DO NOW:

}Find a seat, get out something to write with, and a piece of paper.

}So, we finished FIGURATIVE LANGUAGEwhats next? }SOUND DEVICES!

}What: Onomatopoeia the use of words that imitate sounds.

}Why: This is the most BASIC element of all of the SOUND devices used in poetry! }Ex). CRASH! BOOM! BANG! SLAP! HONK! HISS!

Alliteration repetiton of consonant (what is a consonant?) sounds in the beginning of words Ex) Little Sammy Short sipped down six shakes and got sick. Repetition the use of any element of language (sounds, word, phrase, clause, or sentence more than once. (ex) Think of a song where there is repetition. Assonance the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants (ex) BLADE and MAZE Consonance repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables such as wind and sand.

Thursday, January 12th

DO NOW:
}Find a seat, get out something to write with, and a piece of paper.

TODAYs LESSON! EXCITED

QUE: Idioms!

GET

POR QUE: Understanding idioms is a basic skill in order to understand poetry, and everyday phrases heard in English. Using context clues and understanding idioms is a skill GREAT readers have. (HINT: Knowing this will help us reach our 1.9 years reading growth goal!) COMO: Use context clues steps to decode idioms! (Our last District Assessment shows we need to work on the skill of using context clues, so PAY ATTENTION )

Idioms
}Words, phrases or expressions that cannot be taken literally
} In other words, when used in everyday language, they have a meaning OTHER than the basic one you would find in the dictionary.

How do you find or decode an idiom?

}FOLLOW THE STEPS FOR USING CONTEXT CLUES
} 1. Underline the unfamiliar phrase, or phrase that would not make sense in context if taken literally. } 2. Read sentence without unfamiliar phrase. } 3. Think about what familiar phrase would make sense in that context, } 4. Determine meaning.

Examples
}Jose cant speak in front of people without getting butterflies in his stomach.
}Does he really have butterflies flying around in his stomach?

Both Richard and Donnie got jobs to bring home the bacon for their families.
Are Richard and Donnie really bringing bacon back home for their families to eat?

}It really gets under Ms. Hayes skin when students dont turn in complete assignments.
}Does something really crawl under Ms. Hayes skin when homework isnt turned in?

Elizabeth has a major test tomorrow in English, so she better hit the books hard tonight.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

}Again, this is independent and SILENT time. I cannot figure out what you know unless you do your own work.

DO NOW
}Get out something to write with, a piece of paper, and get your independent reading book from the class library.

}WHAT: RHYME SCHEME! }WHY: Identifying rhyme scheme is a bsic component of understnading poetry something you must be able to do before you take the STAAR so we can reach our class goal }HOW: See on the following slides

Rhyme Scheme
}The pattern of rhyme in a poem }Marked by different letters

Example
My name is Jack And Im not going back To that awful place Where I was hit in the face!

How to identify RHYME SCHEME

} 1. At the end of the first line of the poem write the letter A

My name is Jack And Im not going back To that awful place Where I was hit in the face!

}1. At the end of the 2nd line, ask yourself, does the LAST WORD of the poem rhyme with the last word of the first line? }If yes, write and A. }If no, write a B.
} (Look back at example)

}At the end of the 3rd line, ask yourself, does the last word of the poem rhyme with the last word of any line in the poem so far?
}If yes, write the same letter as the line it rhymes with }If no, write the next letter in the alphabet

}My name is Jack }And Im not going back }To that awful place }Where I was hit in the face!

Another Example
Life is an open road And I dont know where Im goin You can never tell Which way the winds blowin Or where the rivers flowin I just dont know

If in my quest 2 achieve my goals I stumble or crumble and lose my soul Those that knew me would easily co-sign There was never a life as hard as mine No father-no money-no chance and no guide I only follow my voice inside if it guides me wrong and I do not win Ill learn from mistakes and try 2 achieve again