Lit 6 - Nonfiction vocabulary test - Thursday, Nov. 8. Genre - autobiography.
I give the students the words, and they must write the complete definition. I showed them the test today. I suggested that they use index cards to help them prepare. They should also be giving themselves pretests.

Nonfiction Vocabulary

Genre: A group, type, or classification of Literature. (Short Story, Poetry, etc.)

Letter: A written communication from one person to another. In personal letters writer shares information, thoughts, and feelings with one other person.

Journal: A daily account of events and the writer’s thoughts and feelings about those events.

Media accounts: Reports, explanations, opinions, and descriptions written for television, radio, newspapers, and magazines.

Essay: A short piece of nonfiction in which a writer presents a personal view of a topic.

Expository essay: A short, nonfiction piece that explains or gives information about a topic.

Autobiography: The story of a person’s life written by that person. Includes key events of a person’s life and reveals his struggles, values, and ideas.

Lit 6 - Due Wed, 10/24 - proofreading p 19 - top and bottom.
Lit 8 - Due Wed, 10/24 - proofreading  p123 top and bottom.

Lit 7 - Tuesday, 11/6 - novel vocab test - climax - symbol.

Climax: That point in the story where you know that the dilemma has been resolved.

Denouement: What happens as a result of the dilemma being resolved.

Antagonists: Forces creating the dilemma. Must have both positive and negative forces or there is no dilemma. They can be a person, thing, situation, or belief.

Theme: A universal truth about people – the things they do, the way they are, that can be applied to your life. Not a dippy moral.

Parable: Short tale that illustrates a universal truth, a belief that appeals to all people.

Foreshadowing: A device where the author gives clues that hint at later events in the story. Makes surprise endings more believable.

Symbol: Something that has meaning in itself and also stands for or represents something else. (American flag – patriotism, Dove – peace, Crucifix – our faith)

Lit 8 - Monday, 11/5 - short story vocab test - oxymorom - surprise ending.

Lit 6 - Monday, 10/22 Spelling test - mimicked - imperceptibly.

Lit 6 - Monday, 10/15 - Spelling test - Luxuriating - dejected.

English 8 - Tuesday, 10/9 - Test on the declension of the personal pronoun chart that is on the front of their pronoun unit notes. I showed the class what the test looks like, so they know what to expect.

English 7 - Friday, 10/5 - Test on the information in the personal pronouns chart that is on the front page of the pronoun notes that I handed out yesterday. I showed them the test yesterday, so they know what to expect.

Lit 7 - Wednesday, 10/3 - Journal check
8/28 - Secrets
9/4 - Fly/Land?
9/14 - Survive
9/27 - Hope
10/2 - Inner-strength

Lit 6 - Tuesday, 10/9 Spelling test - admonition - carnage.