Reading from page 130 - 134 about plot and setting. Write a very short (1/4-1/2 page) story about the picture of the lion and the sleeping man on page 132. We will read them in class on Tuesday.
-Spelling week 9.
-We are now adding Literary terms to the weekly tests. I will give students 6 new terms a week. These come from the back of the text in the glossary. Students need to look up the definitions and be ready to answer questions about them on the weekly quiz. Here are the first 6 terms:
Vocab 7.1 – Week 1
Page 1016 in Text
1. Alliteration: Repetition of similar CONSONANT sounds in
words that are close together.
2. Allusion: Reference to a statement, a person, a place,
and event, or a thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth,
politics, sports, science, or the arts.
3. Atmosphere: The overall mood or emotion of a work of
literature.
4. Character: A person or animal (or even an object) who
takes part in the action of a story, play, or other literary work.
5.
Characterization: The process of
revealing the personality of a character in a story
6. Static
Character: One who does not change much,
or show growth in the course of a work
(movie, book, etc.)
8th Grade:
-Begin Unit on characterization. Discussion and read pg 148-151 in text.
-We are now adding Literary terms to the weekly tests. I will give students 6 new terms a week. These come from the back of the text in the glossary. Students need to look up the definitions and be ready to answer questions about them on the weekly quiz. Here are the first 6 terms for 8th Grade:
Vocab 8.1 – Week 1
Pg 978 in Text
1. Alliteration: Repetition of similar CONSONANT sounds in
words that are close together.
2. Allusion: Reference to a statement, a person, a place,
and event, or a thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth,
politics, sports, science, or the arts.
3. Analogy: A comparison made between two things to show
how they are alike.
4. Anecdote: A brief story told to illustrate a point.
5. Antagonist: The person opposing the main character in a
story
6. Assonance:
The repetition of VOWEL sounds in words that are close together.
10th Grade:
- Act III, Scene II. Brutus and Antony discuss who gets to speak at Caesar's funeral, and what can and can not be said there.
-We are now adding Literary terms to the weekly tests. I will give students 6 new terms a week. These come from the back of the text in the glossary. Students need to look up the definitions and be ready to answer questions about them on the weekly quiz. Here are the first 6 terms for 10th Grade:
Textbook, page 1193
1. Allegory: Narrative in which characters and setting
stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities.
Has a symbolic meaning, as well as a literal meaning.
2. Allusion: Reference to a statement, a person, a place,
and event, or a thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth,
politics, sports, science, or the arts.
3. Anecdote: Very brief account of a particular incident
4. Aside: In a play, words spoken by a character
directly to the audience, or to another character but not overheard by others
onstage.
5. Alliteration: repetition of similar CONSONANT sounds in
words that are close together.
6. Assonance: Repetition of similar VOWEL sounds followed
by different consonant sounds in words that are close together.
History:
-Response to Cartoon #5. If you missed class, find a political cartoon, and fill out one of the worksheet slots for it. Extra copies are on my back table.
-Begin notes on Development of our constitution. See a classmate, or myself for copies of the notes.
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