business Letter

3000 Charles StreetBaltimore, Maryland 21218September 29, 2008

Dear Mr. Smith,

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Respectfully Yours,Alicia B. Howell

Mr. John SmithEditorThe Baltimore Sun1003 Calvert StreetBaltimore, Maryland 21269

Classified Ad Springboard Projection Master



Classified Advertisements

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• Call 1-555-555-2222

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Pharmacist Compound drugs, fill prescriptions, consult with

patients. 40 hrs/week. $1390 p/wk, 8am-4p.m. Pharmacy degree

and state license required. Mail resume to Liz Chase, TD

Drugstore, 100 Winslow Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 55555

Laborer Help wanted to perform

general labor. Must be 21, pass a

drug screen and background check.

Call 111-555-0000.

Charlotte Doyle Excerpt Projection Master



Regarding Captain Jaggery, thelog read simply. At the crew’surging I wrote that our noblecaptain had kept his post atthe wheel during the hurricane,only to be swept away in thestorm’s final hour. Mr.Hollybrass wasafforded the sameheroic death.-Avi, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

News Article Projection Master #1



The News Article

Every news article contains the

following information:

Who

What

Where

When

Why

How




Parts of a News Article

#1 Headline

The headline titles the article. It is

printed in a larger font and should

grab the readers’ attention.

#2 Lead

The lead is the first paragraph of a news article. It

contains the most important information of the

story.

#3 Body

The body provides details on the information

presented in the lead.




Tips on Writing a

News Article

• Make your headline

dramatic so your audience

will want to continue

reading.

• The lead should contain a

summary of the who, what,

where, when, why and how information.

• Report facts. Do not include your opinion in

the article; however, you may quote the

opinions of other people as part of the story.

• The information in the body should give

details that support the basic information

stated in the lead. More facts, statistics, and

quotations are examples of the kinds of

information to include in the body.

News Article Handout



Who

My News Article

What

Where

When

Why

How

News Article Tips Handout



Tips on Writing a News Article

• Make your headline dramatic so your audience will want to

continue reading.

• The lead should contain a summary of the who, what, where,

when, why and how information.

• Report facts. Do not include your opinion in the article;

however, you may quote the opinions of other people as part

of the story.

• The information in the body should give details that support the

basic information stated in the lead. More facts, statistics, and

quotations are examples of the kinds of information to include

in the body.

Parts of a News Article

#1 Headline

The headline titles the article. It is printed in

a larger font and should grab the readers’ attention.

#2 Lead

The lead is the first paragraph of a news article. It contains the

most important information of the story.

#3 Body

The body provides details on the information presented in the

lead.

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