Welcome! October 13th, 2017 Friday Do Now Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Friday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find and label the examples of figurative language. Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

forward toward his goals, Caleb felt his life come © Presto Plans Read the paragraph below and find examples of metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, personification, oxymoron and/or alliteration. Caleb rushed to the mailbox and grabbed the letter he had been waiting for. The loud rip from the paper was like music to his ears. A Cheshire cat smile emerged as he pulled the letter out of the envelope. The words hit him like a ton of bricks: “We regret to inform you that your application has been denied.” The skies of his future began to darken. He was clearly confused since he had Einstein-like grades and had participated in lots of extracurricular activities. How could they not accept him? The letter was taunting him, so he threw it to the ground. After years of moving forward toward his goals, Caleb felt his life come to a screeching halt.

“The Devil and Tom Walker” For the next two days, you have three jobs: Read “The Devil and Tom Walker” Respond to the analysis questions Underneath your analysis questions, respond to the following short answer prompt: Find three aspects of Romanticism you see in “The Devil and Tom Walker.” Write down the aspects you see and back each one up with one quote or piece of textual evidence.