Reinforcement: Identifying Literary Climax

After attendance and a little beginning-of-class stretch, here's how the day unfolded:

• Written Reflection (just an invitation, not an assignment, trust me)
• Review of the Hidden Figures Plot Point Questions
• Identifying Climax

A handful of students demonstrated some confusion last week when asked to identify the respective climaxes of the two summer reading books:

-Some students thought that Russia launching Sputnik was the climax of Hidden Figures

-Some students thought that Ender killing Bonzo was the climax of Ender's Game.

These ideas are somewhat misguided, and we clarified why today:

Everything leads up to the climax

Every detail points towards it

For a quick in-class practice, we read Margaret Wise Brown's The Runaway Bunny.

Students' job was to listen closely, and to be able to identify the story's climax.

It's when the little bunny decides to stay, and not run away. (Looking towards tomorrow, It's also the only moment of dynamic characterization. But more on that tomorrow.)

HW:

• Bring Ender's Game tomorrow, if possible
• Bring NOTES composition notebook for Characterization notes.