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Hi everyone!  I hope you are having a great Christmas break.  Enjoy the last few days, and have some fun.  I will see you all Tuesday. 

Happy New Year!

Semester Exam Schedule (December 12 - 15)

  

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Zero Hour and 6th Period Exams A Lunch B Lunch 8:45-9:35 1st Period (50 minutes) 8:45-9:35 1st Period (50 minuets) 9:41 – 10:31 2nd Period (50 minutes) 9:41 – 10:31 2nd Period (50 minutes) 10:37 – 11:27 3rd Period (50 minutes) 10:37 – 11:27 3rd Period (50 minutes) 11:27 - 12:17 A LUNCH (50 minutes) 11:33-12:23 4th Period (50 minutes) 12:23 - 1:13 4th Period (50 minutes) 12:23-1:13 B LUNCH (50 minutes) 1:19 – 1:41 5th Period (22 minutes) 1:19 – 1:41 5th Period (22 minutes) 1:47 – 3:47 6th Period Study Time & Exam 1:47 – 3:47 6th Period Study Time & Exam 3:53 -4:15 7th Period (22 minutes) 3:53 -4:15 7th Period (22 minutes) Wednesday, December 13, 2017 5th and 7th Period Exams A Lunch B Lunch 8:45-9:12 1st Period (27 minutes) 8:45-9:12 1st Period (27 minutes) 9:18-9:45 2nd Period (33 minutes) 9:18-9:45 2nd Period (33 minutes) 9:51-10:24 3rd Period (33 minutes) 9:51-10:24 3rd Period (33 minutes) 10:24-11:11 A LUNCH (47 minutes) 10:30-11:16 4th Period (46 minutes) 11:17-12:03 4th Period (46 minutes) 11:16-12:03 B LUNCH (47 minutes) 12:09-2:09 5th Period Study Time & Exam 12:09-2:09 5th Period Study Time & Exam 2:15--4:15 7th Period Study Time & Exam 2:15--4:15 7th Period Study Time & Exam Thursday,  December 14, 2017 1st and 3rd Period Exams A Lunch B Lunch 8:45-9:50 2nd Period (65 minutes) 8:45-9:50 2nd Period (65 minutes) 9:56-11:56 3rd Period Study Time & Exam 9:56-11:56 3rd Period Study Time & Exam 11:56-12:46 A LUNCH (50 minutes) 12:02-1:07 4th Period (65 minutes) 12:52-1:57 4th Period (65 minutes) 1:07-1:57 B LUNCH (50 minutes) 2:03-4:15 1st Period Study Time & Exam 2:03-4:15 1st Period Study Time & Exam Friday, December 15, 2017 2nd and 4th Period Exams A Lunch / BLunch 9:45-11:45 2nd Period Study Time & Exam 11:51-1:50 4th Period Study Time & Exam 1:50-2:25 A LUNCH / B LUNCH

Semester Exam Review

The Red Room (6 questions)

Know the central theme, who or what is the antagonist, setting of the story, tone, suspense.

Central theme: An overactive imagination and suggestiveness can create fear.

Antagonist: Fear

Setting: The great red room of Lorraine Castle

Tone:

Suspense:

Rules of Notice (3 questions): Look at posters in the room and know the information.

Rhetorical Appeals

Ethos, logos, pathos

Ethos: Ethical Appeal

Logos: Logical Appeal

Pathos: Emotional Appeal

Metaphor Poems (4 questions)

Metaphor: Comparison NOT using like or as.  He is a beast (it says he is actually this, not like this).

Know the Plot Chart (5 points)

Poem “The Annabel Lee” (10 questions)

Know:

The poem is generally accepted that “Annabel Lee was written for his wife, Virginia Clemm.

Annabel Lee is the author’s wife.

The “Annabel Lee” was published 2 months after the poet died in 1849.

Poetry:

Know Haiku, free verse, couplet, tongue twister

Haiku: Syllable count of 5/7/5

Free Verse: Has no rhyme scheme, you just write

Couplet: Part of a poem in sets of two (a couple of lines that rhyme)

Tongue Twister: Uses alliteration to confuse the tongue

Literary Elements:

Know: Allusion, situational irony, the two types of characterization

Allusion: A reference to a person, place, thing, or event in history (it alludes to it)

Situational irony: The writer or speaker says one thing, but means something completely different

Characterization: Direct characterization tells the reader everything about the character, while indirect does not.

TOCASTT:

Know how to do a TPCASTT.