Welcome to Mr. Rushing’s Reading and Writing Course Prompt: What keeps you reading?

9/09/16 We Will I Will Explore poetry Know how to recognize figurative language in poetry

Homework: Add to your agenda 20 minutes reading tonight Add to My Status in your 40 Book Challenge Folder 7 total entries in “Status for the Class” will be due on Friday

Horrible Joke of the day Why shouldn’t you write with a broken pencil?

Horrible Joke of the day Why shouldn’t you write with a broken pencil? Because it’s pointless!

Dobbs jobs 6th Grade CLASS JOBS KBUZZ – if you applied already that is your first choice 6th Grade MARK OUT – Green team; Science Lab; Breakfast Leaders; Lost and Found; Birthday Team; Artists – creating student of the week bulletin boards Academic Vocabulary Poster Team – posts words weekly LIGHTHOUSE TEAM – Morning Duty and meetings FLAG LEADERS – due by Wednesday Geek Squad – cares for iPads BREAKFAST CLUB – need to apply even if you’re doing it already Accountant – Great at math! Helps Mrs. Porter Grounds Crew – pics up around our buildings GREETERS – 7:30 AM everyday COMPUTERS – 7:25AM; After Rock CLASS JOBS ENVIRONMENT LEADERS – school wide; for special events Thursday Folders, Attendance, Board Specialist, Greeter, Computer Specialist, Gopher, Energy Specialist, Materials Manager, Patriotic Leader JOURNALISM – Yearbook and school wide newsletter EQUIPMENT LEADER – 7:30 am help Coach Haley OFFICE LEADER – During Flextime ART LEADERSHIP – Help Mrs. Gates 7:30 am

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY LOG FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, and literary devices such as simile, metaphor, personification, etc. SIMILE Comparing two things using “like” or “as” METAPHOR Comparing two things NOT using “like” or “as”

METAPHOR

Short answer questions and the “ACE” strategy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf38g2DrBKo Let’s take Cornell Notes over the following video

Inferencing – “THE RED GUARDS” p. 276 Short Answer Question Answer in half a page. Have a clear topic sentence. Include textual evidence. The lives of Ji-li Jiang and her family have changed because of the Cultural Revolution. What personal rights and freedoms have they lost?