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LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE

GRAMMAR

CHARACTER TRAITS

LANGUAGE

READING FOR MEANING

HOW TO FIND THE MAIN IDEAS

Tomorrow's Lesson

The wrong questions: “What does this song mean? What is the poet trying to say?  What is the hidden meaning behind the song?” “A poem should not mean But be.”             --Archibald McLeish, Ars Poetica Questions that will be asked during the presentation: How did this song make you feel? What idea is the writer concerned about? Does the song make you aware of something you did not know before? What is it? Are there any surprises in the poem? Like what? What is/are the most important word(s) in the song? Why? What are some things that are puzzling to you about this poem? Did you solve any of the puzzles? Which ones and how? How do you feel this song connects with your generation?  If you picked an older song, how do you connect with this song? How does the music fit the lyrics to the song?

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Tomorrow's Language Lesson

CARTOON ASSIGNMENT

LANGUAGE:
Watch the news from a credible news source for the next few days. Pick a current event or topical issue. Create a cartoon that parodies or satirizes that issue. Use the criteria we created as a class when completing your assignment. It is due next week Wednesday.

Success Criteria for Cartoon Assignment for Period 1 Class

1. Pictures must match the words

2.There must be clear , easy to understand message that has meaning for the audience.

3. It is not too long.

4. It makes the audience feel something. 

5. It must be funny.

6. The visuals must be well drawn, attention grabbing and eye catching.

7. The txt must be clear. 

MAKING INFERENCES

LANGUAGE

BOOK REPORT

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BOOK REPORT POWERPOINT, GLOG OR PREZI

Assignment:Select on outside reading book. 

In a PowerPoint presentation, include a series of slides with the following information:

1.  Cover slide: title, author, name, class, period, date
2.  Setting (time + place=mood)
3.  Tone (see following examples)
4. Characters and the state of the main character's conflict: state the traits that exemplify the main character.
5.  Use a quote from the book to illustrate character, setting, or mood.  Embed the quote in your own       commentary (sandwich style). Include page number.
6.  Theme of the book (Italicize the entire theme).
7.  Plot summary
8.  Insert a picture that depicts the story and its theme.
9.  Reference slide (title, publisher, date)  Example:
Soto, Gary. Living Up the Street. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
     Group, 1992.

Sample Book Report

CONNOTATION

Today we discussed Denotation and Connotation 

A word’s denotation is its dictionary definition.
 A word can also make people feel or think a certain way. These feelings and ideas are the connotations of a word. Words with the same meaning can have different “shades of meaning”—that is, they can be understood differently.

 Positive connotation: Being on the track team has made Alan slender and lean . (attractively thin)
 Neutral connotation: Being on the track team has made Alan thin .
Negative connotation: Being on the track team has made Alan skinny and scrawny . (unattractively thin).