Monday, Nov. 2MAKE SURE TO COMPLETE THE WORD CHOICE CFA! Today is a writing day! You should spend the amount of time you would be in class working on your poem. Go into your Google Doc and work on completing your poem. Not every single line needs to be figurative language! Make sure that it is two minutes long when read out loud! Check your assignment description to make sure you are including everything you need in your poem! In your Google Doc you need to color code and label everything you use! Follow the color coding below: Connotation needs to be highlighted in yellow and labeled in parenthesis (you need to use connotation twice!)
Here are a few more videos about some of the poetic devices we didn't really go too deep into. Feel free to use these in your poems! Irony: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: irony Play media comment. Fiction Types of Irony.mp4 Play media comment. 3 Types of Irony.mp4 Play media comment. Idiom: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: idiom Play media comment. English Lesson #6 10 Common Idioms - Examples & Meanings Part 1.mp4 Play media comment. Oxymoron: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons; oxymoron Play media comment. Learn English Words - OXYMORON - Meaning, Vocabulary Lesson with Pictures and Examples.mp4 Play media comment. Tuesday, Nov. 3Wednesday, Nov. 4Thursday, Nov. 5Friday, Nov. 6Monday, Oct. 26Watch "Point B"Play media comment.again and make sure to reflect on simile and metaphor. Remember, you need to have at least TWO of EACH in your own poem. If you haven't written yours yet, try it out and get something written on your poem Google Doc. Feel free to look back at last Thursday if you need help! Go in and mark the different metaphors and simile's you see in "Point B." Make sure you understand the difference between a metaphor and a simile. Remember, they are both comparisons. Metaphors just use "is" or "are" and simile's use "like" or "as." Then, watch "Gate A4"Play media comment.by Naomi Shihab Nye. Follow along with the lyrics in your poem packet! Look for simile, symbolism, and connotation. Remember, you can see what each of those are on your figurative language definition sheet. I have linked some videos below that can help too! Try adding more lines to your poem! Simile: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: Simile Video Player 00:00 02:20
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Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Minimize embedded content Simile Lesson Classroom Language Arts Video.mp4Play media comment. Symbolism: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: SymbolismPlay media comment. Symbolism2.mp4Play media comment. Connotation: DENOTATIONS & CONNOTATIONS English Lesson.mp4Play media comment., Connotation and Denotation Video- UNO.mp4Play media comment. Tuesday, Oct. 27Watch "Rubik's Cube"Play media comment.by Benjamin Barker. Make sure to follow along to the lyrics in you poem packet. Look for repeated phrases in the poem. These phrases add emphasis and are often linked to a greater meaning. Try writing a repeated phrase for you poem in your google doc! Also in this poem, look for examples of symbolism and alliteration. Make sure to look at what those mean on your figurative language definition sheet and check out the videos below! Try to add some to your poem in your google doc! Symbolism: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lesson: Symbolism Play media comment. Alliteration: Alliteration.mp4 Wednesday, Oct. 28Watch "Paper People"Play media comment. Follow along in your lyric packet and mark anything that stands out to you. Mark any use of metaphor, simile, symbolism or other figurative language. What we want to to focus on with this poem is alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of sounds in a line. For example: "She sells seashells by the seashore" or even "Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons" is alliteration. Watch the video about alliterationPlay media comment. Go through "Paper People" again and find any alliteration. What kind of emphasis does it add to the poem? YOU MUST HAVE ALLITERATION IN YOUR POEM. So write some alliteration into your poem in your Google Doc! Thursday, Oct. 29Watch "One Boy Told Me"Play media comment. Follow along with your lyric packet and look for hyperbole, allusion, and personification. Make sure you understand what those are from your figurative language sheet and the videos below! Add some of these types of figurative language into your poem on your Google Doc! Hyperbole: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: HyperbolePlay media comment. Hyperbole Definition + Examples ⛰️.mp4Play media comment. What is Hyperbole.mp4Play media comment. Allusion: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: AllusionPlay media comment. Allusions.mp4Play media comment. Allusions2.mp4Play media comment. What is Allusion.mp4Play media comment. Personification: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: PersonificationPlay media comment. Personification by The Bazillions.mp4Play media comment. What is Personification.mp4 Friday, Oct. 30Watch "The Scientist and the Bumblebee"Play media comment.
Follow along in your lyric packet. Try to find onomatopoeia, rhyme, and idioms. Make sure to look up what those are on your figurative language sheet! Also, check out the videos below! Work on adding some of this figurative language to your poem on your Google Doc! Remember you need quite a few different pieces of figurative language in your finished poem. For a reminder look at your assignment description! Onomatopoeia: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: onomatopoeia Play media comment. Onomatopoeia.mp4 Play media comment. Idioms: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: idiom Play media comment.s That's An Idiom.mp4 Play media comment. Rhyme: What are Rhyming Words.mp4 Play media comment. Oxymoron: Ms. G's Figurative Language Learning Lessons: oxymoron Play media comment. Learn English Words - OXYMORON - Meaning, Vocabulary Lesson with Pictures and Examples.mp4 Play media comment. Seriously Funny Oxymorons - Mr. Palindrome's Kids Vlog #8.mp4 Today review the material on the difference between connotation and denotation before taking the Word Choice CFA. It's a short quiz that looks at your understanding of word choice and connotation. All the instructions are on the quiz, so please TAKE THIS TODAY! Monday, Oct. 19Independent Reading: Read a book of choice for 10 min. Introduce Spoken Word Poetry Project Assignment. REVIEW THIS ASSIGNMENT CAREFULLY! It's an extensive project with a lot of parts so make sure you understand what is asked of you. If you have any questions, email Mrs. C! Go through and take a look at the Spoken Word Topic Selection Prompts that you did last week and see if one of those stories would be something you want to write your poem about! You need to have your topic approved by October 21, 2020! Tuesday, Oct. 20Independent Reading: Read a book of choice for 10 min. You need to complete the Spoken Word Poem Topic Assignment. The description is on the assignment. This needs to be completed BY TOMORROW! Today, we are going over connotation and denotation. Check out the PowerPoint on connotation and denotation. Take some notes and practice adding words with different connotation to some sentences you start writing for your poem. "Knock, Knock" by Daniel Beat
Check out these videos on connotation and denotation: Connotation and Denotation Video- UNO.mp4Play media comment. DENOTATIONS & CONNOTATIONS English Lesson.mp4 Wednesday, Oct. 21Independent Reading: Read a book of choice for 10 min. Check Point: Connotation Add 2 lines to your Spoken Word poem using clear connotation.
Thursday, Oct. 22Independent Reading: Read a book of choice for 10 min. Figurative Language handout: Go through each type of figurative language and discuss as a class. Make sure to study the Figurative Language Definition sheet. We will be using this sheet everyday. It has all the definitions for the different terms and types of figurative language we will be using to write your poem. Friday, Oct. 23 |
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