Throwing Snowballs - Annie Dillard
Pre-reading:
Who is Annie Dillard?
++++++To give somethign your all is too put effort in an activity, try your hardest, give 100% of you time and energy in what ever you are doing, and to not give up. For example when we were doing sports day I put all my effort in the hurdle/ running activity.
Have you ever been happy about doing something that got you in trouble? What about the situation made you happy? Why? Give an example.
++++++Yes, I have been happy about doing something that got me in trouble that I don't regret. The situation was that during swim practice party we were diving and I pushed about five people I there expression was priceless, so I don't regret anything I did.
How does it feel to play in and run in the snow? Give a description.
++++++The feeling to play and run in the snow is amazing since for some people who live in an area that doens't really have snow, and to play in the nsow is fun because it feels refreshing.
Vocabulary:
1.) Impelled (p. 184)
Quote: "He impelled us forward,...." (page 184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): pull with force
Synonym: go forward by a pull
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My brother impelled/ dragged me to my room since I wouldn't get out of his room
2.) Compelled (p. 184)
Quote: "...; we compelled him to follow our route" (page 184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): force
Synonym: pressure
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My brother commpelled me to get out of his room
3.) Improvising (p. 184)
Quote: "...,we kept improvising,....." (page 184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): stalling
Synonym: distract
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I had to improvise and pretend to pay attention to make him be shut up
4.) Exhilarated (p. 184)
Quote: "...,exhilarated,.." (page 184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): excitment
Synonym: happening too fast
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): That was exhilarated to do.
5.) Perfunctorily (p. 185)
Quote: "" You stupid kids," he began perfunctorily." (pg.185)
Definition (based on context/in your own words):habit
Synonym: expected
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My friend is perfunctorily
6.) Redundant (p. 185)
Quote: " We listened perfunctorily indeed, if we listened at all, for the chewing out was redundant, a mere formality , beside the point." (pg.185)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): pointless
Synonym: no meaning
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): To me my brother is 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?
- Born April 30, 1945
- Taught Englsih at Wesleyan University for 21 years
- Won th Pulitzer Prize in 1975
- Genres - Poetry, Non - Fiction, Fiction
- Currently age 68
++++++To give somethign your all is too put effort in an activity, try your hardest, give 100% of you time and energy in what ever you are doing, and to not give up. For example when we were doing sports day I put all my effort in the hurdle/ running activity.
Have you ever been happy about doing something that got you in trouble? What about the situation made you happy? Why? Give an example.
++++++Yes, I have been happy about doing something that got me in trouble that I don't regret. The situation was that during swim practice party we were diving and I pushed about five people I there expression was priceless, so I don't regret anything I did.
How does it feel to play in and run in the snow? Give a description.
++++++The feeling to play and run in the snow is amazing since for some people who live in an area that doens't really have snow, and to play in the nsow is fun because it feels refreshing.
Vocabulary:
1.) Impelled (p. 184)
Quote: "He impelled us forward,...." (page 184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): pull with force
Synonym: go forward by a pull
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My brother impelled/ dragged me to my room since I wouldn't get out of his room
2.) Compelled (p. 184)
Quote: "...; we compelled him to follow our route" (page 184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): force
Synonym: pressure
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My brother commpelled me to get out of his room
3.) Improvising (p. 184)
Quote: "...,we kept improvising,....." (page 184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): stalling
Synonym: distract
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I had to improvise and pretend to pay attention to make him be shut up
4.) Exhilarated (p. 184)
Quote: "...,exhilarated,.." (page 184)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): excitment
Synonym: happening too fast
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): That was exhilarated to do.
5.) Perfunctorily (p. 185)
Quote: "" You stupid kids," he began perfunctorily." (pg.185)
Definition (based on context/in your own words):habit
Synonym: expected
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My friend is perfunctorily
6.) Redundant (p. 185)
Quote: " We listened perfunctorily indeed, if we listened at all, for the chewing out was redundant, a mere formality , beside the point." (pg.185)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): pointless
Synonym: no meaning
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): To me my brother is 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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