HOMEROOM02/13/15 Write these important dates in your agenda: Happy Valentine’s Friday! Friday 02/13 – Valentine’s Day Dance YOU MUST WEAR STANDARD SCHOOL ATTIRE AT THE DANCE. Thursday 02/19 – School wide Writing Test

E.L.T. 02/13/15 Warm Up: Read “Valentine’s Day”. Work Session: Answer the corresponding questions to show your understanding of the text. Closing: If you finish early, you may resume working on your vision board journal covers.

LANGUAGE ARTS – WARM UP 02/13/15 Blue Teams.  Sit in your Blue Teams.  Warm Up  Personification  First, read the poem.  Then, answer the questions on the back.  Place these warm ups in a pile at your tables for me to collect.

02/13/15 Essential Question: How can I use my knowledge of figurative language to increase my reading comprehension? Standard: RL.6.4 – Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

LANGUAGE ARTS – WORK SESSION 02/13/15 Personification Worksheet Identify what is being personified. Identify which human trait or quality is given. Submit this work to the homework box when you are finished.

LANGUAGE ARTS – WORK SESSION 02/13/15 Community Map Use your rough draft to create the real poster. You will need the following items on your map: Your six significant, labeled places Streets, trees, and other important landmarks Floyd Middle School A compass to show direction Remember-These 6 places have meaning to YOU!

LANGUAGE ARTS – CLOSING SESSION 02/13/15 Community Map On your post-it note, write one example of personification for one of your six locations. An example of your post-it note: The wind whispered to me through the woods.

LANGUAGE ARTS – CLOSING SESSION 02/13/15 Figurative Language - Matching Match each example to the literary device it uses. A. This is the hardest worksheet that has ever been made! B. Without the air conditioner, my room was an oven. C. The wind sang a lovely song in Marco’s ear. D. Marisol jumped into the pool with a splash! E. Her voice sounded like nails on a chalkboard. F. Marcia made milk chocolate macaroons for Mardi Gras. Alliteration ________ Hyperbole _________ Metaphor __________ Onomatopoeia _____ Personification _____ Simile _____________

LANGUAGE ARTS – CLOSING SESSION 02/13/15 Figurative Language - Matching Check your work. How did you do? Mark your corrections and use this as a study guide! A. This is the hardest worksheet that has ever been made! B. Without the air conditioner, my room was an oven. C. The wind sang a lovely song in Marco’s ear. D. Marisol jumped into the pool with a splash! E. Her voice sounded like nails on a chalkboard. F. Marcia made milk chocolate macaroons for Mardi Gras. Alliteration ___F___ Hyperbole ___A____ Metaphor ____B____ Onomatopoeia __D_ Personification __C__ Simile _______E_____

02/13/15 Closing Session  Homework:  Homework packet – Due yesterday  Add to your Reading Record (extra credit)  Each entry needs parental initials!