10/28/21

 Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/9 - short story vocab - oxymoron - surprise ending.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/9 - nonfiction vocab - biography - humorous essay.

10/27/21

 English 7 and 8 - Thursday, 10/28 - Test on 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

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/9 - short story vocab - oxymoron - surprise ending.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/9 - nonfiction vocab - biography - humorous essay.

10/26/21

 English 7 and 8 - Thursday, 10/28 - Test on 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

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/9 - short story vocab - oxymoron - surprise ending.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/9 - nonfiction vocab - biography - humorous essay.

10/25/21

 English 7 and 8 - Thursday, 10/28 - Test on 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

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/9 - short story vocab - oxymoron - surprise ending.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/9 - nonfiction vocab - biography - humorous essay.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 10/26 - journal check.

10/22/21

 Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/9 - short story vocab - oxymoron - surprise ending.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/9 - nonfiction vocab - biography - humorous essay.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 10/26 - journal check:

9/14 - Music

9/21 - Role Model

9/28 - Good Side

9/30 - It's not fair

10/6 - Persuasive Essay

10/12 - Difficult People

10/21 Expository Essay

10/21/20

  Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/9 - short story vocab - oxymoron - surprise ending.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/9 - nonfiction vocab - biography - humorous essay.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 10/26 - journal check:

9/14 - Music

9/21 - Role Model

9/28 - Good Side

9/30 - It's not fair

10/6 - Persuasive Essay

10/12 - Difficult People

10/21 Expository Essay

10/20/21

 Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

English 8 - Thursday, 10/21 - Adjective unit test.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/9 - short story vocab - oxymoron - surprise ending.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/9 - nonfiction vocab - biography - humorous essay.

10/19/21

 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

English 8 - Thursday, 10/21 - Adjective unit test.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/9 - short story vocab - 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.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/9 - nonfiction vocab - 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.

10/18/21

 Reminder:

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

English 7 - Wednesday, 10/20 - Adjective unit test.

English 8 - Thursday, 10/21 - Adjective unit test.

10/15/21

 Reminder:

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.

English 7 - Wednesday, 10/20 - Adjective unit test.

English 8 - Thursday, 10/21 - Adjective unit test.

10/14/21

 Reminder:

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - 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)

10/8/21

 Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/2 - 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)

Literature 6 - Due Tuesday, 10/12-  Create a visual essay. You need a picture of nature saved on your computer. It can be one you found online or one you took yourself. You are going to attach your picture to the page and give it a title. Then you are going to write a paragraph based on inspiration from your picture. Please write your name on the back. I have attached an example in Google Classroom titled "Angel Wings,"  or you can look at the ones on page 600 - 601 in your textbook. You must print it out and bring it to school on Tuesday to turn in. You can not submit it online. 

 

10/7/21

 Literature 6 - Due Tuesday, 10/12-  Create a visual essay. You need a picture of nature saved on your computer. It can be one you found online or one you took yourself. You are going to attach your picture to the page and give it a title. Then you are going to write a paragraph based on inspiration from your picture. Please write your name on the back. I have attached an example in Google Classroom titled "Angel Wings,"  or you can look at the ones on page 600 - 601 in your textbook. You must print it out and bring it to school on Tuesday to turn in. You can not submit it online. 

 

10/6/21

 Literature 6 - Due Thursday, 10/7 - Either find a picture online, or take your own picture, of something in nature. You need to have it saved on your computer. We will be doing a writing assignment tomorrow using the pictures.