Important!! I noticed that my homework grades were very heavily weighted. I realized that my percentage weights for assignment categories were not weighted the way they have been throughout the year (45% for tests/projects/final drafts, 40% for quizzes and classwork, 5% for participation, and 10% for homework). I've adjusted the categories. This has brought some grades up while bringing some grades drastically down. If your grade went down, come see me to get some extra credit work or get some options to up your grade. I'm sorry about this oversight. We have a few big grades coming up, so don't worry. Just study and do your best!

Important Dates: On Monday, May 26th we will have a quiz on the following:

Literary Elements and Poetic Devices

onomatopoeia

alliteration

puns

metaphor

simile

theme

personification

hyperbole

assonance

imagery

symbolism

rhyme 

rhythm

repetition

tone

mood

diction

syntax

Verbals (participles, infinitives, and gerunds) - We will discuss in class starting this Tuesday.

Comma rules - We will discuss in class starting this Wednesday. 

Appropriate use of hyphen, dash, and parenthesis - We will discuss in class starting this Thursday.

On Wednesday, May 28th, you will have a brief spelling assessment for the following 25 words. Know the correct spelling and meaning of each word. (These are words from the Spelling Power worksheets.) Create flash cards to study and submit on the day of the test for two bonus points. 

accommodate

descend

questionnaire

acknowledgment

mutually

acquaintance

eccentric

adjourn

recommend

appalling

exaggerate

literal

optimism

accomplice

criminal

enhance

mustache

gyrate

disagreeable

sustain

feasible

vaccinate

apparently

embarrass

boycott

Monday, 5/19: In class writing prompt to assess reading and understanding of "Abandoned Farmhouse": Writing prompts

(students have the poems "Abandoned Farmhouse" and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" in their binders.)

Homework: Spelling Power Lesson 3: Double Consonants worksheet, Create flash cards for spelling words and poetry/literary devices.

Tuesday, 5/20: Check spelling power homework for completion and accuracy. Watch video about verbals and take notes: video. If you want to watch it again for review at home, you can use this template to take notes. Complete the online verbals assessment: verbals. Complete writing prompt from Monday. Begin making flashcards/foldables for spelling words and poetic/literary elements.