Tuesday, March 22, 2016

3/22/16

Literature 8 - Monday, 4/11, 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.

Friday, March 18, 2016

3/18/16

Lit 7 - Tuesday, 3/22/16 - journal check. Students should have 4 diary entries.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

3/17/16

English 8 - Tuesday, 3/22, test on tense and voice.
English 7 - Wednesday, 3/23 - test on tense and voice.
Literature 6 - Monday, 4/11 - vocab test on Legend:
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.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

3/15/16

Lit 8 - Due Wednesday, 3/16 - Prefixes worksheet, page 16
Lit 7 - Due Wednesday, 3/16 - Compound words worksheet, page 20.
Lit 6 - Due Wednesday, 3/16 - Compound words worksheet, page 20.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

3/9/16

English 7 - Due Thursday, 3/10 - Handouts exercises 63old and 64old. Please remember that the "Where was God During the Holocaust?" essays are due tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

3/8/16

Literature 8 - Due Wednesday, 3/9 - Write a 12 line, rhyming poem about a vegetable. This assignment must be typed.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

3/3/16

Lit 8 - Tuesday, 3/22 - 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.
Lit 6 - Tuesday, 3/8 - Journal check: 
2/9 - "Tolerance" - What can you do to promote tolerance?
2/10 - "TV" - Is TV a good or bad thing, or can it be both?
2/18 - "Sequence of Events" List the sequence of events from "The Night the Bed Fell."
2/24 - "Loch Ness Monster" What would it take for you to believe in the Loch Ness Monster?
3/2 - Expository Essay" - Write an expository essay giving facts and information on a topic you know a lot about and are interested in.
Lit 7 - Due Thursday, 3/10 Essay - "Where was God during the Holocaust?" It must be typed, double-spaced, and at least 3 paragraphs long. 

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

3/2/16

Literature 8 - Thursday, 3/3 - Journal check. Students should have 13 ientries. I reviewed the requirements in class tody.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

3/1/16

Lit 8 - Due Wednesday, 3/2 - proofreading handout, page 123.
Lit 7 - Due Wednesday, 3/2 - proofreading handout, page 79.
Lit 6 - Due Wednesday, 3/2 - proofreading handout, page 31.