Reading: ENG 3-12a

Through developing my knowledge of context clues, punctuation, grammar and layout, I can read I can read unfamiliar textsunfamiliar texts with increasing fluency, understanding and expression.

Reading: ENG 3-17a

To show my understanding, I can comment, with comment, with evidenceevidence, on the content and form of short and extended texts, and respond to literal, inferential and evaluative questions and other types of close reading tasks.

ENG 3-19a: I can:

discuss and evaluate discuss and evaluate the structure, characterisation and/or setting using some supporting evidenceidentify the main theme identify the main theme of the text and recognise the relevance this has to my own and others’ experiencesidentify and comment identify and comment on aspects of the writer’s style and other features appropriate to genre using some relevant evidence.

Academic goalsAcademic goals: to learn about turning : to learn about turning point, mood and symbolism, and be point, mood and symbolism, and be able to explain how these are created able to explain how these are created in a story.in a story.

Social goalsSocial goals: to take turns in : to take turns in discussion; to reach consensus; to discussion; to reach consensus; to listen actively.listen actively.

““Flowers”- responseFlowers”- response

What is the turning point and how does it change a young girl’s life in this story?

Read Alice Walker's short story The Flowers.

Answer the following questions with a decent sized paragraph for each paying attention to your subject.

1. Title - Author -Plot Summary - Briefly outline Walker's short story “The Flowers” and what happens to the main character.

2. Discuss three examples where Walker uses IMAGERY to give the reader a specific feeling or image in their mind.

3. Why is the story written in the 3rd Person? Would it have a different feel if it was written in the 1st person? Explain your answer using an example from the text.

4. What is Walker alluding to (suggesting) with the use of the skeleton, the rope and the "ring?"

5. Describe how Walker builds up to the climax of her story, and how by the time the reader gets to the end, her main character is forever changed.

"3,724 people were lynched in the United States from 1889 through to 1930. Over four-fifths of these were Negroes, less than one-sixth of whom were accused of rape. Practically all of the lynchers were native whites. The fact that a number of the victims were tortured, mutilated, dragged, or burned suggests the presence of sadistic tendencies among the lynchers. Of the tens of thousands of lynchers and onlookers, only 49 were indicted and only 4 have been sentenced."

Now that you have looked at some of the literary elements in Walker's short story - come up with your own original opinion. Your quick viewpoint should include the subject (the author), some of the literary elements and something you can argue with examples from the text.

What is Walker trying to What is Walker trying to say?say?

DIFFERENTIATIONDIFFERENTIATION

LEARNING OUTCOMES / SUCCESS CRITERIALEARNING OUTCOMES / SUCCESS CRITERIA

ALL (MUST) ACHIEVE ALL (MUST) ACHIEVE

MOST (SHOULD) ACHIEVEMOST (SHOULD) ACHIEVE

SOME (COULD) ACHIEVE SOME (COULD) ACHIEVE (BUT MUST FIND CHALLENGING)(BUT MUST FIND CHALLENGING)

So how well have we learned? So how well have we learned?

• How well do I understand How well do I understand mood, mood, turning point and symbolism turning point and symbolism in in this story?this story?

• How well do I think I understand How well do I think I understand these terms in general?these terms in general?

• How well was I able to explain How well was I able to explain them to others?them to others?

• How well did I listen, take turns and How well did I listen, take turns and reach consensus?reach consensus?