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.