Class
management
management
What activity do we do most days and what you will do at the beginning of all ELA classes in middle school?
Independent Reading
What was the woman in the "The Cookie Thief" engrossed in reading? (print read version, not short film)
What does the word trudged mean?
To walk slowly using high steps.
I "juxtaposed" my kindergarten school picture to my new 6th grade school picture and noticed how darker my hair has become. What does the word "juxtaposed" mean?
side-by-side comparison of 2 things to analyze their differences
"We felt like a gang of desperados setting out to rob a train..." (pg.2, The Great Mouse Plot).
What type of figurative language is this?
simile-comparing 2 unlike things with 2 common characteristic using like or as in the comparison
Is it okay to take home your notebook in Maron's ELA class?
No, exceptions for those who have been given permission by Ms. Maron.
When the woman met eyes with the young man she mistakenly accused of stealing her cookies she was grateful to meet him and described it as "meant-to-be" moment. What vocabulary word means "meant-to-be" moment.
serendipitous
What does the word "toil" mean?
to work very hard
Irony is when something shows up as a "contradiction" to what most people would think should happen. What does the word "contradiction" mean?
Opposite of what you think should happen.
"We were the victors now and Mrs. Prachett was the victim" (pg.2, The Great Mouse Plot).
What type of figurative language is this?
a sentence of 2 metaphors-comparing 2 things using the verb "to be" (was, were, are, is, am)
Where does your hall pass belong in Maron's ELA class?
In the paper pocket inside your notebook.
Before the woman realized she accused the young man wrongly for taking her cookies, she thought he was ungrateful. What vocabulary word means "ungrateful"?
ingrate
At the end of the fable, the Miller became "vexed". Why was the Miller "vexed"?
Because he listen to everyone's advice instead of his own and the donkey drowned.
Ms.Maron gets a bit "gruff" when students disengage in independent reading.
unkind, salty behavior
"...and her small malignant pig-eyes watched us suspiciously as we came forward" (pg. 2, The Great Mouse Plot).
What type of figurative language is this?
personification-the eyes watched, not Mrs. Prachett
(Giving human characteristics to non-human things; eyes alone cannot watch unless they are functioning alive through Prachett)
How many hall passes can you use for the year in Maron's ELA class?
20
What is the definition of a theme of a story?
A life-lesson.
What type of literature was The Miller, His Son and a Donkey?
Short Story
novel
fable
fable
When students do not get enough gamma waves and cannot control their mouths and bodies in my classroom the "cacophoney" can be deafening. What does "cacophoney" mean?
loud, obnoxious noise
"I have already told you that all Headmasters are giants..." (Dahl)
What type of figurative language is this?
hyperbole-great exaggeration
How often do we go to the Media Center in Maron's ELA class?
bi-weekly
bi-monthly
bi-annually
bi-monthly-on Fridays
The word galled means to be irritated. What vocabulary word is a synonym for galled, or irritated?
vexed.
What was the theme or the life-lesson in the fable, "The Miller, His Son and a Donkey?
Nobody can make everyone happy, and at times we must trust our own best judgement.
Two boys in my classroom "confuted" what video format was better, Playstation or XBox, for over 5 minutes. What does "confuted" mean?
to argue with someone in order to win
"My four friends and I had come across a loose floor-board at the back of the classroom, and when we prised it up with the blade of a pocket-knife, we discovered a big hollow space underneath" (pg.1, The Great Mouse Plot).
This passage is figurative language that appeals to readers' 5 senses.
imagery