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.