Poetry
Give ONE example of figurative language.
EITHER simile, metaphor, hyperbole or personification
What was the minimum amount of words to get total points (declamation)?
300
Name THREE book club books available for the book club unit.
EITHER, They Both Die at the End, Superman Smashes the Clan, All American Boys, The Downstairs Girl, The Thing about Jellyfish, The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, Turtle All Summer Long, The Seventh Most Important Thing, Brown Girl Dreaming, King and the Dragon Flies, City of Embers, Dragon Pearl, or the Children of Blood and Bone.
In what story did virtual reality lions somehow become REAL?
The Veldt
Where did we go for our fall field trip?
Tree Top Adventure
What is an end-stopped line?
a line of poetry that ends in punctuation to put emphasis on the sentence.
What is sentence variety?
Varying the lengths of sentences in a writing piece.
Who was the main character of the first book we read?
Ponyboy
What were the notes we took in the short story unit?
Breadcrumb notes
How many students declaimed at public declamation?
12
Name the title of a poem we read this year.
Oranges, The Hedgehog, Sidewalk Racer, Valentine for Ernest Mann, Onomatopoeia,
What was the first type of personal essay we looked at?
I Believe
What story did we read that was during the Great Depression?
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Who were the evil, monster children in The Veldt?
Peter and Wendy
What is the name of my dog?
Dawson
Give TWO examples of sound devices.
COULD BE onomatopoeia, alliteration, slant rhyme, internal rhyme, assonance, consonance, or personification.
What is the definition of tone?
What were Johnny's famous last words?
"Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold"
What was the first short story we read?
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto
What was the date of Poetry Day?
May 10
Give ALL examples of figurative language.
Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification.
A monologue from THIS movie was performed in every single class.
Rocky
What was Little Man's real name?
Clayton Chester
Name the author who wrote Seventh Grade and wrote the poem "Oranges"
Gary Soto
Onomatopoeia