Wednesday, Dec. 10

We had Kelly and Evelyn's project today and then looked at Tips for Original Composition.

After that, we practised with an old e-exam.

There are links on the side for the e-exam page and the Tips for Original Composition.

Dec. 8

• exam prep
• projects

Next class: one more project and more exam prep

Dec. 4

• cross-grade today
• novel projects due next class (Monday)

Dec. 2

We worked on our projects some more today. They are due Dec. 8.

Next class: Making Connections cross-grade.

Nov. 26

AR

We looked at conflict in stories today, discussing the difference between internal and external conflict.

Lit Circles

What we are doing leading up to exams:

• Nov. 28 - conclusions in lit circles, planning for making connections, working on lit circle projects
• Dec. 2 - more prep for making connections, work on lit circle projects
• Dec. 4 - Making Connections cross-grade
• Dec. 8 - projects due
• Dec. 10 - Review
• Dec. 12 - Exams

Nov. 24

• AR
• Journal Response - genre

Day 5 Journal Response

• Genre
  What genre is your book?
  Perhaps it is historical fiction, realistic fiction, horror, mystery, fantasy, detective, …
  Using what you know about your book so far, what are some of the characteristics of this particular genre?
  What genre of book do you typically choose? Why do you like it?

• Self-Assessment

Nov. 20

Day 4 Journal Response

Literary Devices

• allusion
• foreshadowing
• flashback
• imagery
• irony
• metaphor

 Be sure to have the definitions for these literary devices in your glossaries.

Try to find one literary device the author has used. How is it effective/ineffective?

Take one image from the novel and use descriptive words to try to make it come alive in our minds.

Example:

Walking through the fair, I was entraced by the almost sickeningly sweet scent of cotton candy. It mingled with the salty, buttery taste of the popcorn I was munching on, and my feet followed the rhythm of my chewing. Crunch, crunch, crunch.