February 25, 2013 - March 1, 2013
English 7H
Monday, February 25, 2013
Today we will review Zlata's Diary for the test tomorrow. Students will use nonfiction standards to identify possible test questions, research quotes in the memoir to utilize on the test, and work on projects.
Question topics to create for possible test:
•7.3.2 Identify events that advance the plot and determine how each event explains past or present action or foreshadows (provides clues to) future action.
•7.3.3 Analyze characterization as shown through a character’s thoughts, words, speech patterns, and actions; the narrator’s description; and the thoughts, words, and actions of other characters.
•7.3.4 Identify and analyze themes — such as bravery, loyalty, friendship, and loneliness — which appear in many different works.
•7.3.7 Explain the effects of common literary devices, such as symbolism, imagery, or metaphor, in a variety of fictional texts.
•7.3.8 Analyze the influence of the setting on the problem and its resolution.
•7.3.9 Analyze the relevance of setting (places, times, customs) to mood, tone, and meaning of text.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Test over Zlata's Diary; projects due.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
ISTEP Review; pronoun-antecedent agreement.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
ISTEP Review; proper revising and editing of sentences. **
Friday, March 1, 2013
ISTEP Review; using varied word choices.
**A Midsummer Night's Dream essay edits due Thursday, February 28.
Today we will review Zlata's Diary for the test tomorrow. Students will use nonfiction standards to identify possible test questions, research quotes in the memoir to utilize on the test, and work on projects.
Question topics to create for possible test:
•7.3.2 Identify events that advance the plot and determine how each event explains past or present action or foreshadows (provides clues to) future action.
•7.3.3 Analyze characterization as shown through a character’s thoughts, words, speech patterns, and actions; the narrator’s description; and the thoughts, words, and actions of other characters.
•7.3.4 Identify and analyze themes — such as bravery, loyalty, friendship, and loneliness — which appear in many different works.
•7.3.7 Explain the effects of common literary devices, such as symbolism, imagery, or metaphor, in a variety of fictional texts.
•7.3.8 Analyze the influence of the setting on the problem and its resolution.
•7.3.9 Analyze the relevance of setting (places, times, customs) to mood, tone, and meaning of text.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Test over Zlata's Diary; projects due.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
ISTEP Review; pronoun-antecedent agreement.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
ISTEP Review; proper revising and editing of sentences. **
Friday, March 1, 2013
ISTEP Review; using varied word choices.
**A Midsummer Night's Dream essay edits due Thursday, February 28.