Friday, October 24, 2014

 

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 37

 

Collect classwork:

5 paragraphs

List of 40

 

Take test (prefix/root #3)

 

Complete test review 1 – 9. TO BE COLLECTED FOR CREDIT.

 

TEST REVIEW:

1.        Review terms: uneasiness, exhilaration, amusement

a.        find an example of each in the story – write it out, word for word

2.        Read page 338 – “go-to-sleep” flower…discuss vocabulary

3.        Explain the vocabulary words in each of the following quotations:

a.        “…gloriously iridescent vortex,” (pg. 338),

b.        “With success so imminent…” (pg. 337)

c.        “an invalid brother…” (pg. 334)

4.        What 3 words would you use to describe Doodle’s brother while he was teaching Doodle to walk?

5.        In "The Scarlet Ibis," Hurst (the author) uses natural elements of the setting to comment on the action of the story and the characters. These include plants, birds, insects, and weather phenomena. Make a list of 10 of these natural elements and write a paragraph on ONE of them, explaining how it relates to the action of the story or the characters themselves.

6.        Write down BRIEF definitions for the following literary terms:

a.        foreshadowing (pg. 1 on handout)

b.        conflict (pg. 1)

c.        theme (page 3)

d.        allusion, (pg. 3)

e.        metaphor, (pg. 4)

f.         simile, (pg. 4)

g.        symbolism, (pg. 4)

h.        irony, (pg. 4)

i.         oxymoron, (pg. 5)

j.         juxtaposition, (dictionary)

k.        antipathy, (dictionary)

l.         apathetic (dictionary)

7.        Using page 340 as a resource, figure out

a.        About what year (pg. 340)

b.        WHERE did this story take place?

8.        There is an allusion on page 340 in the paragraph that begins, “It was Saturday noon…” – Read the whole paragraph and name the children’s story that is being alluded to.

9.        Complete below…(World’s Thinnest Books redux)…

o    1. List characters in "The Scarlet Ibis" - 7 total – (see the chart below)

o    2. List four or more facts and details about each using your book.

·          Pretend each has written a book.

o    3. Based on the facts, create 2 IRONIC book titles written by each character that reflects something he is LEAST LIKELY to know anything about.

o    4. Choose your 7 favorite IRONIC titles and draw a pile of books with the titles showing on a PINK or BLUE poster for our classroom (include the author/character for each title)

 

1.        Mama 2.        Doodle’s brother 3.        Daddy

4.        Doodle 5.        Scarlet Ibis 6.        Swamp

7.        The weather

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Study for Monday’s “The Scarlet Ibis” test