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Please have out your Vocabulary 1, 2, 3 and 4!

Refreshing our novel…

Vocabulary Review HOT SEAT

• One person will stand up in front of the crew- this person is in the Hot SEAT

• A vocab word will be selected- the person standing may not see the word.

• Sitting members are able to provide clues, synonyms, acting, or hints so person can guess the word. Exact definition and obvious clues MAY NOT be said. Group should use their vocab sheets!

• Hot seater tries to guess! Then…SWITCH

Ochre

Chicanery

Gingerly

Paternalistic

Opulent

Truculent

Peevish

Spurious

Nemesis

Tenacious

Omnipresent

Ululation

Dither

VOCAB TEST: THURSDAY

For want of a nail, the shoe was lostFor want of a shoe, the horse was lostFor want of a horse, the rider was lostFor want of a rider, the message was lostFor want of a message, the battle was lostFor want of a battle, the kingdom was lostAnd all for the want of a horseshoe nail

Parody: To imitate or mock a work

• Write an example of a situation where not doing (or doing) some small thing leads to a much larger consequence. For an extra challenge: Write in the style of the poem!

• Start Small• Begin with “For want of…”• End with “And all for the want of…”

Characterizing Ramotswe

How is a fictional character realized?What is left up to the reader?Consider this, as a writer of fiction…- What makes Precious Ramotswe such a

charming protagonist? What kind of woman is she? How is she different from the usual detective? Why does she feel “called” to help her fellow Africans “solve the mysteries of their lives”? (Smith 4).

Discussion Points• Unlike in most other mysteries, in The No. 1 Ladies’

Detective Agency Mma Ramotswe solves a number of small crimes, rather than a single major one. How does this affect the narrative pacing of the novel? What other unique features distinguish The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency from the conventional mystery novel?

• What is surprising about the nature of the cases Mma Ramotswe is hired to solve? By what means does Alexander McCall Smith sustain the reader’s interest, in the absence of the kind of tension, violence, and suspense that drive most mysteries?

Homework

• Please Read Chapters• Vocabulary TEST on THURSDAY! Know ALL

WORDS! • Format: fill in the blank