Monday/Tuesday, April 30/May 1, 2018

Announcements and Reminders for Monday/Tuesday, April 30/May 1, 2018: Happy May! Remember that you need a photo of yourself doing something by May 2/3 -- Wednesday (A-Day) or Thursday (B-Day).    Be thinking of how you could describe the photo using  simile metaphor hyperbole personification onomatopoeia allusion  and, for extra credit, alliteration Symbolic Story Representation  Our SAGE Reading Test will be on May 10-15. May 23 is the last day to hand in late work, revisions, and  extra credit.  Your book project is due on May 16/17.  You will receive extra credit if you present early.  2018 Symbolic Story Rep.doc See the tab for Required Reading/Book Assessments, April/May for more details.  We have 21/22 days of school left, including the hour or so on the last day.

Targets for Today: I can read science fiction or fantasy and prepare to symbolically share a scene from the book. I can recognize Greek word parts and use them to figure out unfamiliar words. I can summarize a poem, and identify central ideas (for poems based on nonfiction events and people)  and themes for poems.

Today’s  Agenda for Monday/Tuesday, April 30/May 1, 2018: 1. Individual, quiet reading 2.  (A2+)  Practice with figurative language 3. Word Part Review 4.  Finish poems for  summary, central idea, and theme 5.  We have read several poems about war, and found their central ideas and themes.  Now write -- in your composition book under Reading Responses -- one or two paragraphs about how you feel about war. See  Tuesday/Wednesday, April 24/25, 2018. Sample for the Photo/Figurative Language Assignment:   Identify each type of figurative language.  On your poster you will identify each. It felt to number thirty-four like centuries before he got to play. Number thirty-four jumped like a trout at a fly. The basketball had been a bird flying through the air just to land in his hands. The basket was waiting patiently for that ball to come to it. Swish went the ball into the basket. He was a Michael Jordan! The basketball bounced briefly before banging against the backboard and beautifully bouncing into the basket.

If You Were Absent: See above.

Vocabulary:

Help and Enrichment  Common Greek Roots auto self automatic, autograph, autobiography, automobile, autocracy bio life biology,  biosphere, biography, biochemistry, biometrics, biophysics graph write graphite, geography, graphic, photograph, phonograph hydro water anhydrous, dehydration,  hydrogen, hydrant, hydrostatic, hydrophobia, hydrotherapy, hydroplane meter measure speedometer,  odometer, metronome, thermometer, chronometer, perimeter, hydrometer ology study of geology, theology, zoology, meteorology, phonology photo light photography, photocopy, photosynthesis, phototropism, photostat,  photogenic scope examine periscope,  stethoscope, telescope, microscope, microscopic tele far telephone, telepathy, telegraph, television therm heat thermos, thermodynamics, thermostat, thermophysics Figuratively Speaking Poster Grading On time – May 2/3  A-day/B-Day   ______  4 points Brought a photo of self doing something   ______  4 points Created a NEAT, LEGIBLE poster with   ______  4 points  1 simile   ______  3 points 1 metaphor   ______  3 points 1 hyperbole   ______  3 points 1 personification  ______   3 points 1 onomatopoeia  ______   3 points 1 allusion  ______   3 points extra credit for alliteration ________ Correct conventions – caps, punctuation, etc. ______    4 points    Label each type of figurative language.     Total ______  34 SYMBOLIC STORY REPRESENTATION EVALUATION Teacher fills out during presentation. 5 4 3 0 Scoring: 5  = Outstanding 4  = Okay, Average 3  = Poor, not really prepared 0  = Missing 1. The top of this sheet was appropriately filled out by the student. 2. The student used effective symbolic representations (props) to represent the characters.  3. The student used effective symbolic representations (props) to represent the setting. 4. The student used an effective symbolic representation (prop) to represent himself or herself as a reader. 5. The student used an effective symbol to represent a theme from the story. 6. The listener could clearly understand the characters and setting. 7. The reader cutout/prop was used in such a way that the listener understood what the reader did, noticed, felt, and thought as he or she read this story.        8. The student clearly knew the scene well. (up to 10 points) 9. Assessment planning/note pages completed and turned in with this sheet.  (up to 10 points) 10. Student presented on day project was due (May 16/17 -A-day/B-Day), finished reading his/her book, and spoke very clearly. (up to 10 points) Total points per column: Total points for the SSR:                   /65 Comments: