Finish the lyric
I can buy myself flowers
Write my name in the sand
Talk to myself for hours
Say things you don't understand
I can take myself dancing
And I can hold my own hand
Yeah, "_________________."
--Flowers, Miley Cyrus
I can love me better than you can.
When an author interrupts the chronological sequence, or “present” line of the story, to show readers a scene that unfolded in the past, it is called a _____________.
Flashback!
True or false: Phones are allowed out during class :D
FALSE
Phones should be away in your backpacks unless I tell you to take them out. You should be actively listening during class. I will kindly ask once before deducting points from your classwork grade.
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
A. F. Scott Fitzgerald
B. William Shakespeare
C. Suzanne Collins
D. Dr. Suess
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What room are we in right now?
313!!
I want you to stay
"_______________"
'Til I rot away, dead and buried
'Til I'm in the casket you carry
'Til I'm in the grave
Literary element: When two things are compared without the use of "like" or "as" it is known as a
Metaphor!
Example: Work was a nightmare.
True or false: Late work is not accepted in this class.
False:
→ Students who formally request an extension will receive 0 point deductions for their late work.
→ Students who do not formally request an extension will receive up to 25 points in deductions for their late work (5 per day, for a total of 25 points)
→ Late Work can ONLY be made up within the time span of a unit. Once the unit has ended, you will have forfeited your right to complete that work. If the work is a major assessment at the end of the unit, it must be completed within 1 week of the unit ending.
Who wrote It and The Shining?
Steven King
What must a student have if they are late if they do not want points deducted from their grade?
A LATE PASS
You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling
You can say it's just the way you are
Make a new excuse, another stupid reason
______________________!
--Chappell Roan
Good luck, babe!
Define personification
When something non-human is described using human-characteristics
Example: The sun kissed my cheeks
The wind howled throughout the night
True or false: If you are absent it means you are excused from the missed day’s work.
False:
If you are absent it does not mean you are excused from the missed day’s work. Please communicate with a classmate or me so you know what you missed and what you must make up. All assignments will be posted on Google Classroom.
Name 3 plays by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Othello
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
What year was New Utrecht High School founded?
A. 1860
B. 1894
C. 1915
D. 1958
1915
Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise
Playing in the street, gonna be a big man someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Kicking your can all over the place, singin'
"___________________"
What is the difference between tone and mood in literature?
The writer’s attitude toward his/her/their subject is tone. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work is the mood.
True or false: Classwork must be completed by the end of the period; classwork that is turned in afterward will be marked late.
True!
Name one author from the 1900s.
What does SOHCAHTOA stand for and what is it used for?
The SOHCAHTOA method is used to find a side or angle in a right-angled triangle.
Sin opposite hypotenuse
Cosine adjacent hypotenuse
Tangent opposite adjacent
And nobody in all of Oz
No wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna _______________
--Defying Gravity
Bring me down!!!!!!
What is the literary element where the word sounds like the noise being described? (must be spelled correctly)
Example: BOOM, crash, buzz
onomatopoeia
How are grades weighted in ELA?
Assessments: __%
(Tests, Quizzes, Essays, Projects)
Homework: __%
(Paper copies or on Google Classroom)
Classwork/participation: __%
(Any classwork assigned must be completed by the END of the class period unless I say otherwise)
Assessments: 60%
Homework: 20%
Classwork/participation: 20%
Name a poet besides Shakespeare
Edgar Allen Poe
Maya Angelou
Robert Frost
Walt Whitman
Etc.
What is Ms. DeCosta's first name?
Hint: It starts with an E
Ella