Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Wednesday, 9/3

Pre--
Correct homework, Bedford 8c:
d. No change necessary
e. Protesters were shouting on the courthouse steps.
1. The monkey that had escaped from the zoo made a strange sound in the willow tree.
2. Her letter acknowledged the student's participation in the literacy program.

Download from Focus into Notability "Poems & Shorts:" "Holy Sonnet XIV," "Sonnet 130," "God's Grandeur," "The Tyger"

Lesson--
Copy & Define in Literary Devices Notes:

Theme: a pattern of ideas developed in a literary work.
Symbol: an object that has a deeper meaning or connotation than the literal object
Figurative Language: non-literal language; language that expresses meaning beyond the words’ literal definitions.
            Metaphor: A comparison wherein something “is” something different.
            Simile: A comparison wherein something is “like/as” something different.
            Personification: a non-human thing given human-like characteristics.

To analyze poems for symbols, figurative language, and theme, follow these steps:

1)   Read out loud and focus on comprehending the meaning. Write notes in the margin that summarize what is happening.
2)   Re-read; circle symbols and underline figurative language. In the margins, write what the symbols could stand for and what the figurative language means.

3)   Re-read; ask yourself what ideas the author is getting at through the symbols and language he presents. Take notes at the bottom, writing out a short phrase of what theme or themes you notice.

Post--
1 paragraph writing: How does William Blake use symbolism and figurative language in “The Tyger” to develop a theme of experiencing both beauty and terror? Compose two paragraphs using specific evidence.


Creative Assessment: Write a poem that uses symbols and figurative language to develop a theme related to creation, fall, or redemption.

Homework--
Complete two vocabulary entries*; Have Mere Christianity ready to read.

*Go to "Prefixes" Link. Complete 2 entries (starting with "a"), in your "Vocabulary" notes
An entry includes: The prefix, definition, two sample words, and one of the sample words used in a sentence.

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