1. Welcome! December 1st, 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 

2. what he was going to do. The ring of the phone in
© Presto Plans
Read the paragraph below and find examples of metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, personification, oxymoron and/or alliteration.
When Jerry’s boss left him a voic asking him to relocate to Chicago, the decision was not a piece of cake. He had already begun putting down roots in Cleveland, and he wasn’t sure he wanted to uproot his life again. With his new promotion, work already seemed to swallow up so much of his spare time. He sometimes felt like a chicken with its head cut off, running around aimlessly for something he really didn’t care about. He picked up the phone to return the call, still absolutely unsure of
what he was going to do. The ring of the phone in
his ear only served to heighten his anxiety.

3. “Story of an hour” by Kate Chopin
St. Louis author
Part of the early feminist movement
Famous for new novel “The Awakening,” which was the first story that depicted a woman who leaves her husband in a positive light
Happily and had six children
Excluded from society because of her beliefs
Died shortly afterwards

4. “Story of an hour” by Kate Chopin
Today, we’re going to practice close reading. As you read, summarize the main point of each paragraph in 1-2 sentences. If you do this, your understanding of the story will increase, and the questions will be MUCH easier to answer and provide evidence for.  Once you finish, feel free to work on the study questions.