4/29/22

 Literature 6 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on "folktale, and "fable." 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on soliloquy - euphemism. 

Literature 8 -Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on rhyme - imagery. 

4/28/22

 Literature 6 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on "folktale, and "fable." 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on soliloquy - euphemism. 

Literature 8 -Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on rhyme - imagery. 

4/27/22

English 7 - Thursday, 4/28 - Preposition unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

English 8 - Thursday, 4/28 - Preposition unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on "folktale, and "fable." 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on soliloquy - euphemism. 

Literature 8 -Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on rhyme - imagery. 

4/26/22

English 7 - Thursday, 4/28 - Preposition unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

Reminders:

Thursday, 4/28 - Preposition unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

Literature 6 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on "folktale, and "fable." 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on soliloquy - euphemism. 

Literature 8 -Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on rhyme - imagery. 

4/25/22

English 8 - Thursday, 4/28 - Preposition unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

Reminders:

Literature 6 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on "folktale, and "fable." 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on soliloquy - euphemism. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on rhyme - imagery. 

4/13/22

Literature 6 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on "folktale, and "fable." See definitions below.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on soliloquy - euphemism. See definitions below.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, May 3, vocab test on rhyme - imagery. See definitions below.

Literature 6:

Folktales:

·         Communicates values/ideals.

·         Composed orally.

·         Passed by word of mouth.

·         Anonymous.

·         Has heroes, amazing feats of strength or daring.

·         Solves problems.

·         Uses repetition to make easy to remember.

·         To be authentic, must have at least two versions

Fable:

·         Teaches lessons at end of story.

·         Short.

·         Underdeveloped characters, situations, conflicts.

·         Animals act like humans.

·         Points out our human failings/weaknesses.

Literature 7: 

Soliloquy: A speech in which a character talks to himself or the audience and reveals what he is thinking. Longer than an aside.

Scrim: A light, semi-transparent curtain.

Protagonist: Main character of a story, can be one person or a group of people.

Conflict: A struggle between opposing forces. Can be internal or external.

Parody: A humorous mimicking of a serious piece of literature.

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.

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

Euphemism: A nice way of saying something that is not usually nice (fat = big bones).

Literature 8:

Rhyme: The repetition of sounds in words that appear close to one another in a poem.

End Rhyme: The repetition of sounds in words which occurs at the end of two or more lines.

Refrain: A word, phrase, line, or group of lines that are repeated regularly in a poem.

Infer: A reasonable conclusion one can draw on clues or evidence given.

Figurative language: Language that is meant to be interpreted imaginatively, not literally. (I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.)

*Simile: A comparison between two basically unlike things using the words "Like" or "AS." (She is like the sun.)

*Metaphor: A direct comparison between two unlike things saying something is something else. Doesn’t use "Like" or "As." (She is the sun.)

*Extended metaphor: A comparison that makes more than one continued point of comparison.

*Imagery: The use of vivid language to describe people, places, things, and ideas. Creates a mental picture. Suggests how things look and also how they sound, smell, taste, and feel.

   

4/11/22

  Reminders:

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 4/12 - vocab test on "legend" and "myth."

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/12 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flash-pot.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 4/12 -Poetry vocab test - Connotation - Rhythm.

4/8/22

  Reminders:

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 4/12 - vocab test on "legend" and "myth."

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/12 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flash-pot.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 4/12 -Poetry vocab test - Connotation - Rhythm.

4/7/22

  Reminders:

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 4/12 - vocab test on "legend" and "myth."

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/12 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flash-pot.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 4/12 -Poetry vocab test - Connotation - Rhythm.

4/6/22

 Reminders:

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 4/12 - vocab test on "legend" and "myth."

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/12 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flash-pot.

Students should be practicing their speeches to be presented on Thursday, 4/7.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 4/12 -Poetry vocab test - Connotation - Rhythm.

4/5/22

  Reminders:

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 4/12 - vocab test on "legend" and "myth."

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/12 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flash-pot.

Students should be practicing their speeches to be presented on Thursday, 4/7.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 4/12 -Poetry vocab test - Connotation - Rhythm.

4/4/22

  Reminders:

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 4/12 - vocab test on "legend" and "myth."

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/12 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flash-pot.

Students should be practicing their speeches to be presented on Thursday, 4/7.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 4/12 -Poetry vocab test - Connotation - Rhythm.

4/1/22

  Reminders:

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 4/12 - vocab test on "legend" and "myth."

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/12 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flash-pot.

Students should be practicing their speeches to be presented on Thursday, 4/7.

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 4/12 -Poetry vocab test - Connotation - Rhythm.