Quiz # 8
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Quiz # 9
Friday, December 6, 2013

Due to homeroom on Tuesday to discuss important matters, the exam has been changed for Wednesday, November 13.  Have a great weekend!!!

Don't forget to study reading comprehension questions and vocabulary in context for exam on Tuesday, November 12

Don't forget oral presentation due on Tuesday, September 17. Practice it and be ready

Don't forget exam # 1 and adjective homework due TOMORROW. Study!!!!!

Practice using Conjunctions

http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html

Practicing Adjectives

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Adjectives.html

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/PartsOfSpeech.html

http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/verbnounadjective.html

Prepositions

These are links that would help the students with the material assigned in class. 1)http://www.eslgamesplus.com/preposition-interactive-grammar-game-for-esl-wheel-game/ 2) http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-142-s&va=prepositions+exercises 3) "> 4)">

Standard: Reading
Expectation: R. 10.5 Uses elements of poetry to analyze, interpret, classify imagery and figurative language.
Objective: Through the study of poetry the students will identify sensory language, figures of speech, different types of poems and analyze a poem correctly.
Depth of Knowledge: Recall and Concept

 Instructions: Read the poem "Flint" and answer the questions for the following poem.

 "Flint" by Christina Rosetti 

 An emerald is as green as grass;

A ruby red as blood; 

A sapphire shines as blue as heaven;

A flint lies in the mud.

 A diamond is a brilliant stone,

To catch the world's desire; 

An opal hold a fiery spark;

 But a flint holds fire. 

Homework for Thursday, March 21

1) How many verses does this poem have?
2) How many stanzas does it have?
3) Does this poem have couplets or quatrains?
4) What figurative language can you identify in this poem and write the verses?
5) What sensory language can you identify and write the verses?
6) What is the message of the poem?

By watching the videos posted on February 16, the students will recall figures of speech.

Watch this video if you need help with sensory language.

Our Five Senses from abird20

Example 4 teacher tube

Example 3 of slideshow

Figurative Language Terms from kjhatzi

Example 2

Figurative Language within Popular Songs

Example 1

Reading Selection: What is a blog?

We have heard many times people talk about blogs, but what is a blog? According to Darren Rowse a blog is “a type of website that is usually arranged in chronological order from the most recent ‘post’ (or entry) at the top of the main page to the older entries towards the bottom.” By having a blog anyone can update information without much trouble and easy access to anyone willing to read.