10/30/18

Reminders:
Lit 8 - Thursday, 11/8 - short story vocab test. oxymoron - surprise ending.
Lit 7 - Thursday, 11/8 - Novel vocab test. Climax - symbol.
Lit 6 - Wednesday, 11/7 - nonfiction vocab test. Genre - autobiography.

10/23/18

Lit 6 - Due Wednesday, 10/24 - proofreading pages 21 and 23, top and bottom. Please note that page 23 is on the back side of page 21.
Lit 7 - Due Wednesday, 10/24 - Proofreading page 63.
Lit 7 - Thursday, 11/8 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

Climax: That point in the story where you know that the dilemma has been resolved.

Denouement: What happens as a result of the dilemma being resolved.

Antagonists: Forces creating the 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.

Parable: Short tale that illustrates a universal truth, a belief that appeals to all people.

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

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

10/22/18

Lit 8 - Thursday, 11/8, 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.

10/17/18

English 7 and 8 - Thursday, 10/18 - Test on personal pronoun chart.

Lit 6 - Wednesday, 11/7 - Nonfiction vocab test on genre - autobiography. Students have the handout with all of the vocab words. I give them the words, and they 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.

10/15/18

Lit 8 - Due Tuesday, 10/16  -Proofreading p. 107.
Lit 6 - Due Tuesday, 10/16 - Proofreading, p. 19.
English 8 - Thursday, 10/18 - test on the 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

10/12/18

English 7 - Thursday, 10/18 - Test on the personal pronoun chart. I will give them a blank chart with only the left column filled in, and students will have to fill in the singular and plural columns.

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

10/5/18

English 8 - Thursday, 10/11, Noun Unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

English 7 - Thursday, 10/11, Noun unit test. Folders are due at time of test.