These concepts will form the foundation conceptually for your major test weight project. See daily plan in previous post.
Ms. S
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We are beginning
to look at the question: “So What?”
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Of what SIGNIFICANCE
is this scene/moment/item?
sig·nif·i·cance
siɡˈnifikəns/
noun
1.
1.
the quality of being
worthy of attention; importance.
"adolescent
education was felt to be a social issue of some significance"
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synonyms:
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importance, import, consequence, seriousness, gravity, weight, magnitude, momentousness;
formalmoment
"a matter of considerable significance"
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2.
2.
the meaning to be
found in words or events.
"the significance
of what was happening was clearer to me than to her"
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synonyms:
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meaning, sense, signification, import, thrust, drift, gist, implication, message, essence, substance, point
"the significance of his remarks"
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Examples:
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Retiring a
jersey when a player ends a major career
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A Major
league player handing the rookie the puck from his first NHL goal to take home.
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Trophies
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Keys to the
car
To whom is it significant and
in what way/s? (both inside and outside the text)
Note that different
individuals may view the same thing/event very
differently; what is significant for one may not be for another. We interpret things based upon our
experience.
This is about meaning making
for the characters and for you as readers. These
events/people/acts/items stand for something significant. They may act as:
Objective
correlative/metaphor/symbol
Interpreting
this leads to depth of understanding and Theme.
Note:
Objective correlative clip on blog post March 16th.
Chapter 8
marks a new cycle in Peekay’s development/understanding of the world.
1. Listen then draw what you hear.
2. Pair and discuss the possible significance of what is being described. (Remember that the narrator
has a lot to do with the tone of what
is described.
Consider:
How does this scene act as Objective
correlative/symbol/metaphor?
What can it tell us about this place and the people who do/have lived
there?
What can it tell us about life in the world of the novel at large?
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