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M.U.G.ON MONDAY DO NOW: REVISE AND EDIT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: This year writing will be a major focus, its’ important to understand grammar rules, without them you’re writing is difficult to understand. Once a week well begin class with one of these sets of M.U. G. sentences, M.U.G by the way is an abbreviation for “mechanics, usage and grammer”

TERMS ON TUESDAY - SYMBOLISM Def: A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more. INB on pg. 1 (leave space for additional entries) copy the term and definition. Analyze the common literary symbols below and identify their meanings. RedWhiteGreen FallWinterSpring RainFog/mist Wind and storms DoveOwlSerpent

Antithesis ( an TI thuh sis) n. : a direct opposite, a contrast Activity: Write a sentence using antithesis. Synonym: different Antonym: duplicate; same Do Now: Words on Wednesday INB (last page) copy the information below and complete the activity. Film: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows

Activity: Write 2 synonyms for ascend. Ascend ( uh SEND) v. : to move upward, to rise from a lower station Antonym: to descend; to go down Sentence: After hours of studying, the student ascended to the top 10% of the sophomore class. Do Now: Words on Wednesday INB (last page)

Activity: Write 2 antonyms for austere Synonym: severe, unfriendly, serious Do Now: Words on Wednesday INB (last page) Painting: American Gothic Artist: Grant Wood Year: 1930 Sentence: Because the dark house looked austere on Halloween night, most trick-or- treaters avoided it altogether. Austere (aw STEER) adj. : strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

THROWBACK THURSDAY- SYMBOLISM Open pg. 1 of INB and, with a partner, compare your interpretations of the symbols from Tuesday’s Do Now. RedWhiteGreen FallWinterSpring RainFog/mist Wind and storms DoveOwlSerpent

REFLECTIVE FRIDAY On pg. (left side) summarize and reflect on the lessons from this week.

M.U.G.ON MONDAY DO NOW: REVISE AND EDIT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

TERMS ON TUESDAY - THEME Left Side: Think about some T.V. sitcoms you have seen that you have found interesting and relevant. What was the significant problem in that T.V. show that needed to be solved? Right Side: Write the term and it’s definition : The theme in a story is its underlying message, or 'big idea.' In other words, what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem?

Connotative: Right Side Left Side: Explain the difference between connotative and denotative meaning. Denotative: Right Side Do Now: Words on Wednesday Film: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows The connotation of a word refers to the emotional or cultural association with that word rather than its dictionary definition. The connotation definition is the meaning that the word implies. Denotation refers to the use of the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word.

THROWBACK THURSDAY- THEME Left side: What lesson do you believe the director is trying to communicate in your T.V. Episode? Right Side: Which meaning relates to theme? Denotative or Connotative meaning? Why?

REFLECTIVE FRIDAY On pg. (left side) summarize and reflect on the lessons from this week.