12/19/18

English 8 - Thursday, 12/20 - test on classifying sentences according to use.

12/17/18

Lit 8 - Due Tuesday, 12/18 - Proofreading worksheet, page 111, top and bottom.
Lit 7 - Wednesday, 12/19 - Drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.

12/14/18

Lit 6 - Monday, 12/17 - Proofreading page 27 due.
Lit 7 - Wednesday, 12/19 - drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.

12/13/18

Lit 7 - Due Friday, 12/14 - Proofreading page 67, top and bottom. Reminder - Drama vocab test on Wednesday, 12/19 on genre - dialogue.
Lit 6 - Due Monday, 12/17 - Proofreading page 27, top and bottom.

12/12/18

Lit 6 - Thursday, 12/13 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.
Eng 8 - Thursday, 12/13 - Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

12/10/18

Grade 8 - Study for short story vocab test on Wednesday, 12/12. Pronoun unit test will be on Thursday, 12/13. Students will take the pre-test on Tuesday, 12/11.
Grade 7  - Study for the pronoun unit test on Tuesday, 12/11. Study for the drama vocab test on 12/19.
Grade 6 - Study for the nonfiction vocab test on Thursday, 12/13.

12/7/18

Reminders:
English 7 and 8 - Tuesday, 12/11. Pronoun unit test and folders due.
Lit 8- Wednesday, 12/12 - short story vocab test on irony - caricature.
Lit 6 - Thursday, 12/13 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.
Lit 7 - Wednesday, 12/19 - drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.

12/6/18

Lit 7 - Friday, 12/7 - Journal check. Students should have 7 entries. I went over them today in class.

12/4/18

Literature 7 - Wednesday, December 19 - drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.
**** Please note: If you are leaving early for Christmas break, you must take the test before you leave for vacation.

Drama Vocabulary

 Genre: A group, type, or classification of literature (Drama, short story, etc.).

Characterization: The developing of three-dimensional characters: not just what the person looks like, but who they are on the inside, what kind of person they are, what they stand for and believe. A good author shows you the personality through what a person says and does.

Casting: Picking the right person for the role.

Setting: Not just where and when the story takes place, but all of the visual details that make up the look of the drama. Limited by time, space, and money.

Staging: Creating the illusion of the setting.

Director: The person who translates the drama from the written word in to visual.

Dialogue: The words the character speaks.

12/5/18

English 8 - Tuesday, 12/11 - Pronoun unit test. Folders due at time of test.
English 7 - Tuesday, 12/11 - Pronoun unit test. Folders due at time of test.
Reminders:
Lit 8 - Wednesday, 12/12 - short story vocab test on irony - caricature.
Lit 6 - Thursday, 12/13 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

12/3/18

Lit 8 - Due tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/4. Love letter to future spouse, if not completed in class today.
Reminders:
Lit 8 - Wednesday, 12/12, short story vocab test on irony - caricature.
Lit 6 - Thursday, 12/13 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.