Weekly Agenda: January 3-6

A Day

Tuesday, January 3
Check homework completion (“Fireworks” analysis)
Review sound devices
Read, discuss and identify sound devices in “The Writer” and “Listen to the
Mustn’ts”
Journal #1: Why use sound devices? What. if anything, do they contribute?
Creative Activity #1: Write a “Where I’m From” Poem that incorporates each type of sound device we’ve studied at least once – and label the sound devices.
HW: Finish creative activity in your poetry journal

Thursday, January 5
Review sound devices; Journal #1: Why use sound devices? What. if anything, do they contribute?
Grammar Lesson 1: Independent and Subordinate Clauses (pp.721-723)
- Lesson (p.721)
- examples
- guided practice (Concept Check A, #1-10)
- independent practice (Checkpoint A, #1-10 – identify types only)
Introduction to Figurative Language, Part I: Simile, Metaphor & Personification
- definitions
- handout (practice)
- Read and discuss: “Cloud” (packet)
HW: Grammar Practice (half-sheet handout)

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B Day

Wednesday, January 4
Review sound devices; Journal #1: Why use sound devices? What. if anything, do they contribute?
Grammar Lesson 1: Independent and Subordinate Clauses (pp.721-723)
- Lesson (p.721)
- examples
- guided practice (Concept Check A, #1-10)
- independent practice (Checkpoint A, #1-10 – identify types only)
Introduction to Figurative Language, Part I: Simile, Metaphor & Personification
- definitions
- handout (practice)
- Read and discuss: “Cloud” (packet)
HW: Grammar Practice (half-sheet handout)

Friday, January 6
Introduction to Figurative Language, Part II: Denotation vs. Connotation
- definitions
- practice & examples
- Read and discuss: “Incident in a Rose Garden”, “Fog”, and “Metaphor” (packet)
Creative Writing Activity #2 (in-class writing time): Write a riddle (see handout for details and example)
HW: Finish Creative Activity #2: Write a riddle using simile, metaphor and personification.