11/21/2022

 Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

All vocab is also posted on the school website and in my Google Classroom. 

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/18/2022

  Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

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Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/17/2022

 English 7 - Friday, 11/18 - Test on the personal pronoun chart. See 11/15/2022 posting for the actual chart.

 Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

All vocab is also posted on the school website and in my Google Classroom. 

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/16/2022

 English 7 - Friday, 11/18 - Test on the personal pronoun chart. See 11/15/2022 posting for the actual chart.

 Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

All vocab is also posted on the school website and in my Google Classroom. 

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/15/2022

English 7 - Friday, 11/18 - Test on the 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

 Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

All vocab is also posted on the school website and in my Google Classroom. 

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/14/2022

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Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/10/2022

 Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

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Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/9/2022

 Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

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Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/8/2022

  Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

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Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

117/2022

 English 7 - Tuesday, 11/8 - Adjective unit test. Folders are due at time of test.  

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/8 - Journal check. Students should have the following entries:

10/11 - "Change the World"

10/17 - "Secret"

10/19 - "Real Me" 

10/25 - "Country"

10/26 - "Anger"

10/31 - "Tell" 1/2 page

11/3 - "Punishment" 1/2 page

11/7 - "Help" Has anyone helped you when you really needed it? 

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Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/4/2022

English 7 - Tuesday, 11/8 - Adjective unit test. Folders are due at time of test.  

English 8 - Monday, 11/7 - Test on 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

 

Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

All vocab is also posted on the school website and on my Google Classroom. 

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/3/2022

English 8 - Monday, 11/7 - Test on 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

 

Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  

All vocab is also posted on the school website and on my Google Classroom. 

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol. 

Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.

11/1/2022

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Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - 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)

 

11/2/2022

Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave.  (Scroll down to see Literature 6 assignment.)

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Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - 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 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on 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, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on 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.