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!
Friday, December 29, 2017
Monday, December 11, 2017
Semester Exam Schedule (December 12 - 15)
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Tuesday,
December 12, 2017
Zero Hour and 6th Period Exams
Wednesday,
December 13, 2017
5th and 7th Period
Exams
Thursday, December 14, 2017
1st and 3rd Period
Exams
Friday,
December 15, 2017
2nd and 4th Period Exams
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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.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Vocabulary Words for Semester Exam (complete)
Vocabulary Words to
know: (23 fill in the blank sentences)
You may write these words and definitions on one note card,
and may use it on the test. The note
card MUST be turned in with your test.
Word List 1-3
Ephemeral –
lasting only a brief time; short-lived
Deviate – to
turn aside from a course; to stray
Enervate –
to weaken
Labyrinth – a
complicated network of winding passages; a maze
Adventitious
– accidental; nonessential
Nihilism – a
total rejection of established laws
Obfuscate – to
confuse; to bewilder
Word Lists 4-7
Carnal –
relating to physical appetite, especially sexual
Hedonism – pursuit
of pleasure, especially of the senses
Demeanor –
behavior; manner of conducting oneself
Peruse – to read
carefully; scrutinize
Bovine –
pertaining to cows or cattle
Deference –
respect; consideration
Parody – a work
which imitates another in a ridiculous manner
Callow –
young and inexperienced
Word Lists 8-10
Gambol – to frolic;
to romp about playfully
Diadem – a crown
Nubile – suitable
for marriage in age and physical development, referring to a female
Emanate – to
come forth; to send forth
Martinet – a
strict disciplinarian; taskmaster
Harbinger – an
omen or a sign
Garish – tastelessly
gaudy
Immolate –
to kill someone as a sacrificial victim; usually by fire
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
"The Raven" & "The Fall of the House of Usher" Review for December 1st Test
The Raven & The Fall of the House of Usher Review
What is the effect is created in the opening description of
the House of Usher? wariness
The letter the narrator receives says Usher is nervous and
passionate.
The narrator is a person who values what? Reason
The core meaning of the phrase “One of the phantasmagoric
conceptions of my friend, partaking not so rigidly of the spirit of abstraction,
may be shadowed forth, although feebly, in words means… One of the
phantasmagoric conceptions of my friend may be shadowed forth in words.
Central theme of The Fall fo the House of Usher is?? A person cut off from the world can fall prey to irrational fears and mental illness.
What does the narrator’s fear of the tarn foreshadow? The ending of the story.
Why does the narrator start when Roderick Usher mentions “the
gradual yet certain condensation of an atmosphere…about the waters and the
walls” of the House of Usher? The narrator himself felt such an atmosphere when he approached the estate.
What does the speaker mean when he describes Lenore as “nameless
here for evermore” in the Raven? Lenore is so special that she is nameless in the speaker's heart.
What is the central theme in “The Raven?” Isolation can lead to madness.
The phrase “Equivocal appellation of the “House of Usher”
refers to the fact that the title “House of Usher” seems to include both the
estate and the family.
Comparative
adjective: Compares two nouns.
Example: This truck uses more gar than this car. This is just a comparison of two things, only two.
Superlative adjective:
Compares 3 or more nouns (the extreme).
Example: My mother’s cooking is the best. This is comparing mother's cooking to everyone in the world, more than three.
The Raven & The Fall of the House of Usher (Spanish & English)
Spanish Versions:
The Fall of the House of Usher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMJoMbocNas&t=8s
The Raven:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j86i0AVj7Xw
English Versions:
The Raven:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIckeYVuMC0&t=24s
The Fall of the House of Usher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSKAaV-Vv8Y&t=129s
The Fall of the House of Usher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMJoMbocNas&t=8s
The Raven:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j86i0AVj7Xw
English Versions:
The Raven:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIckeYVuMC0&t=24s
The Fall of the House of Usher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSKAaV-Vv8Y&t=129s
Monday, November 27, 2017
Binder Check
Binder Check 2
Notes
_____ Table of Contents
_____ Expectations/Syllabus
_____ Academic Writing
_____ Five Elements of Plot
_____ General Rules of Notice
_____ Writing a Literary Analysis Paper
_____ October Calendar
_____ Persuasive Outline Notes
_____ Persuasive Appeal Notes
_____ Red Room Vocabulary
_____ Poetry Notes
_____ More Poetry Notes
_____ November Calendar
_____ TPCASTT Notes
_____ Literary Elements Notes
Literature
_____ Table of Contents
_____ “On Dumpster Diving” Article
_____ “Serving in Florida” Article
_____ My Journey
_____ “The Joy of Reading and Writing”
_____ “The Yellow Wallpaper”
_____ “On Compassion”
_____ “The Red Room”
_____ “The Devil & Tom Walker” Skill Builder
_____ “The Devil & Tom Walker” Story Board
Prompts
_____ Table of Contents
_____ Author Dialogue
_____ “The Joy of Reading and Writing” (TJoRaw) Summary
_____ “On Compassion” Prompt
_____ Metaphor Poems
Writing / Vocabulary
_____ Table of Contents
_____ My Goals Essay
_____ Letter of Introduction
_____ Off Your Noodle Essay
_____ Literary Precis Format
_____ “The Yellow Wallpaper” Analytical Essay
_____ Review 1-7
_____ Analyzing Sources
_____ Homonyms Packet
_____ Persuasive Outline
_____ TPCASTT
_____ Roll a Word
Tests/Quizzes
_____ Table of Contents
_____ Genre Quiz
_____ Syllabus/Expectations Quiz
_____ Unit 1 Test
_____ Poetry Quiz
_____ “The Devil & Tom Walker” Test
Total: ______ / 48 Grade
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