Friday, September 7, 2012

English 4 & 4H: 9/6, 7/12

Guiding questions
  • Continue from 9/4,5
Bell Ringer
  • Complete and turn in vocabulary homework
Activities
  • Review and take vocabulary 1 test
  • Go over how to use the eBook and make sure everyone has checked out a book of some sort.
  • Introduce metaphor
    • Hold up a plastic item and have students
      • Guess what the item is
      • Based on what they believe the item is, decide what it represents
      • For example: Had I held up car keys, I would identify them as car keys and say that they represent freedom and mobility
      • Discuss and go over in detail, sharing students' ideas and sharing what the item really is
    • Give handout "Figures of Speech"
      • Explain figures of speech
      • Have students label and put in their folders
      • Give basic overview of the project beginning Monday with the computers and figurative language
  • Discuss reading problems and issues related to Beowulf
    • Share ideas for problem solving and fixing techniques for reading issues.

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