Literature 6 - Monday, 2/4 - Test on figurative language: Simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, idiom, and personification. We have been working on this in class for 2 days, and students have been taking notes. Please make sure they have their notes with them to study for the test.

English 7 - Due Friday, 2/1 - English handouts, exercises 18 and 19.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 2/12 - Short story vocab test - Irony - caricature.
Literature 7 - Friday, 2/15 - Drama vocab test - Genre - dialogue.

Literature 6 - Thursday, 1/31 - Journal check.
Topics:
11/14 Athlete
11/20 Roberto Clemente 1/2 page
11/26 Difficult People
12/10 Famous Parents?
12/17 Exciting
12/18 Page 581, question #5 from 7th grade text 1/2 page
12/19 Good Side?
1/3 Caged Bird? 1/2 page
1/10 "Into This Air" 1/2 page
1/16 Help

Please remember that there is a vocab test tomorrow.

Literature 6 - Just a reminder that the nonfiction vocab test is this Thursday, 1/31 - biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Due Thursday, 1/24 - Proofreading handout page 91, top and bottom.

Literature 6 - Due Wednesday, 1/23 - Proofreading handout page 25 top and bottom.

Literature 8 - Wednesday, 1/23 - Journal check.

English 8 - Due Thursday, 1/17 - English handouts, exercises 10 and 11.

Literature 6 - Thursday, 1/31 - Nonfiction vocab test - biography - humorous essay.

Biography: The story of someone’s life told by someone else. The subject is known and of interest to other people. Tells you the facts of the subject’s life and explains what these facts mean.

Narrative essay: A short nonfiction composition that tells a story that may focus on a character other than the writer.

Descriptive essay: A short nonfiction composition that uses vivid sensory details to describe people or places.

Personal essay: A short nonfiction composition that gives an informal account of an episode from a person’s own life.

Reflective essay: A short nonfiction composition that presents a writer’s thought about ideas or experiences.

Persuasive essay: A short nonfiction composition where a series of arguments are presented to convince readers to believe or act in a certain way.

Humorous essay: A short nonfiction composition meant to amuse readers. Writers sometimes create humor by contrasting the reality of the situation with the character’s mistaken views of what is happening.

English 7 - Tuesday, 1/15 - Sentences unit test. Folders are due at the time of the test.

English 8 - Monday, 1/14 - Sentences Unit test. Folders will be due at that time.

Lit 6 - Due Thursday, 1/10 - Proofreading page 31 top and bottom.

Literature 8 -
Due Thursday, 1/10 - Essay titled "Punishment." Students are to write an essay on whether or not Nolan's punishment fit his crime.
Due Thursday, 1/24 - Second draft of original short story. This draft will be graded for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. They must turn in their first draft with the second, or they will lose 20 points.

Literature 8 - Due Tuesday, 1/8 - Proofreading page 131, top and bottom.