Week of Feb. 13

READING: Quiz on Figurative Language on Thursday.  Book projects (report, story board, or movie poster) due Friday, Feb. 17.

ENGLISH: Vocab quiz tomorrow.  The words are: absorbing (adj), astonishing, bequest, evolve, forfeit, version, expenditure, stimulate, ideal, and hazard.

STUDY GUIDE FOR READING QUIZ

The quiz over figurative language will be Thursday, February 16.  Here is what you should know:
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Oxymoron
Figurative
Literal
Hyperbole

*Make sure you know the meanings of those terms, but also be able to read a statement and identify which term fits best.
*You also may want to read over "The Road Not Taken"...it could show up on a bonus question :-)

****BOOK PROJECTS DUE NEXT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17****

February 6, 2012

READING: This week we're learning about figurative language.  We're looking at metaphorical poems, idioms, and many others.  There will be a quiz next Thursday (2/16) over the material.  Some terms to keep in mind are:
idiom
figurative vs. literal
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
understatement

ENGLISH: Great job on debates last week!  Students are working on fun poems that we're going to submit to the Portland Seadogs for a contest.  The topic should be their favorite ball park food or summer memory.