Writing: Timed-writing - literary writing
Vocabulary: literary terms (Check the scoring handout I gave you. There is an attached list of terms you need to review.) - conflict/main conflict (internal/external), point of view, theme, figurative language (simile/metaphor/personification/hyperbole), foreshadowing, tone, climax, suspense/tension, dialogue, turning point, summary, narrator, function (of a paragraph), symbol, flashback, fable, repetition, sarcasm, irony (verbal, dramatic, situational), allusion, connotation/denotation, imagery, generalization, definition, persuasion/persuasive technique, synonym/antonym, opposes/supports, disclose/reveal/convey, develop, audience, character/characterize/characterization, inference, conclude
NOTE: Regular vocabulary work/notes will resume next week.
Homework:
- SAT vocab notes - #s 799-823 - due Monday, Feb. 20
Activities
Monday-Friday
- Work on a STAAR timed writing assignment.
- Review literary terms and techniques.
- Review grammar and mechanics.
- Go over sample essays and scoring rubric.
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