October 20th October 24th Dog Star
English 9 Name: _____________________________
Mrs.Casey Monday, October 20th—Friday, October 24th
Close Reading Practice (Style Analysis) & Review
You must complete all parts of this homework packet! There are 4 pages.
Part I: Annotating Fiction
Annotating fiction means “to add critical or explanatory notes to a text” (Encarta). Specifically, it requires you to do the following types of things:
Pick out literary techniques used by the author and explain their effect
Draw conclusions or inferences about characters.
Observe details about a character or setting.
Form questions to better understand the text.
Make predictions about the story.
Make connections to real life.
Directions: You must annotate (underline or highlight) & take notes on the following points:
1. At what moment in the story does the flashback begin? (What present event triggers the flashback?) At what moment in the story are we back in present time? Flashbacks can serve several different purposes. For example, they can reveal a character’s past or explain the cause of an event. What purposes does the flashback in this story serve?
2. Just before the flashback begins, there is a foreshadowing of what is about to happen in the present. Find the sentence in the fourth paragraph that foreshadows what is about to occur. Explain the clue.
3. List the details the narrator tells you about himself. Then, consider his actions. How would you characterize the narrator?
4. How would you describe Laika’s character? Are there points in the story where she seems more like a person than a dog? Explain your response.
5. The narrator has a terrible internal conflict to resolve in choosing between Laika and his career. Does the author suggest that the narrator’s decision was a mistake? Support your answer with details from the story.
6. At the end of the story, how does the narrator explain what happened in the lunar observatory? Do you think he really believes his own explanation? Why or
Mrs.Casey Monday, October 20th—Friday, October 24th
Close Reading Practice (Style Analysis) & Review
You must complete all parts of this homework packet! There are 4 pages.
Part I: Annotating Fiction
Annotating fiction means “to add critical or explanatory notes to a text” (Encarta). Specifically, it requires you to do the following types of things:
Pick out literary techniques used by the author and explain their effect
Draw conclusions or inferences about characters.
Observe details about a character or setting.
Form questions to better understand the text.
Make predictions about the story.
Make connections to real life.
Directions: You must annotate (underline or highlight) & take notes on the following points:
1. At what moment in the story does the flashback begin? (What present event triggers the flashback?) At what moment in the story are we back in present time? Flashbacks can serve several different purposes. For example, they can reveal a character’s past or explain the cause of an event. What purposes does the flashback in this story serve?
2. Just before the flashback begins, there is a foreshadowing of what is about to happen in the present. Find the sentence in the fourth paragraph that foreshadows what is about to occur. Explain the clue.
3. List the details the narrator tells you about himself. Then, consider his actions. How would you characterize the narrator?
4. How would you describe Laika’s character? Are there points in the story where she seems more like a person than a dog? Explain your response.
5. The narrator has a terrible internal conflict to resolve in choosing between Laika and his career. Does the author suggest that the narrator’s decision was a mistake? Support your answer with details from the story.
6. At the end of the story, how does the narrator explain what happened in the lunar observatory? Do you think he really believes his own explanation? Why or