As you come in… Please seat yourselves in groups of 3 (you do not have to sit in assigned seats today). Word Sort: Look at the list of rhetorical terms.

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As you come in… Please seat yourselves in groups of 3 (you do not have to sit in assigned seats today). Word Sort: Look at the list of rhetorical terms we have been learning. With your partners, figure out a way to sort them into 4 CATEGORIES. Explain why you sorted them in the way you did.

Rhetorical Term Hunt Find examples of the terms from your word sort list in this silly passage. Underline and label. Confer with your group members. – Synecdoche – Hyperbole – Metonomy – Polysyndeton – Oxymoron – Anaphora – Epistrophe – litotes

Add to the passage… Choose one of the terms. Add at least a few more sentences to the story, including an example of the term you selected. Be sure to label with the term you selected.

Me Talk Pretty Someday & Eleven Juxtaposition Hyperbole Understatement Humor In your group, share the examples of each that you found. Add new ideas to your list. Be prepared to share.

Review Terms for Quiz Synecdoche Metonym Polysyndeton Asyndeton Anaphora Epistrophe juxtaposition Hyperbole Understatement litote

Reminders… Turn in Notebook today or tomorrow. Turn in rhetorical terms work today or tomorrow. Turn in Eleven & Me Talk Pretty today. Vocab Homework tomorrow Frederick Douglas Major Work Folder due! Please be ready and follow directions carefully. Quiz tomorrow: – All rhetorical terms reviewed today – A Talk to Teachers – Eleven – Me Talk Pretty One Day