Literature 6 - Monday, 6/3 - Journal check:
4/18 - Stonehenge (1/2 page)
4/30 - Page 226, 7th grade text, 4 questions
5/2 - Page 50, 6th grade text, Critical thinking #1-4
5/14 - Three Wishes
5/16 - "The Girl Who Hunted Rabbits" list of similarities to our faith
5/21 - Looks
5/28 - Tiger/Brahmin (1/2 page) What did you learn about the Indian culture/values?

Literature 6:
Thursday, 5/23 - Vocab - myth
Wednesday, 5/29 - Vocab - fable
Monday, 6/3 - Vocab - folklore - exaggeration

Myth: 

·        Stories about gods and heroes.

·        Deals with right/wrong.

·        Explains world in human terms.

·        Explains natural occurrences.

Fable:

·        Teaches lessons at end of story.

·        Short.

·        Underdeveloped characters, situations, conflicts.

·        Animals act like humans.

·        Points out our human failings/weaknesses.

Folklore: Records the customs, traditions, and beliefs of people.

Yarn: A tale or story filled with exaggeration. The subject is the best, worst, or most unusual of its kind.

Conflict: A struggle between opposing forces. It can be internal or external.

Folkhero: An extraordinary person, glorified for his/her wonderful qualities that are far superior to the common man.

Exaggeration: Overstatement, often used for a humorous effect.

Literature 8 - Thursday, 5/23 - Poetry vocab test - Onomatopoeia - stereotype.

Literature 6 - Monday, 5/20 - Myth vocab test - Definition of folktales only.

Folktales:

·        Communicates values/ideals.

·        Composed orally.

·        Passed by word of mouth.

·        Anonymous.

·        Has heroes, amazing feats of strength or daring.

·        Solves problems.

·        Uses repetition to make easy to remember.

·        To be authentic, must have at least two versions

English 7 - Adverb unit test - Wednesday, May 15. Folders are due at test time.

Literature 6 - Monday, May 13 - Test on vocab - Just the definition of legend.

Myth Vocabulary

Legend:

·        Traditional story about the past

·        based on real people/events

·        passed down by word of mouth.

·        Details increasingly exaggerated.

·        Have fantastic details, larger than life characters, amazing feats.

·        Reveals culture's attitudes/values.

English 8 - The adverb unit test is moved to Monday, May 13.

English 8 -
Due Tuesday, 5/7 Adverb unit take-home tests, exercises 97old and 85.
Thursday, 5/9 - Adverb unit test/folders

Literature 7 - Thursday, 5/9 - Drama vocab test - soliloquy - euphemism.