Tuesday, November 30, 2021

11/30/21

Literature 6 - Wednesday, 12/1 - Journal check. Students should have 10 entries. I went over them today in class.   



Literature 6 - Tuesday, 12/14 - nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 12/14 - short story vocab test on Irony - caricature.

Monday, November 29, 2021

11/29/21

  Literature 6 - Tuesday, 12/14 - nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 12/14 - short story vocab test on Irony - caricature.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/30 - Journal check. Students should have 15 entries.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

11/23/21

 Literature 6 - Tuesday, 12/14 - nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 12/14 - short story vocab test on Irony - caricature.

Monday, November 22, 2021

11/22/21

 Literature 6 - Tuesday, 12/14 - nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 12/14 - short story vocab test on Irony - caricature.

Friday, November 19, 2021

11/19/21

  Literature 6 - Tuesday, 12/14 - nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 12/14 - short story vocab test on Irony - caricature.

Thursday, November 18, 2021

11/18/21

 Literature 6 - Tuesday, 12/14 - nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 12/14 - short story vocab test on Irony - caricature.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

11/17/21

  Literature 6 - Tuesday, 12/14 - nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 12/14 - short story vocab test on Irony - caricature.

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

11/16/21

  Literature 6 - Tuesday, 12/14 - nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 12/14 - short story vocab test on Irony - caricature.

Monday, November 15, 2021

11/15/21

 Literature 6 - Tuesday, 12/14 - 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.

 Literature 8 - Tuesday, 12/14 - short story vocab test on Irony - caricature:

Irony: Figure of speech in which the actual intent is expressed in words which carry the opposite meaning. Lighter than sarcasm.

Dramatic Irony: A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience or reader knows to be true.

Irony of situation: An event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the character or the reader.

Allusion: Reference in a work of literature to person, place, or thing in another work such as literature, music, history, painting, or mythology. Adds meaning to the story.

Willing suspension of disbelief: Reader voluntarily agrees to set aside what he knows to be true and accept what is presented as reality in the story.

Alliteration: Repetition of an initial consonant sound in two or more words of a phrase. Consonant is picked to enhance meaning. (Huge, hooting, howling, hissing, horrible, bellow)

Point of view: The way an author chooses to see and tell a story.

First-person narrative: A character tells the story referring to himself as "I" and presenting only what he knows about events.

Inference: Reasonable conclusion one can draw from facts or evidence given.

Caricature: The distortion or exaggeration of the peculiarities in a character’s personality. Often for humorous effect.

Monday, November 8, 2021

11/8/21

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

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

Friday, November 5, 2021

11/5/21

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

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

Thursday, November 4, 2021

11/4/21

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

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

Monday, November 1, 2021

11/1/21

  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.