First hour only:
Review the first three kinds of figurative language.
Play English bingo.
Review the first three kinds of figurative language.
Play English bingo.
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Journal.
CCR - "Roland's Exorcism". Students will watch a short introductory video. Read and discuss the selection together. Students will respond to critical reading prompts and questions including identifying main idea, making inferences, and author's purpose. Journal.
Review figurative language. Students will practice using and identifying personification. Journal.
Review five types of figurative language. Practice with similes. Students will distinguish similes from metaphors. Journal.
Figurative language: students will take notes on the five types of figurative language that we will be studying first semester. Begin practicing with metaphor. Complete task #4 of the district writing assessment, the argumentative essay.
Journal.
Continue district writing assessment. Watch short cell phone video and read articles #2 and #3. Students will respond to "Are cell phones safe?" by citing specific evidence. Journal.
Watch a short cell phone video. Read and discuss article #1 of the district writing assessment. Students will respond to the article by looking for supporting evidence and finding quotes to support ideas. Journal.
Begin district writing assessment. Watch news clip introduction. Students will identify central idea and identify specific examples and evidence to support. Introduce figurative language. |
English 9Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Categories |
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