throwing snowballs
by: Annie dillard
Pre-reading:
Who is Annie Dillard?
Annie Dillard is an American author she was born April 30, 1935. She has one child named Cody Rose. For 21 years she taught at the Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She is still living and her age is 68.
How does it feel to give something your all? Give an example.
To give someting my all its feels good because I know that I'm try to do my best and not failing to do it.
Have you ever been happy about doing something that got you in trouble? What about the situation made you happy? Why? Give an example.
I have actually never done anything that I got in trouble that made me happy. Mostly none of the situations make me happy because its never something right.
How does it feel to play in and run in the snow? Give a description.
It is really fun to play in the snow and run in it too its fun because for some reason ur like building things with the snow and leaving footprints and things like that.
Vocabulary:
1.) Impelled (p. 184)
Quote: "He impelled us forward;" (pg.184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): push
Synonym: motivate
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My sister was chasing me and I impelled forward her.
2.) Compelled (p. 184)
Quote: "we compelled him to follow our route." (pg.184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): tempted
Synonym: urge
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I compelled my sister to chase my dog.
3.) Improvising (p. 184)
Quote: "we kept improvising." (pg.184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): making it up
Synonym: make
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My sister improvised she was going to sleep.
4.) Exhilarated (p. 184)
Quote: "discovering always, exhilarated." (pg.184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): shocked
Synonym: surprised
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My mom was exhilarated when I told her I got a good grade.
5.) Perfunctorily (p. 185)
Quote: "You stupid kids", he began perfuntorily." (pg.185)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): rude
Synonym: mean
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My sister sometimes is very perfuntorily.
6.) Redundant (p. 185)
Quote: "chewing out was redundant." (pg.185)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): pointless
Synonym: repetitive
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I was at the park redundant.
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when you would act the way the author does or you would not act the way the author does. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
You would ACT the way the author does V. You would NOT ACT the way the author does
Who is Annie Dillard?
Annie Dillard is an American author she was born April 30, 1935. She has one child named Cody Rose. For 21 years she taught at the Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She is still living and her age is 68.
How does it feel to give something your all? Give an example.
To give someting my all its feels good because I know that I'm try to do my best and not failing to do it.
Have you ever been happy about doing something that got you in trouble? What about the situation made you happy? Why? Give an example.
I have actually never done anything that I got in trouble that made me happy. Mostly none of the situations make me happy because its never something right.
How does it feel to play in and run in the snow? Give a description.
It is really fun to play in the snow and run in it too its fun because for some reason ur like building things with the snow and leaving footprints and things like that.
Vocabulary:
1.) Impelled (p. 184)
Quote: "He impelled us forward;" (pg.184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): push
Synonym: motivate
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My sister was chasing me and I impelled forward her.
2.) Compelled (p. 184)
Quote: "we compelled him to follow our route." (pg.184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): tempted
Synonym: urge
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I compelled my sister to chase my dog.
3.) Improvising (p. 184)
Quote: "we kept improvising." (pg.184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): making it up
Synonym: make
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My sister improvised she was going to sleep.
4.) Exhilarated (p. 184)
Quote: "discovering always, exhilarated." (pg.184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): shocked
Synonym: surprised
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My mom was exhilarated when I told her I got a good grade.
5.) Perfunctorily (p. 185)
Quote: "You stupid kids", he began perfuntorily." (pg.185)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): rude
Synonym: mean
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My sister sometimes is very perfuntorily.
6.) Redundant (p. 185)
Quote: "chewing out was redundant." (pg.185)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): pointless
Synonym: repetitive
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I was at the park redundant.
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when you would act the way the author does or you would not act the way the author does. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
You would ACT the way the author does V. You would NOT ACT the way the author does
ACTING = AUTHOR'S WAY
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NOT ACTING = AUTHOR'S WAY
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