10/30/14

Lit 8 - Due Monday, 11/3 - Proofreading page 111, top and bottom.
Lit 7 - Due Tuesday, 11/4 - Proofreading page 67, top and bottom.
Lit 6 - Due Monday, 11/3 - Proofreading page 23, top and bottom.

10/24/14

English 7 - Due Tuesday, 10/28 - Handout exercises 34 and 31 old.

10/17/14

English 7 - Due Tuesday, 10/21, Handout exercise 23.

10/16/14

Literature 8 - Tuesday, November 18 - short story vocab test - irony - caricature.

Irony: Figure of speech in which the actual intent is expressed in words which carry the opposite meaning. Lighter than sarcasm.

Dramatic Irony: A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience or reader knows to be true.

Irony of situation: An event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the character or the reader.

Allusion: Reference in a work of literature to person, place, or thing in another work such as literature, music, history, painting, or mythology. Adds meaning to the story.

Willing suspension of disbelief: Reader voluntarily agrees to set aside what he knows to be true and accept what is presented as reality in the story.

Alliteration: Repetition of an initial consonant sound in two or more words of a phrase. Consonant is picked to enhance meaning. (Huge, hooting, howling, hissing, horrible, bellow)

Point of view: The way an author chooses to see and tell a story.

First-person narrative: A character tells the story referring to himself as "I" and presenting only what he knows about events.

Inference: Reasonable conclusion one can draw from facts or evidence given.

Caricature: The distortion or exaggeration of the peculiarities in a character’s personality. Often for humorous effect.

10/15/14

Literature 6 - Wednesday, 11/12 - nonfiction vocab test - Genre - autobiography. Students were given the vocab handout yesterday in class. It is also posted on the school web site under the literature link. On the test, students will be given the word only, and they must write out the definition.

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.

10/14/14

Literature 6 - Due Wednesday, 10/15 - Proofreading page 21, top and bottom.

10/10/14

English 8 -
Tuesday, 10/14 - test on declension of personal pronouns chart. This is the chart on the front page of the pronoun unit notes that I handed out on 10/9. Students will be given a blank chart, and they must fill in the information.
Tuesday, 10/14 - Handout exercises 19 and 20 due.

10/8/14

English 7 - Tuesday, October 14 - Test on the chart - Declension of personal pronouns. This is the chart on the front page of the pronoun unit notes that I handed out today. Students will be given a blank chart, and they must fill in the information.

10/7/14

Lit 7 - Reminder of the novel vocab test on Thursday, October 16 - climax - symbol.

10/1/14

English 8 - Tuesday, 10/7 - noun unit test. Folders will be due at test time.
English 7 - Tuesday, 10/7 - noun unit test. Folders will be due at test time.