Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Finals are Here!

It is time to come in early and stay late.  All of the final review packets have been handed out, so please see a peer if you were absent and in need of a packet.  I am including some vocabulary words for Reading that were not included in your previous review packet to study.


Define and give an example of the following terms.

1.       Allegory
2.       Alliteration

3.       Allusion
4.       Analogy

5.       Antagonist
6.       Antithesis

7.       Assonance
8.       Characterization
9.       Climax
10.   Conflict resolution

11.   Connotation
12.   Consonance

13.   Denotation
14.   Dialogue

15.   Falling action

Monday, January 9, 2012

Study, Study, Study...Finals, Finals, Finals!!!

I hope that everyone's Winter Break was relaxing and enjoyable.  Now it is time to start focusing your thoughts and time on preparing for first semester finals.  Please be sure to ask your teachers for study guides and stay after school for help as needed.  Second semester brings new opportunities and a chance to improve on past mistakes.