Red Words and Blue Nines

Ms. Porter
ELAR 8

Rm. 220

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Part 1

A person with a remarkable
talent or ability in a specific
area

Vocab

● Synesthesia

● Savant

Synesthesia:

A mixing of the senses

Savant:

Author: Daniel Tammet

○What form of autism

does he have?

○What is the author's birth

date?

○How does the author's

synesthesia affect his

daily life?

Open Ended

What form of autism does he have?

Open Ended

How does the author's synesthesia affect his daily life? Use TE

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Part 2

The details are right there.
We can see it and touch it.

Spiral Back
Implicit vs
Explicit:

Implicit
Details:
Read between the lines→ an

idea that makes connections

Explicit Details:

I do

Chunk Paragraphs 1-5 [chunk
#1]

○Why does the author associate

Wednesdays with the color

blue?

○What is the significance of

prime numbers in the text?

○Why are prime numbers

special to the author?

Open Ended

• What is the significance of prime numbers in the text? Use TE

Open Ended

• Why are prime numbers special to the author? Use TE

While reading, I Will pay attention to:

Key ideas that reveal the controlling idea

1.
Based on the description of prime

numbers as "smooth and round shapes,
similar to pebbles on a beach," what can
you infer about Daniel Tammet's
perception of numbers?

2.
How does Daniel Tammet's obsession

with order and routine affect his daily life?

3.
Find a sentence in the text that supports

the idea that Daniel Tammet has a unique
way of perceiving numbers.

4.
What evidence is provided to show that

Daniel Tammet's condition is similar to that
of the character Raymond Babbitt in the
movie "Rain Man"? - underline key detail

We
Do

Open Ended

• Based on the description of prime numbers as "smooth and round shapes,
  similar to pebbles on a beach," what can
  you infer about Daniel Tammet's
  perception of numbers?? Use TE

Open Ended

• What evidence is provided to show that the idea that Daniel Tammet has a unique
  way of perceiving numbers? Use TE

Multiple Choice

 In the context of the text, what does "prodigious" mean when describing Shereshevsky's memory?

• Average

• Extraordinary

• Terrible

• Weak

  
  

Multiple Choice

 The author describes the number 5 as having a "clap of thunder" sound. Based on this description, what does the author mean when he says "5 is loud"?

• The number 5 is difficult to understand.

• The number 5 is very noisy.

•  The number 5 is very large

• The number 5 is very small

Open Ended

What is your controlling idea sentence for "Red Words and Blue Nines"?

Yall do

Chunk Paragraphs 6-8 [chunk
#2]

What are two key details that
support the main idea?

What does the author want the
reader to learn or understand?

Paraphrase Chunk 2

Open Ended

How did you paraphrase chunk 2?

Annotate ?’s

Chunk Text

TICK

Make Connections

??

Have you ever had a vivid mental

image while reading a book or

listening to a song?

Stop and Jot

Audio: para. 9/11 & 12-16

Chunk paragraphs 9-11 [chunk 3]
Figurative language examples:

* Simile: "It's like doing math without having to

think."

* Metaphor: "The process takes a matter of

seconds and happens spontaneously."

* Personification: "The image changes and a

third shape emerges."

How do these examples of figurative language

enhance the author's message?

Multiple Choice

The author compares the number 37 to "lumpy porridge." This is an example of which literary device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence from the text best supports the author's claim that numbers have personalities?

• The author's description of the number 1 as "brilliant and bright white."

• The author's statement that "numbers are never far from my thoughts."

• The author's mention of the Russian psychologist A. R. Luria

•  The author's comparison of the number 5 to a "clap of thunder.

While reading, I Will pay attention to:

Figurative language used in the text to enhance the author's overall message.

1.
Complete the literal and figurative

meaning chart for paragraphs 1-6/9-11

2.How does the author's unique
perspective and experiences shape
their use of figurative language to
describe mathematical concepts?

We
Do

Main Idea: Author
explains their
unique ability to
perform mental
calculations using
vivid imagery.

Multiple Choice

How does the comparison of prime numbers to pebbles contribute to the overall meaning of the text?

• It makes the text more difficult to understand.

• It helps to explain the author's condition of synesthesia.

  
  

•  It creates a sense of wonder and mystery around prime numbers

• It emphasizes the author's love of math.

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Part 3

Open Ended

Find a sentence in the text that supports the idea that the author's synesthesia helps him with calculations

Open Ended

Why might the author's approach to calculations be considered "spontaneous" and "effortless"?

Open Ended

Find a sentence in the text that supports the idea that the author uses numbers as a form of emotional communication.

Rhetorical

Triangle

Author’s Purpose: How Does the Text

Structure Support the Author’s Purpose?

What is the message?
(Facts/details that supports the ad’s claim)

What is the target audience?
(who are the main people this ad is trying to reach?)

Who is the
Author?(Brand,spokesperson,etc)

You do

ACE: How does the author's
unique perspective on numbers,
as described in the memoir,
shape their understanding and
appreciation of mathematics?
Consider the role of visualization,
emotional connection, and
pattern recognition.

Draw an AP triangle on
back of text to complete

Complete on DOL worksheet

Open Ended

What is the Author's Purpose in writing his memoir?