Monday, October 19, 2015

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.