5/18/2023

 Literature 6 - Monday, 5/22 - Myth vocab test on Folklore - exaggeration

Literature 8 - Monday, 5/22 - Poetry vocab test on alliteration - stereotype.

5/17/2023

  Literature 6 - Monday, 5/22 - Myth vocab test on Folklore - exaggeration

Literature 8 - Monday, 5/22 - Poetry vocab test on alliteration - stereotype.

5/16/2023

 Literature 6 - Monday, 5/22 - Myth vocab test on Folklore - exaggeration

Literature 8 - Monday, 5/22 - Poetry vocab test on alliteration - stereotype.

5/15/2023

 Literature 6 - Monday, 5/22 - Myth vocab test on Folklore - exaggeration

Literature 8 - Monday, 5/22 - Poetry vocab test on alliteration - stereotype.

5/12/2023

 Literature 6 - Monday, 5/22 - Myth vocab test on Folklore - exaggeration

Literature 8 - Monday, 5/22 - Poetry vocab test on alliteration - stereotype.

5/11/2023

 Literature 6 - Monday, 5/22 - Myth vocab test on Folklore - exaggeration

Literature 8 - Monday, 5/22 - Poetry vocab test on alliteration - stereotype.

5/9/2023

Literature 6 - Monday, 5/22 - Myth vocab test on Folklore - exaggeration

Literature 8 - Monday, 5/22 - Poetry vocab test on alliteration - stereotype.

5/8/2023

 Literature 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - We will continue to present self-introduction speeches. They should be 90 seconds long.  

Lit 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - Drama vocab test on soliloquy - Euphemism

5/5/2023

Literature 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - We will continue to present self-introduction speeches. They should be 90 seconds long.  

Lit 8 - Monday, May 8 - Poetry vocab test on rhyme - imagery

Lit 6 - Monday, May 8 - Myth vocab test on the words folktale and fable

Lit 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - Drama vocab test on soliloquy - Euphemism

5/3/2023

Literature 7 - Thursday, 5/4 - Begin giving self-introduction speeches. Speeches should be at least 90 seconds.   

Lit 8 - Monday, May 8 - Poetry vocab test on rhyme - imagery

Lit 6 - Monday, May 8 - Myth vocab test on the words folktale and fable

Lit 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - Drama vocab test on soliloquy - Euphemism

5/2/2023

  Lit 8 - Monday, May 8 - Poetry vocab test on rhyme - imagery

Lit 6 - Monday, May 8 - Myth vocab test on the words folktale and fable

Lit 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - Drama vocab test on soliloquy - Euphemism

5/1/2023

 English 8 - Tuesday, May 2 - Adverb unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

 Lit 8 - Monday, May 8 - Poetry vocab test on rhyme - imagery

Lit 6 - Monday, May 8 - Myth vocab test on the words folktale and fable

Lit 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - Drama vocab test on soliloquy - Euphemism

4/30/2023

  Lit 8 - Monday, May 8 - Poetry vocab test on rhyme - imagery

Lit 6 - Monday, May 8 - Myth vocab test on the words folktale and fable

Lit 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - Drama vocab test on soliloquy - Euphemism

4/27/2023

 Lit 8 - Monday, May 8 - Poetry vocab test on rhyme - imagery

Lit 6 - Monday, May 8 - Myth vocab test on the words folktale and fable

Lit 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - Drama vocab test on soliloquy - Euphemism

4/26/2023

 ***English 7 - Verb unit test on Thursday, 4/27 

Lit 8 - Monday, May 8 - Poetry vocab test on rhyme - imagery

Lit 6 - Monday, May 8 - Myth vocab test on the words folktale and fable

Lit 7 - Tuesday, May 9 - Drama vocab test on soliloquy - Euphemism

4/25/2023

 ***English 7 - Verb unit test on Thursday, 4/27 

Lit 8 - Monday, May 8 - Poetry vocab test on rhyme - imagery

Lit 6 - Monday, May 8 - Myth vocab test on the words folktale and fable

4/24/2023

  ***English 7 - Verb unit test on Thursday, 4/27 

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Students will begin giving introduction speeches. They must be 2 and 1/2 minutes long. Students should practice their speeches to make sure they are comfortable giving them. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Lit 8 - Monday, May 8 - Poetry vocab test on rhyme - imagery

Lit 6 - Monday, May 8 - Myth vocab test on the words folktale and fable

4/21/2023

  ***English 7 - Verb unit test on Thursday, 4/27 

Literature 6 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Students will begin giving introduction speeches. They must be 2 and 1/2 minutes long. Students should practice their speeches to make sure they are comfortable giving them. 

Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

4/20/2023

 ***English 7 - Verb unit test on Thursday, 4/27 

Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

4/19/2023

English 7 - Verb unit test on Thursday, 4/27 

Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

4/18/2023

 Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

4/17/2023

 Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

4/15/2023

  Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

4/6/2023

 Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

4/5/2-23

 Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

4/3/2023

 Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

3/31/2023

 Literature 6 - Introduction speech questions/ answers and speech outline are due Monday, 4/3.

Please check the 3/30/2023 blog for the vocab definitions for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

3/30/2023

Literature 6 - Introduction speech questions/ answers and speech outline are due Monday, 4/3.

Please scroll down for the vocab words for 6, 7, and 8.

 Literature 8 - Monday, 4/24 - Poetry vocab test on connotation - rhythm. 

Literature 7 - Tuesday, 4/25 - Drama vocab test on costuming - flashpot.

Literature 6 - Monday, 4/24 - Vocab test on the bullets for the words "Legend" and "Myth."

Poetry Vocabulary

Connotation: Emotional impact attached to words beyond their literal meaning.

Paraphrase: Putting something into your own words. In poetry, you lose the musical quality and rhyme

Prose: The ordinary form of written language. Everyday speech.

*Personification: Giving human qualities or characteristics to inanimate objects or animals.

Narrative poem: A poem that tells a story in poetic form. Contains plot, setting, characters, etc. Relies on rhythm and rhyme. Organized in stanzas.

Stanzas: Groups of lines that form units in a poem.

 Ballad: A Narrative poem that tells a simple and dramatic story. Intended to be sung or recited. Has strong rhythms and rhymes.

*Juxtaposition: The placing of two images or ideas side by side allowing the reader to make the comparison. Not a direct comparison.

Rhythm: A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in the lines of a poem. Usually contributes to meaning.

Drama Vocabulary:

Costuming: The way the characters are dressed. Can be used to create mood, illusion, and set the piece in a particular time.

Plot: What happens in the story, may not be sequential. Has to hold the audience’s attention, visually interesting.

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.

Infer: A reasonable conclusion one can draw from facts or evidence given.

Aside: A character speaks directly to the audience. Through asides, characters in a play reveal directly to the audience their thoughts or other characters’ thoughts. Usually delivered in confidence pretending that other characters cannot hear.

Nota Bene, N.B.: Note well. Used to call attention to something important.

Flash-pot: A device that creates a burst of fire and smoke that creates a magical effect.

6th grade vocab:

Legend:

·        Traditional story about the past

·        based on real people/events

·        passed down by word of mouth.

·        Details increasingly exaggerated.

·        Have fantastic details, larger than life characters, amazing feats.

·        Reveals culture's attitudes/values.

Myth: 

·        Stories about gods and heroes.

·        Deals with right/wrong.

·        Explains world in human terms.

·        Explains natural occurrences.

3/29/2023

 Literature 6 - Due Thursday. 3/30 - Outline for Introduction speech, and questions and answers from interview. 

3/22/2023

  English 8 - Thursday, 3/23/2023 - Verb unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

English 7 students should be reviewing the verb unit. The test will be next week. I haven't set the exact date yet. 

3/21/2023

 English 8 - Thursday, 3/23/2023 - Verb unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

3/20/2023

 English 8 - Thursday, 3/23/2023 - Verb unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

3/14/2023

 Literature 7 - Wednesday, 3/15 - Journal check. Students should have 6 entries:

1/19 - Chains?

2/7 - Diary entry #1

2/28 - Diary entry #2

3/2 - Where was God?

3/7 - Diary entry #3

3/14 - Diary entry #4

*** 7th grade lit students are to ask a parent/parents if they are expected to wait until they are engaged to kiss someone. This is in connection with something we are reading in the play based on Anne Frank's diary. 

3/9/2023

 Literature 8 - Monday, 3/13 - We will begin presenting our introduction speeches. Although I will be pulling names out of a hat, everyone should be prepared to present by Monday.

3/7/2023

 Literature 6 - Wednesday, 3/8 - Journal check. Students should have 11 entries. I went over the entries today in class. 

3/6/2023

 Literature 8 - Due Tuesday, 3/7 - Outline for speech introducing a classmate.

2/7/2023

 Literature 6 - Wednesday, 2/8 - Journal check. Today during class, I went over all of the entries students should have. 

1/24/2023

 English 8 - Wednesday, 1/25/2023  - Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test. 

English 7 - Wednesday, 1/25/2023 - Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test. 

Dear students,

I will collect the Pronoun Folders when I return. I miss you all and wish I could be with you. God bless. Mrs. C.

1/23/2023

 English 8 - Wednesday, 1/25/2023  - Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test. 

English 7 - Wednesday, 1/25/2023 - Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test. 

1/20/2023

English 8 - Tuesday, 1/24/2023 - Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test. 

English 7 - Wednesday, 1/25/2023 - Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test. 

1/10/2023

Literature 7 - Wednesday, 1/11 - Journal check. Students should have 10 entries.  

Literature 6 - Wednesday, January 11 2023 Nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 7 -Wednesday, January 11. 2023 - Drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.

Literature 8 - Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Short story test on irony - caricature.

1/9/2023

Literature 6 - Due Tuesday, 1/10/23 - on Monday night, carefully examine whatever you have for dinner. Pay attention to how it looks, tastes, smells, feels, and sounds. We will be using this information for a writing assignment on Tuesday, 1/10. 

 Literature 6 - Wednesday, January 11 2023 Nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 7 -Wednesday, January 11. 2023 - Drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.

Literature 8 - Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Short story test on irony - caricature.

1/6/2023

  Literature 6 - Wednesday, January 11 2023 Nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 7 -Wednesday, January 11. 2023 - Drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.

Literature 8 - Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Short story test on irony - caricature.

1/5/2023

  Literature 6 - Wednesday, January 11 2023 Nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 7 -Wednesday, January 11. 2023 - Drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.

Literature 8 - Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Short story test on irony - caricature.

1/4/2023

   Literature 6 - Wednesday, January 11 2023 Nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 7 -Wednesday, January 11. 2023 - Drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.

Literature 8 - Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Short story test on irony - caricature.

1/3/2023

  Literature 6 - Wednesday, January 11 2023 Nonfiction vocab test on humorous commentary - anecdote.

Literature 7 -Wednesday, January 11. 2023 - Drama vocab test on genre - dialogue.

Literature 8 - Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Short story test on irony - caricature.