Tuesday,+December+7

Bell Ringer
Remember the terms //Diction, Denotation,// and //Connotation//? Look at the following list:


 * //student, apprentice, disciple, junior, learner, novice, scholar, undergraduate//
 * //skinny, bony, angular, emaciated, gaunt, malnourished, scrawny, slender, thin, anorexic//
 * //run, amble, bound, dart, dash, gallop, lope, scamper, sprint//
 * //vacation, break, fiesta, furlough, holiday, intermission, layoff, recess, respite, sabbatical//
 * //busy, active, diligent, employed, occupied, perservering, unavailable, employed//
 * //fear, dread, apprehension, anxiety, panic, terror//
 * //fat, obese, chubby, stout, plump, stocky//
 * //friend, companion, buddy, acquaintance, colleague, playmate//

Read more: [] With a partner, choose three (3) of the lines. From each line, choose a word with a POSTIVE, a NEGATIVE, and a NEUTRAL connotation. Be ready to explain your choices.

Mini-Lesson
Go to Figurative Language Review

Quick Assessment
Log in to Quiz Star and take the quiz on Figurative Language.

Individual Reading Time/Writing Time
As you read in your novels, look for examples of figurative language. Write your examples down on a post-it and put it on the chart on the homework board. (These would make excellent LOT 3 journal entries as well!) You may also need to work on your thINK essay or updating your reviews on Goodreads.

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Read some of the great examples of figurative language from books.

Homework
thINKs are due on Wednesday, December 8! Also, journals, Goodreads, and book logs are due by Monday, December 13 for B classes and Tuesday, December 14 for A classes. Make sure to have your journal and book logs with you!