December 2022
1.1: Figurative Language: Similes & Metaphors.
1.1 Similes & Metaphors
Today's Possible Points:
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
In-class "Drops of Jupiter" if turned in: 1 point
3-page assignment: 3 points
1.2: Idiom
1.2 Idioms
Today's Possible Points:
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Idiom assignment: 3 points
1.3: Hyperbole
1.3 Hyperbole
Today's Possible Points: 4
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Hyperbole assignment: 3 points
1.4: Personification
1.5: Onomatopoeia
1.6: Review and Reading & Writing Wednesday (Wed. was a snow day)
1.6 Review/
Read & Write Wednesday Assignment: Pug Writing w/ Fig Lang
Today's Possible Points: 2-4+
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Pug Fig Lang writing assignment: 1 point (or more points for extra story on the back or on Google Doc)
1.7 : Litotes (Understatement)
1.7: Litotes (Understatement)
Today's Possible Points: 3
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Hyperbole & Understatement assignment: 2 points
1.8: Puns
1.8 December 20, 2022: Puns
Today's Possible Points: 3
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Puns assignment: 2 points
January 2023
1.9: Figurative Language Review
1.9 Fig Lang Review
Today's Possible Points: 3
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Review assignment: 2 points
1.10: More on Metaphor (types)
1.10 More Types of Metaphor
Today's Possible Points: 3
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Metaphor/ Simile/ Personification assignment: 2 points
1.11: Allusion I
1.11 Allusion I
Today's Possible Points: 3
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Allusion assignment: 2 points
1.12: Allusion I I (Billy Joel)
1.12 Allusion II
Today's Possible Points: 3
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Allusion assignment: 2 points
1.13: Read & Write Wednesday: "The Nine Billion Names of God," by Arthur C. Clarke
Assignment 1.13 is NOT including in the full packet of figurative language assignments. It is separate--click on the assignment link below.
1.13 Read & Write Wednesday: "Nine Billion Names of God"
Today's Possible Points: 5
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Reading Story: 1 point
"Nine Billion" assignment: 2 points
Story to Read (can download)
1.14: Review for Figurative Language Test (will be on Google Forms by Monday).
1.14 Figurative Language (Figures of Speech) Review
Today's Possible Points: 5
Attendance & Participation in Class: 1 point
Mega Review Packet: 4 points
1.15: Figurative Language Unit Test (open-book). You can take the test whenever you've finished all of the assignments. 8 points!