12/17/15

Please note that there are postings for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade literature in this blog.
Lit 6 - Thursday, 1/14 - Nonfiction vocab test - biography - humorous essay. This counts as a homework and test grade.

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.

Lit 7 - Thursday, 1/14 - Drama vocab test - genre - dialogue. This counts as a homework and test grade.

Genre: A group, type, or classification of literature (Drama, short story, etc.).

Characterization: The developing of three-dimensional characters: not just what the person looks like, but who they are on the inside, what kind of person they are, what they stand for and believe. A good author shows you the personality through what a person says and does.

Casting: Picking the right person for the role.

Setting: Not just where and when the story takes place, but all of the visual details that make up the look of the drama. Limited by time, space, and money.

Staging: Creating the illusion of the setting.

Director: The person who translates the drama from the written word in to visual.

Dialogue: The words the character speaks.

Lit 8 - Wednesday, 1/13 - Short story vocab test - Irony - caricature. This counts as a homework and test grade.

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.

12/15/15

Lit 8 - Due Thursday, 12/17/15 - Essay titled "Punishment." It must be typed and double-spaced. It will count as a homework and test grade. The topic is, "Did Nolan's punishment fit his crime?" Students must pick only one. They can't say it kind of did and kind of didn't.

12/8/15

English 7 - Thursday, 12/ 10 - Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

Literature 7 - Thursday, 12/10 - Essay test on The Pearl. Students should review their notes to prepare for the test.

12/3/15

Lit 6 - Monday, 12/7 - Journal check. Students should have 8 entries. I went over them today in class.

12/2/15

Literature 8 - Monday, Dec. 7, essay test on Poe. Students should study their notes.

12/1/15

English 8 - Monday, 12/7 - Pronoun unit test.
Lit 8 - Due Wed., 12/2 - Vocab worksheet, "Which Word to Use," page 9.
Lit 7 - Due Wed.,  12/2 - Antonyms worksheet - page 13.
Lit 6 - Due Wed., 12/2 - Antonmys worksheet, page 16.

11/30/15

English 8 - Monday, December 7 - Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

11/19/15

Lit 7 Due Friday, 11/20 - Antonym worksheet, p. 12. (Due in English class.)
Lit 6 - Due Monday, 11/23 - Antonym worksheet, p. 15
English 7 - Tuesday, 11/24 - Test on relative pronouns.

11/18/15

Lit 6 - Due Thursday, 11/19 - Antonyms worksheet, page 13.

11/16/15

Literature 8 - Due Tuesday, 11/17 - Personification worksheet - "Personally Speaking," page 8.
Wednesday, 11/18 - Journal check:
10/6 - Evil
10/13 - Change the world?
10/21 - Real me?
10/27 - Society's values
11/4 - Help
11/16 - Eve

11/12/15

Lit 7 - Due Friday, 11/13, Synonyms worksheet, page 11.
Lit 6 - Remember the nonfiction vocab test on Tuesday, 11/17.
English 8 - Monday, 11/16 - test on relative pronouns.

11/11/15

Literature 8 - Due 11/12/15. Vocabulary worksheet -"Picturesquely Speaking," page 7.

11/10/15

Literature 6 - Due Wednesday, 11/11 - Antonyms worksheet - page 12.

11/9/15

English 8 - Due Tuesday, 11/10 - English worksheet exercise 34.

11/4/15

Literature 8 - Due Thursday, 11/5 - Simile worksheet, page 6.

11/2/15

English 8 - Due Tuesday, 11/3 - Handout exercise 28.

10/21/15

Lit 8 - Due Thursday, 10/22 - "Pairing Up," Analogies worksheet, page 5.
Lit 6 - Tuesday, 11/17 - nonfiction vocabulary test - Genre - autobiography. I just give the words, and students have to write out the complete 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.

10/20/15

Literature 6 - Due Wednesday, 10/21 - Handout on synonyms, page 10.
Literature 7 - Due Wednesday, 10/21 - Handout on synonyms, page 10.
Eng 8 - Due Wed. 10/21 - English handout exercise 20.
Eng 7 - Thursday - 10/22 - test on personal pronoun chart.

Case	Singular	Plural
1st person:
Nominative	I	we
Possessive	mine	ours
Objective	me	us
2nd person:
Nominative	you	you
Possessive	yours	yours
Objective	you	you
3rd person:
Nominative	he, she, it	they
Possessive	hers, its, his	theirs
Objective	him, her, it	them

10/19/15

English 8  - Thursday, 10/22 - test on Declension of personal pronouns chart.

Case	Singular	Plural
1st person:
Nominative	I	we
Possessive	mine	ours
Objective	me	us
2nd person:
Nominative	you	you
Possessive	yours	yours
Objective	you	you
3rd person:
Nominative	he, she, it	they
Possessive	hers, its, his	theirs
Objective	him, her, it	them

Literature 8 - Monday, 11/9/15 - short story vocab test -  oxymoron - surprise ending.

Oxymoron: Figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined for a certain effect. (Bittersweet, horribly good.)

Connotation: An emotional impact of a word or phrase beyond its literal meaning.

Science Fiction: A literary genre that deals with people or worlds that do not exist in our reality. Based loosely on scientific principles.

Flashback: A literary device where an event from the past is inserted into the present. Seems as if it is happening in present time. Shows how the present is influenced by the past.

 Chronological Order: The order in which events actually occur in time.

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

Red herring: False clue meant to mislead.

Foil: Anyone serving to set off/contrast someone different or superior.

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

Surprise ending: Unexpected twist at the end of a story that you did not predict. Must be believable. Use of foreshadowing to hint at the surprise so it is believable.

10/13/15

Lit 7 - Thurswday, 10/15 - Journal check - 4 entries that must be in the composition book:
9/1 - Secrets
9/3 - Survive
9/8 - Land/keep flying?
10/13 - Hatchet.

10/9/15

English 7 - Thursday, 10/15 - Noun unit test. English folders are due at time of test.

10/8/15

Lit 7 - Due Friday, 10/9 - Synonyms, p. 9.
English 8 -Thursday, 10/15 - noun unit test. Folders are due at test time.

10/6/15

Literature 6 - Due Thursday, 10/8 - Journal check. Four entries:
9/1 - Rules - What would our world be like if there were no rules?
9/23 - Treasured memory - Write about a treasured memory that you have.
9/24 - Same - What would our world be like if everyone and everything were the same?
10/6 - Free will - Why did God give us free will?

10/5/15

Literature 8 - Due Tuesday, 10/6 - "Opposites," page 4.
Literature 6 - Due Tuesday, 10/6 - "Synonyms," page 9.

9/30/15

English 7 - Friday, 10/2 - test on objective case uses for nouns.

9/29/15

Literature 8 - Wednesday, 9/30 - journal check. There are 5 entries. No loose papers with journal entries.
9/10 - Fit in
9/15 - Mean
9/23 - Gift
9/24 - Change
9/29 - Problems
English 7 - Due Wednesday, 9/30 - Handout exercise 7.

9/28/15

English 8 - Thursday, 10/1 - Test on objective case uses for nouns.

9/23/15

English 7 - Due Thursday, 9/24 - English handout exercise 6.

9/17/15

Literature 8 - Due Monday, 9/21 - Vocabulary worksheet - "It's All The Same" - p. 3.
Literature 7 - Due Friday, 9/18 - Synonyms, p. 8
Literature 6 - Due Monday, 9/21 - Synonyms, p. 8

9/10/15

Lit 8 - Due Monday, 9/14 - Vocab handout, p. 2.
Lit 7 - Due Friday, 9/11 - synonym handout, p. 7.
Lit 6 - Due Monday, 9/14 - synonym worksheet p. 7.
***On Monday for 8th and 6th grades, and Tuesday for 7th grade, I will be checking text books to make sure that they are covered. If you have your book and it is covered, it will be a 100 homework grade. If you do not bother to bring your textbook to class, or it is not covered, it will be a zero homework grade.
English 8 -Monday, 9/14 - test on nominative case uses for nouns - subjects, subject complements, direct address, apposition, and exclamation.
English 7 - Tuesday, 9/15 - test on nominative case uses fr nouns - subjects, subject complements, direct address, apposition, and exclamation.

9/8/15

Eng 8 - Due Thursday, 9/10 - Handout exercise 3.
Eng 7 - Due Thursday, 9/10 - Handout exercise 3.

9/4/15

English 7 - Tuesday, 9/8 - handout ex. 3.

9/3/15

Lit 8 - Due Tuesday, 9/8 - Vocab worksheet, p. 1.
English 8 - Due Tuesday, 9/8 - Handouts ex. 1, 2.
Lit 7 - Due Friday, 9/4 - Vocab handout - synonyms.
Eng 7 - Due Friday, 9/4 Handout ex. 1
Lit 6 - Due Tuesday, 9/8 - Vocab handout - synonyms.

9/1/15

Lit 8 - Tuesday, 9/22 - short story vocab test - protagonist - title.

Short Story Vocabulary

Protagonist: The main character of the story. Can be one person or a group of people. Always faces a dilemma and present in the climax. Always has some revelation or realization that he needs to have.

Dilemma: A struggle between opposing forces. The conflict can be internal or external. It’s often a problem the protagonist needs to solve or a realization that he needs to have.

Climax: That point in the story where you know that the protagonist has resolved his dilemma. It must be a direct quote from the story. The protagonist must be present in the climax.

Denouement: What happens as a result of the protagonist solving his dilemma. Not every story has one.

Antagonists: Forces upon the Protagonist creating his 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.

Characterization: A drawing of three-dimensional characters that include looks, personality, character traits. In a short story it needs to be done quickly.

Plot: What happens in a story. Limited in a short story.

Setting: Where the story takes place. Includes description and sensory images.

Title: Name of the story. Often an important key into the meaning of the story.

Lit 7 Tuesday, 9/22 - novel vocab - genre - dilemma.

Novel Vocabulary

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

Plot: What happens in a story. Multiple plots and subplots in a novel

Setting: Where the story takes place. Includes description and sensory images. Multiple settings in a novel.

Title: Name of story. Often an important key into the meaning of the story.

Characterization: Drawing of three-dimensional characters including looks, personality, character traits.

Dilemma: A struggle between opposing forces. The conflict can be internal or external. It’s often a problem the protagonist needs to solve or a realization that he needs to have.

5/26/15

Lit 8 - Due 5/27 - Proofreading p. 133.
Lit 6 - Due 5/27 - Proofreading p. 51.
Lit 7 - Due 5/27 - proofreading p. 99.
English 7 - Thursday, 5/28 - Adverb unit test. Folders are due at test time.

5/21/15

Lit 6 - Wednesday, 5/27 - journal check. Students should have 5 entries.
Lit 7 Tuesday, 5/26 - journal check. Students should have 5 entries.

5/20/15

Literature 8 - Wednesday, 5/27, journal check. Students should have 7 poems.

5/14/15

English 8 - Monday, 5/18, Adverb unit test. Folders are due at test time.

5/5/15

English 7 - Due Wednesday, 5/6, handout exercise 84.
Lit 6 - Monday, 5/18 - Myth vocab test - folklore - exaggeration.

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.

5/1/15

English 7 - Due Tuesday, 5/5 - English handout, exercise 83.

4/30/15

Lit 7 - Due Friday, 5/1 - Proofreading, p. 97.

4/28/15

Lit 6 - Due Wednesday, 4/29 - proofreaqding page 47 top and bottom.
Lit 7 - Tuesday, 5/12 - drama vocab test - soliloquy - euphemism.

Soliloquy: A speech in which a character talks to himself or the audience and reveals what he is thinking. Longer than an aside.

Scrim: A light, semi-transparent curtain.

Protagonist: Main character of a story, can be one person or a group of people.

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

Parody: A humorous mimicking of a serious piece of literature.

Flashback: A literary device where an event from the past is inserted into the present. Seems as if it is happening in present time. Shows how the present is influenced by the past.

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

Euphemism: A nice way of saying something that is not usually nice (fat = big bones).

4/27/15

Lit 8 -
Due Tuesday, 4/28 - Proofreading p. 131 (Back side of Coed Competitive Sports.)
Monday, 5/11 - Poetry vocab test - alliteration - stereotype.

*Alliteration: The repetition of an initial consonant sound in two or more words in a phrase. Picked to enhance meaning.

*Onomatopoeia: The use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes. (Buzz, Whir)

* Symbol: Any person, place, or thing that has meaning in itself and also stands for or represents something else. (Flag – nation, Dove – peace.

*Parallel structure: The repetition of a grammatical structure. ( Example on pg. 556 & 565)

Lyric poetry: Poetry that expresses the poet’s thoughts and feelings. Creates a mood through vivid images, descriptive words, and the musical quality of the lines.

*Sensory language: Language that appeals to the senses.

Free verse: Poetry with irregular rhythms and varied line lengths. Free of traditional forms of poetry. Similar to regular speech.

Concrete poetry: Poetry in which the shape of the poem on the page resembles the subject of the poem.

Stereotype: an oversimplified mental picture or judgment.

Lit 6 - 

Monday, 5/4 - Vocab test on the words myth and fable:

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.

4/23/15

English 8 - Exercise 79 due Monday, 4/27.
English 7 - Thursday, 4/30 - verb unit test. Folders are due at test time.

4/16/15

Lit 8 - Monday, 4/20 - Crafted journal poem due. It must be typed.
English 8 - Tuesday, 4/21 - verb unit test. English folders will be due at time of test.

4/15/15

Lit 8-
Due Thursday, 4/16 - Metaphor/simile worksheet.
Due Monday, 4/20 - crafted journal poem. I gave directions for this in class. It must be typed.
Lit 7 - 
Due Thursday, 4/16 - Metaphor/simile worksheet.
Lit 6-
Due Thursday, 4/16 - Metaphor/simile worksheet.

4/14/15

Lit 6 -
Wednesday, 4/15 - Journal check and Proofreading, page, 45, top and bottom.
Monday, 4/27 - Vocab test on the word "Folktale."

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

Lit 7 - Due Wednesday, 4/15 - proofreading p. 95 top and bottom.
Tuesday, 4/28 - Drama vocab test costuming - flashpot.

Costuming: The way the characters are dressed. Can be used to create mood, illusion, and set the piece in a particular time.

Plot: What happens in the story, may not be sequential. Has to hold the audience’s attention, visually interesting.

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.

Infer: A reasonable conclusion one can draw from facts or evidence given.

Aside: A character speaks directly to the audience. Through asides, characters in a play reveal directly to the audience their thoughts or other characters’ thoughts. Usually delivered in confidence pretending that other characters cannot hear.

Nota Bene, N.B.: Note well. Used to call attention to something important.

Flash-pot: A device that creates a burst of fire and smoke that creates a magical effect.

4/13/15

Literature 8
Due Tuesday, 4/14/15, Proofreading p.129 ( Coed Competitive Sports) and journal check.
Monday, 4/27/15 - Poetry vocab test - rhyme - imagery:

Rhyme: The repetition of sounds in words that appear close to one another in a poem.

End Rhyme: The repetition of sounds in words which occurs at the end of two or more lines.

Refrain: A word, phrase, line, or group of lines that are repeated regularly in a poem.

Infer: A reasonable conclusion one can draw on clues or evidence given.

Figurative language: Language that is meant to be interpreted imaginatively, not literally. (I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.)

*Simile: A comparison between two basically unlike things using the words "Like" or "AS." (She is like the sun.)

*Metaphor: A direct comparison between two unlike things saying something is something else. Doesn’t use "Like" or "As." (She is the sun.)

*Extended metaphor: A comparison that makes more than one continued point of comparison.

*Imagery: The use of vivid language to describe people, places, things, and ideas. Creates a mental picture. Suggests how things look and also how they sound, smell, taste, and feel.

3/27/15

Eng 7 - Due Tues. 3/31 - Handout Exercise 60.

3/24/15

English 8 - Due Thursday, 3/26 - Handout exercise 47.

3/19/15

Literature 7 -Due Tuesday, 3/24 -  Paragraph titled "Where was God?" It must be typed and double-spaced. Students should give their opinions on where God was during the Holocaust. We discussed in class today what the paragraph should be about.
English 7 - Remember the tense and voice test on Tuesday, 3/24.

3/18/15

Literature 6 - Wednesday, 4/1 - Myth vocab test - the word "legend." The definition has 6 bullets.

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.

3/17/15

English 7 - Due Wed., 3/18 - Handout exercise 53. Study helping verbs for simple and compound tenses.

3/12/15

English 8 - Tuesday, 3/17 - Test on tense and voice.
Lit 8 - Tuesday, 3/31 - Poetry vocab test - connotation - rhythm

Poetry Vocabulary

Connotation: Emotional impact attached to words beyond their literal meaning.

Paraphrase: Putting something into your own words. In poetry, you lose the musical quality and rhyme

Prose: The ordinary form of written language. Everyday speech.

*Personification: Giving human qualities or characteristics to inanimate objects or animals.

Narrative poem: A poem that tells a story in poetic form. Contains plot, setting, characters, etc. Relies on rhythm and rhyme. Organized in stanzas.

Stanzas: Groups of lines that form units in a poem.

 Ballad: A Narrative poem that tells a simple and dramatic story. Intended to be sung or recited. Has strong rhythms and rhymes.

*Juxtaposition: The placing of two images or ideas side by side allowing the reader to make the comparison. Not a direct comparison.

Rhythm: A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in the lines of a poem. Usually contributes to meaning.

3/4/15

Lit/Eng 8: All due Monday, 3/9/15:
Journal entry - "Nature vs. nurture - this was explained in class.
Synonyms/antomyns worksheet
Homophone worksheet
English handout, exercise 42 - active/passive voice.
Lit/Eng 7: All due Mon., 3/9/15:
Homophones worksheet
Proofreading, page 93, top and bottom
Diary entry in journal
English handouts - exercise 9, ex. 63 old (if not finished in class), and ex. 64 old.
Lit 6: All due Monday, 3/9/15:
Homophone worksheet
Expository essay - must be typed and double spaced.
It should be a minimum of 10 sentences with a topic sentence and supporting details.
The essay should give information on a topic that they know about that is of particular interest to them. Please remember that it should give facts or information on the topic. It could, for example, be on a particular breed of dog. They would give information about the characteristics of that type of dog.

3/3/15

Lit 8 - Due Wed, 3/4 - animal analogies worksheet.
Eng 8 - Due Wed, 3/4 - Handout Ex. 44old.
Lit 7 - Due Wed. 3/4 - Synonyms/ antomyns worksheet.
Lit 6: Due Wed., 3/4
Paragraph on what it would take you to believe in the Loch Ness Monster.
Requirements:
Typed, double-spaced
Minimun of 10 sentences
Title: The Loch Ness Monster
Topic sentence: For me to believe in the Loch Ness Monster...
Supporting details
Graded also for grammar and spelling

2/27/15

Lit 7 - Due Tuesday, 3/3 - Animal analogies worksheet.
Eng 7 - Due Tuesday, 3/3 - Handout exercise 47 - **THIS IS A 2-SIDED WORKSHEET**

2/24/15

Lit 7 - Due Wednesday, 2/25 - Proofreading page 91, top and bottom.
Lit 8 - Due Wednesday, 2/25 - Proofreading page 127, top and bottom.
English 8 - Due Wednesday, 2/25 - handout exercise 41.

2/23/15

Literature 6 - Relationships analogies worksheet, if not finished in class.

2/12/15

English 7 - Adjective unit test tomorrow, Friday, 2/13..
Lit 8 - Due Tuesday, 2/17 - Proofreading page 125, top and bottom.

2/11/15

Lit 8 - Thursday, 2/12 - Journal check. I went over the requirements today with the class.

2/10/15

Lit 6- Due Wednesday, 2/11 - Proofreading p. 39, top and bottom.

English 7 - Friday, 2/13 - Adjective unit test. Folders are due at test time.
Lit 7 - Wednesday, 2/11 - journal check.

2/9/15

English 8 - Thursday, 2/12 - Adjective unit test. Folders are due at test time.

2/6/15

English 7 - Due Tuesday, 2/10 - English handouts, exercises 18 and 19.

1/30/15

English 7 - Due Tuesday, 2/3 - Hanouts: exercises 15 and 48 old.
Literature 7 - Thursday, 2/5 - Essay test on A Christmas Carol. Students should study the notes that I gave them to prepare for the test.

1/29/15

Lit 8 - Due Monday, 2/2, Proofreading, page121, top and bottom.
Lit 7 - Due Friday, 1/30, Proofreading, page 77, top and bottom.
Lit 6 - Due Monday, 2/2, Proofreading, page 33, top and bottom.
Eng 7 - Due Friday, 1/30 -English handout ex. 14.
English 8 - Due Monday, 2/2 - Handout exercise 51 old.

1/22/15

Reminder - Lit 6 and 7 have vocab tests on Tuesday, 1/27.

1/21/15

Lit 6 - Wednesday, 1/28 - Journal check. I went over the requirements with the class today.

1/20/15

English 7 - Friday, 1/23 - Sentence unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

1/15/15

English 8 - Wednesday, 1/21, sentences unit test during literature class. Folders will be collected at time of test.

1/9/15

Lit 7 - Study for drama vocab test.
Lit 6 - study for nonfiction vocab test
English 8 - Diagramming sentences due - page 493.
English 7 - Due Tuesday, 1/13, if not finished and turned in in class on Friday, 1/9 - On loose leaf - P.493, Exercise 1 - diagram sentences.

1/8/15

English 8 - Due Monday, 1/12/15 - On loose leaf - Exercise 1, page 493 - diagramming of compound sentences.

1/7/15

Literature 7 - Tuesday, January 27 - drama vocab test - genre - dialogue:

Drama Vocabulary

 Genre: A group, type, or classification of literature (Drama, short story, etc.).

Characterization: The developing of three-dimensional characters: not just what the person looks like, but who they are on the inside, what kind of person they are, what they stand for and believe. A good author shows you the personality through what a person says and does.

Casting: Picking the right person for the role.

Setting: Not just where and when the story takes place, but all of the visual details that make up the look of the drama. Limited by time, space, and money.

Staging: Creating the illusion of the setting.

Director: The person who translates the drama from the written word in to visual.

Dialogue: The words the character speaks.

1/5/15

Literature 6 - Tuesday, January 27, - nonfiction vocab test - humorous commentary - anecdote.

Humorous commentary: Writing that contains amusing personal observations or opinions to help readers look at life a little less seriously.

Analytical essay: A short nonfiction composition that breaks down a big idea into parts. Helps the reader understand how the parts fit together and what they mean as a whole.

Tribute: A literary expression of gratitude or admiration to honor a special person. Describes a person’s traits.

Facts: Statements that can be proved true with reliable sources. Can be verified.

Opinions: Beliefs or judgments. Not subject to verification.

Character traits: The qualities that make a person, or even an animal, an individual.

Memoir: A biographical piece usually written by a relative or personal friend of the subject. Can be one person’s recollection or based on interviews and anecdotes of several people.

Anecdote: Brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event.