Today we discussed & created flashcards for Puns and Paradox. We reviewed figurative language & confirmed the creation of review cards -- we added cards for Figurative Language/Figures of Speech and Literary Devices/Techniques -- Analogy. We reviewed euphemisms and spent some time with partners creating them.
We reviewed answers to the SciFi test.
We took the Simple Solutions Test #10.
Yale finished reading Orson's Welles Readers' Theatre.
Princeton & Harvard: began learning about Mark Twain and his life experiences which influenced his work.
Homework:
Structural Analysis -- "trans" and "un" (due Friday)
Write a riddle poem modeled on May Swenson's poem "Southbound on the Freeway" pg. 587. Pick something on earth and create a free write poem describing through the eyes of an alien. Write the answer to the riddle on the back of your paper. (due Friday)
Work on your Figurative Language Menu (due 1/29)
Work on genealogy project (due 1/21)
WEB BLOG EXTRA EFFORT --
If you're on the webblog, here's an opportunity for bonus points.
1. Research online or be creative yourself and list ONLY 10 puns. If you find information online, you must site your source.
2. CHECK BACK TOMORROW FOR OPPORTUNITY #2
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