Friday, January 23rd, 2015 with MENU for Figurative Language Listed

We took our figurative language and literary device assessment.  We corrected Simple Solutions #44. Students reported on their genealogy.  Classmates produced evaluations.
All make-up work was due today.

Homework:
Review guide for SS lessons 41-44.
Figurative Language Menu (due 1/29/15)
Hale School -- its affect on my future were collected today.  Late essays taken only Monday.

Figurative Language/Literary Techniques – Assignment Menu (choose one from each meal of the day to complete your meal – highest possible points = 315)
Breakfast (choose one)	Lunch (Analysis)	Dinner (Application)
(90) Complete guided review sheet – definition & examples of figurative language with illustration	(75) Using “Paul Bunyan & Babe, the Blue Ox” on pages 934-937, find 5 examples of figurative language; list & identify.	(75) Write 5 of your own sentences using 5 different literary techniques or figurative language.  Highlight and label the technique.
(90) Create a paper study tool for review  (game/foldables/etc.) (3 team members may work together and submit if a game)	(90)  Using “Pecos Bill” on pages 959-965, find 7 examples of figurative language; list & identify	(90) Write a story describing a pet using 8 types of literary techniques and figurative language. Highlight each and label.
(105) Create a computer review – power point, jeopardy game, etc. (Print a copy for submission or email crickman-wi@cps.edu) (3 team members may work together and submit)	(105) Using at least three sources (copy lines that contain examples of figurative language and literary techniques). Ten examples required; each must be a different technique. List sources & create a code.	(105)Write a story describing a favorite present ever received using 10 types of literary techniques and figurative language. Highlight each and label.

Figurative language & literary techniques
Adage allegory alliteration allusion analogy anecdote antithesis aphorism assonance cliché connotation consonance denotation	euphemism flashback foreshadowing homonyms homophones hyperbole idiom imagery irony jargon metaphor (extended metaphor) onomatopoeia oxymoron	paradox personification pun satire simile symbolism synecdoche understatement

8th Grade Reminders:
$1.00 for 8th grade basket for Alumni Night
Deposit for Field Trip/Luncheon due 2/6
Father-Daughter Dance money due 1/29
Box tops for Education collection
Food drive for the Chicago Food Depository; bring in non-perishable food items or cash donations