Announcements & Reminders! On Thursday, you will take a common assessment that will count as a quiz grade. It will be grammar and literary terms. (11 revising & editing questions and 14 literary terms questions). Today, you will meet with discussion groups to work on your STAAR styled prompt. This is a quiz grade. It will be due at the end of next class.
Grammar Focus: Common Errors – To, Two & Too Proof = so, also Example: We were too frightened! We were happy, too. Two Proof = three Example: Two people were singing. To Proof = so, also or three She drove the car to town (so) Today’s Journal: In a paragraph, use each type of to, too and two at least three times. Circle the two, to or to each time you use it and write the proof above. Then, find a quote from your book that uses each type. (also) (three) (so, also, three)
Figurative Language and Syntax Devices of the day
What are similes and metaphors? A '''simile''' is a technique that uses words such as "like" or "as" to compare two ideas. Even though similes and metaphors are both forms of comparison, similes allow the two ideas to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, whereas metaphors seek to equate two ideas despite their differences. For instance, a simile that compares a person with a bullet would go as follows: "John was a record-setting runner and as fast as a speeding bullet." A metaphor might read something like, "John was a record-setting runner. That speeding bullet could zip past you without you even knowing he was there.“ Simile: Curley was flopping like a fish on a line. Metaphor: Life is a dance you learn as you go.
Other figurative language Personification or Anthropomorphism Personification gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas. This can really affect the way the reader imagines things. This type of figurative language is often used in children’s books, poetry, and fictional literature. Examples include: Opportunity knocked on the door. The sun greeted me this morning. The sky was full of dancing stars. Hyperbole A hyperbole is an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point, and can be ridiculous or funny. Hyperboles can be added to fiction to add color and depth to a character. Examples are: You snore louder than a freight train. She is so dumb, she thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company. Alliteration Alliteration is the easiest of the examples of figurative language to spot. It is a repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words. Some good examples are: wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken
Leave It All Up to Me Major Jackson All we want is to succumb to a single kiss that will contain us like a marathon with no finish line, and if so, that we land like newspapers before sunrise, halcyon mornings arrived like blue martinis. I am learning the steps to a foreign song: her mind was torpedo, and her body was storm, a kind of Wow. All we want is a metropolis of Sundays, an empire of hand-holding and park benches. She says, “Leave it all up to me.”
Today’s Reflection Find one example of two different types of figurative language. (Total of two quotes for today!) SIMILIE, METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, PERSONIFICATION & ALLITERATION. Make sure you EXPLAIN what type of figurative language the author uses and what effect it has on the reader. Also, don’t forget CITATIONS or it’s an automatic 50%. Finally, pick out one or two quotes from the novel that you like the way they are written or think are important to the issues in the book. You can write these down or just mark them. However, you will need them for your discussion group meeting later.
Group Discussion & Meeting In your discussion groups, share your quotes. Discuss why you picked the quote and its significance. What issues to the quotes you chose raise? Then work on your STAAR styled prompt. See the example for ideas. Look at the quotes your group shared. Can one of these become the basis for the prompt? Remember, the prompt is a quiz grade and it will be due next class.