Sept18

= ** Friday, Sept. 18th (ROOTS DUE) ** =
 * Back to September **

 Simile: comparison using “like or as” Metaphor: comparing 2 or more things w/o using “like or as” Imagery: vivid language; “word pictures” Hyperbole: like a simile; extreme exaggeration  Personification: giving human characteristics to something non-human  Onomatopoeia: words that sound like what they are (ex: buzz, zap, pow)  Alliteration: same beginning sounds (ex: Peter Piper Picked...) Allusion: reference to something in history, art, literature  Protagonist: main character Antagonist: character that goes against the protagonist; causes conflict Symbol: something that represents for something Theme: main/overall message one: the attitude the overall feeling of the story Figurative Language: language used for descriptive effect 
 * Agenda/Learning Objective Notes
 * MC Reading (per. 2 only)
 * ROOTS 2 DUE & QUIZ (period 1 & 3 quiz)
 * // A & P [[file:A &Pnew.ppt]] [[file:A & P Story.doc]] //
 * Learning Objectives Check


 * Work on goal!
 * Invite Parents to Back to School Night (Sept. 29)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

 * S.W.B.A.T. asses their learning of root words. SWBAT apply their learning of literary devices.

**REMINDERS **

 * Baseline Essay Tuesday!!
 * Home Game Today!