Kookabura Questions

Answer these questions
IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
DUE WEDNESDAY.

1) Looking only at the opening line, what kind of relationship do you think the author has with his father? How do you know?

2) Find an example of an onomatopoeia.

3) What does the repetition of this onomatopoeia do for you as a reader?

4) Why does the author use flashbacks? What does using flashbacks do for this story?

5) Is this story funny? Why or why not? BE SPECIFIC. I want quotes and examples!

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/24/090824fa_fact_sedaris

Kooka-whaaa?!

David Sedaris goes to Australia.

Read this: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/24/090824fa_fact_sedaris

Be prepared to talk about it on Monday.

Vocab for Week of Feb 22nd

Look up in a book Dictionary! Do not use an online one.
Handwrite these out. I want to see them on paper! HANDWRITTEN!

DISGRACE
EUPHORIA
PROFOUND
DIDACTIC
INNOCENCE
DECISIVE
RESOLUTE
INVASIVE
EMBRACE
INCEPTION

Say whaaa?!?!?! How write a novel via text message.

Read this really awesome article: Japanese Novels Done By Text Messages

Answer these questions to turn in tomorrow and to discuss with the class.

1) Summarize the article. What is the point of it? What is it trying to say? I want to know the WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY.

2) Some people in the article are worried that cell-phone novels could "kill" what?"

3) Who created the cell-phone novel? How did it come about?

4) Do you think there is a demand for cell-phone novels here in America? Why or why not?

Totally awesome, yo.

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