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We played with Brush Strokes today, creating goofy sentences which may have described ourselves or the adorable children walking through the hallways. See... writing is not as bad as you think.
Absolute: "Faces reddened, voices raised, the frustrated teachers attempted to keep order during class on the chaotic Friday before Halloween." Appositive: "Mr. Coller, an old-school Punisher, stomped down the hall to inform students that the bell had rung." Participle: "Leading the children around the high school hallways, parents puffed their proud chests forward as they walked." Adjectives Out of Order: "The lengthy announcements, tired and overdue, boomed over the recently repaired loudspeaker." Active Verb: "Photographers flashed their cameras in every classroom, hoping to catch the perfect shot for yearbook."
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Today we will take a look at a "mentor text" which effectively uses metaphor to explain character. Then we will do the same on our own. Our mentor text, The Girl With the Pearl Earring, is available in the LMC if you'd like to read it. It's a good one; I read it last year.
-Miss White Friday we read the last story in class, "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant".
Today, Monday, we looked closely at some overused metaphors. Metaphor is a great tool to get across certain ideas to an audience. We began to study Langston Hughes' "Dreams" and the metaphors within: dead dreams = a broken-winged bird and a barren field. What thoughts come to mind when imagining a broken-winged bird? The class thought of:
Have a great day! -Miss White Let's do the same thing we did yesterday, but with different people in our groups and using a different story, "The Bet".
By the way - I really appreciated your intelligent responses to yesterday's lit circle. I was excited about the way you disagreed with each other and used the text to support your opinions. Nicely done. -Miss White Today we are looking at the ideas found in "The First Seven Years".
-Miss White Today we took a look at some monologues written by artists. Soon, you will become the artist who writes your own story into a monologue and presents it to the class.
We are done with our brush strokes!! (Well, we are done learning how to create them. Now we get to use them in everyday life.)
Today we chose a previously read short story to review with brush strokes!! If you weren't in class today, please choose either "Everyday Use" or "The Cold Equation". Then answer the study guide questions using the brush strokes given. Homework: DUE MONDAY @ 12:01AM!!! Get onto this website and leave a comment. Be sure to put:
Have fun! (Just think - it's Thursday already!) -Miss White Do you remember what you learned last week? I hope so, because we are reviewing it today. Plus, we will be adding the other brush strokes to give you even more tools to write boldly and powerfully.
Have a great day! -Miss White Hey folks! Are you looking forward to your long weekend? I am, but I can't say i am really excited about the meetings on Tuesday; I will miss you in my classroom.
Today we are going to review the ABSOLUTES from yesterday and be introduced to APPOSITIVES for today. Keep in mind that these sentence structures can be used for all kinds of writing, not just English! Here is an example of an appositive:
-Miss White Yesterday we continued to read Alica Walker's short story about the southern family with differing views on their own history.
Questions to ponder:
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