1. 10/29-11/2

2. 10/29 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books
3. 1st Block CREATE dialogue and EXPLAIN the tone, connotation, and purpose of the dialogue
4. DEFINE the different types of figurative language, IDENTIFY examples of figurative language in song lyrics
5. READ The Masque of the Red Death and IDENTIFY any figurative language
6. READ A Monster Calls and IDENTIFY any figurative language
REVIEW the figurative language by numbers sheet-homework
Bellringer: current grammar and grammar review
Students will read their AR books for 15 minutes.
1st block students will create dialogue for a comic strip. Then they will explain the tone, connotation, and purpose of the dialogue.
Students will show what they know about figurative language and review the definitions of various types of figurative language.
Students will practice identifying figurative language in song lyrics.
The teacher will guide students in reading The Masque of the Red Death and identifying figurative language in the story.
Students will practice using their copies of A Monster Calls to identify figurative language.

3. Dialogue Questions to Focus on
1. What is the dialogue?
2. What connotation do the words have in the dialogue? Why would the author choose words with that connotation?
3. What is the tone of the dialogue?
4. What appears to be the author's purpose for including the dialogue? How do you know?

4. What do you know about figurative language?
1st Block
2nd Block
3rd Block

5. 1st Block Vocabulary Submissive-adj. Tending to obey or yield
Omission-n. The act of leaving out or neglecting
Detract-v. To take away
Extract-v. To take out of; to withdraw
Suggestible-adj. Easily influenced
Ingest-v. To take into your body or mind
Exaggerated-adj. Overstated or overdone
Unify-v. To join together into one group
Unilateral-adj. One sided
Unison-n. an instance of saying the same words or sounds at the same time

6. 1st Block Vocabulary Desist-v. To stop doing something; to cease
Persistent-adj. Not giving up or stopping
Subsist-v. To support life; to survive
Circulate-v. To move around an area or a place, often returning to a starting point
Circumvent-v. To prevent something from happening by careful thinking; to get around something; to entrap
Contradict-v. To express the opposite
Contrary-adj. Completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action
Counterintuitive-adj. Goes against your gut feeling or common sense
Circumnavigate-v. To go completely around
Circumspect-adj. Careful, careful to look around before doing something

7. 2nd and 3rd Block Vocabulary
Abase-v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Abject-adj. showing utter resignation or hopelessness
Abrasive-adj. sharply disagreeable; rigorous
Dabble-v. work with in an amateurish manner
Balk-v. refuse to comply
Declivity-n. a downward slope or bend
Demise-n. the time when something ends
Depreciate-v. lose in value
Baffle-v. be a mystery or bewildering to
Bane-n. something causing misery or death

8. Vocab 2nd and 3rd Blocks Bemoan-v. regret strongly
Benevolent-adj. intending or showing kindness
Benign-adj. not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
Nadir-n. an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
Nefarious-adj. excessively wicked
Presumptuous-adj. excessively forward
Pervasive-adj. spreading or spread throughout
Impetuous-adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Pragmatic-adj. concerned with practical matters
Nebulous-adj. lacking definite form or limits

9. Figurative Language in songs
Fight Song
Boom Clap
Review activities
Review Quizzes
Powerpoint
Figurative Language Flowchart
Identification Chart

10. Figurative Language
By Numbers

11. 10/30 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books
3. IDENTIFY the meaning of figurative language in song lyrics
4. IDENTIFY the meaning of the figurative language in The Masque of the Red Death
5. IDENTIFY the meaning of the figurative language in A Monster Calls
Bellringer: analogy and figurative language
Students will read their AR books for 15 minutes.
Looking back at the song lyrics and the figurative language from the day before, students will identify the meaning of the figurative language.
Looking back at the figurative language from The Masque of the Red Death, students will identify the meaning of the figurative language.
Looking back at the figurative language from A Monster Calls, students will identify the meaning of the figurative language.

12. To Determine the Meaning of Figurative Language
Use your context clues.
Consider the connotation and denotation of the words the author has chosen.
Consider the tone of the words.
Use all of these things to figure out the meaning of the words.

13. 10/31 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books
READ song lyrics on Seesaw and DETERMINE the meaning and tone
3. DEFINE symbolism and IDENTIFY different symbols and their meanings and the TONE associated with each
4.IDENTIFY symbolism in A Poison Tree
5. IDENTIFY symbolism in The Masque of the Red Death
6. READ and IDENTIFY symbolism in A Monster Calls
Bellringer: spelling practice and reading section
Students will read their AR books for 15 minutes.
Students will read song lyrics and identify the figurative language, determine the meaning of the figurative language, and identify the tone of the song.
The teacher will guide students in defining symbolism and identifying common symbols and their meanings along with the tone and connotation associated with said symbols.
The teacher will guide students in reading A Poison Tree and identifying the symbolism in the poem.
Students will identify examples of symbolism in The Masque of the Red Death.
Students will identify symbolism in A Monster Calls and read A Monster Calls.

14. Summarizing Strategy-Answer the questions in a note on Seesaw
1. Identify the figurative language in the lyrics.
2. Then determine what kind of figurative language it is.
3. Find the meaning of the figurative language.
4. Determine the tone of the lyrics.
A winter’s day In a deep and dark December; I am alone, Gazing from my window to the streets below On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow. I am a rock, I am an island. I’ve built walls, A fortress deep and mighty, That none may penetrate I have no need of friendship Friendship causes pain. It's laughter and it's loving I disdain. I am a rock I am an island

15. A Monster Calls Compare/Contrast
A Poison Tree
What does A Monster Calls have in common with this poem?
What is different in this poem from in the novel?

16. 11/1 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books 3. I-Ready
4. READ A Tell Tale Heart and ANALYZE the figurative language in a response on Seesaw
Bellringer: vocabulary square and prefix & suffix
Students will read their AR books for 15 minutes.
Students will complete 45 minutes of I-Ready. The teacher will pull students to discuss areas of concern.
Students will read The Tell Tale Heart and analyze the figurative language in a response on Seesaw.

17. Symbolism
Symbol- something that is simultaneously itself and a sign of something else. For example, winter, darkness, and cold are real things, but in literature they are also likely to be used as symbols of death.
Determining the Meaning of Common Symbols

18. Why do authors use Symbolism?
It allows the authors to explore ideas in ways that engage and intrigue the reader.

19. Consider the Following Examples of Symbols
Nature
Red
Green
White
Horseshoe
Dove
Eyes
Spring
Four leaf clover
Clock
Seven
Three
Rainbow
Winter
Water
Fire

20. 11/2-Banned Book Project Due
1. Bellringer and turn in your reading log!
2. LISTEN to a reading of Wicked John and the Devil in the media center
3. REVIEW vocabulary words
4. COMPLETE vocabulary test
5. UPLOAD work
6. READ each other's stories and PROVIDE feedback
Bellringer: idiom, literary terminology, and everyday edit
Students will go to the media center to listen to a reading of Wicked John and the Devil.
The teacher will guide students in reviewing their vocabulary words.
Students will complete a vocabulary test.
Students will upload their work.
Students will take turns reading each other's narratives and providing feedback to be used to edit and revise the narratives.

21. After your test 1. Do not bother your neighbors. 2. Go to Seesaw.me.
3. UPLOAD your test.
4. UPLOAD your bellringer 8.
5. READ your AR book until told to do otherwise.

22. Kahoot
1st Block
2nd and 3rd Block