11/30/20

Please note - If you are leaving early for Christmas break, please have your child make arrangements to take the test before you leave for Christmas break. Thank you for your cooperation. God bless.

 Literature 6 - Wednesday, 12/16 - Nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote:

Humorous commentary: Writing that contains amusing personal observations or opinions to help readers look at life a little less seriously.

Analytical essay: A short nonfiction composition that breaks down a big idea into parts. Helps the reader understand how the parts fit together and what they mean as a whole.

Tribute: A literary expression of gratitude or admiration to honor a special person. Describes a person’s traits.

Facts: Statements that can be proved true with reliable sources. Can be verified.

Opinions: Beliefs or judgments. Not subject to verification.

Character traits: The qualities that make a person, or even an animal, an individual.

Memoir: A biographical piece usually written by a relative or personal friend of the subject. Can be one person’s recollection or based on interviews and anecdotes of several people.

Anecdote: Brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event.

11/18/2020

 Tomorrow, Thursday, 11/19 - 6th, 7th, and 8th grade vocabulary tests!

6th - biography - humorous essay

7th - climax - symbol

8th - oxymoron - surprise ending

11/16/20

 Reminders:

Thursday, 11/19 - Literature vocab tests.

8th - oxymoron - surprise ending

7th - climax - symbol

6th - biography - humorous essay

11/12/20

 Reminders:

Thursday, 11/19 - Vocab tests

lit 6 - Biography - humorous essay

Lit 7 - Climax - symbol

Lit 8 - Oxymoron - surprise ending

11/9/20

 Reminders: 

Tuesday, 11/10 - English 8 adjective unit test

Thursday, 11/12 - English 7 adjective unit test

Thursday, 11/19 - vocab tests

Lit 6: biography - humorous essay

Lit 7: Climax - symbol

Lit 8: oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/6/20

 English 7 - Thursday, 11/12 - Adjective unit test. Folders are due at time of test. 

Reminder - English 8 adjective unit test is Tuesday, 11/10.

11/5/20

 English 8 - Tuesday, 11/10 - Adjective unit test. Folders due at time of test. Folders should have workbook exercises 10 - 18 and page 338 - "Adjective Challenge" on loose leaf. 

Reminder for lit 6, 7, and 8 - Vocab test on Thursday, 11/19

6th - biography - humorous essay

7th - climax - symbol

8th - /oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/3/20

 Literature 7 - Thursday, 11/19 - Novel vocab test: 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)

 Literature 6 - Thursday, 11/19 - Nonfiction vocab test: Biography - humorous essay:

Biography: The story of someone’s life told by someone else. The subject is known and of interest to other people. Tells you the facts of the subject’s life and explains what these facts mean.

Narrative essay: A short nonfiction composition that tells a story that may focus on a character other than the writer.

Descriptive essay: A short nonfiction composition that uses vivid sensory details to describe people or places.

Personal essay: A short nonfiction composition that gives an informal account of an episode from a person’s own life.

Reflective essay: A short nonfiction composition that presents a writer’s thought about ideas or experiences.

Persuasive essay: A short nonfiction composition where a series of arguments are presented to convince readers to believe or act in a certain way.

Humorous essay: A short nonfiction composition meant to amuse readers. Writers sometimes create humor by contrasting the reality of the situation with the character’s mistaken views of what is happening.

11/2/20

 Literature 8 - Thursday, 11/19 - 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.