Warm up: Exaggeration
• Think. Sometimes people use exaggeration to add humor
to their storytelling or even just in their everyday life.
• Example: Ms. Furness’ purse is large enough to hold a
human baby.
• Example: I was so angry that I thought I thought my head
would explode.
• Non-example: There are over 10,000 lakes in Minnesota
(it’s not an exaggeration because it is true!)
Think-Pair-Share
• Think. What are some exaggerations that you hear/use in
your own life? (Example: “I’m so hungry I could die.”)
• Share with your assigned partner.
• The person who has more letters in their last name
shares first (and if it’s a tie, find a way to solve it that does
not involve asking your teacher; it’s tri 2!).
Tri 2 Google Doc Set Up
• You are going to create a new Google Doc for your Tri 2
daily work.
• Please title it EXACTLY as you are instructed! Many of you
are still typing things like, “H4,” you are skipping spaces,
etc. Believe it or not, your attention to detail and instructions
is incredibly important; so even though this seems picky, it
is training you for life skills!
1.Create a NEW Google Doc that is titled:
4, Brown, Charlie, Tri 2
2.SHARE to Jfurne@mypanthers.org.
Your First Entry
• Today you will be given a chance to have more of a “free”
response to a question.
• This means that you do NOT have to follow the eight
sentence paragraph model that we have been following.
• Today’s requirements:
• Includes an appropriate topic sentence that is a complete sentence
• Is at least 100 words long
• Questions about these requirements
Journal Prompt
Should teenagers today be expected to do
household chores? If so, WHY, and what are
the benefits? If not, why should kids be
exempted from work that needs to be done
for the family to function?
Reminders:
• Appropriate topic sentence that includes wording from the
prompt
• 100 words (minimum)
“SARAH CYNTHIA SYLVIA
STOUT WOULD NOT TAKE
THE GARBAGE OUT”
(page 582)
Link to find online:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Analysis-Sheet-of-SarahCynthia-Sylvia-Stout-Would-Not-Take-the-Garbage-Out-729126
(click on the PDF when you get to the page)
Purpose for Reading #1:
Figurative Language
• As we will do with all of our poem reading, we will read this
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through AT LEAST twice.
The first time through, get an idea of what this poem is about.
ROAR buck time! With your partner, see if you can find
examples of these in the poem (don’t forget line numbers):
Internal rhyme: words that have similar ending sounds in the
SAME line of poetry (i.e. The Cat in the Hat)
End rhyme: words that have similar ending sounds at the END
of lines in poetry (i.e. shout/out, lines 5 & 6)
Alliteration: words whose beginning have the same SOUND (i.e.
Crunchy, chocolatey Kit Kats keep me happy)
Imagery: words that paint a picture or appeal to a reader’s five
senses (the golden sun dipped behind the clouds)
Purpose for Reading #2
• As we read through this poem a second time, have the
following questions in your mind:
1.What are some examples of exaggeration that I see in
this poem?
2.What word would I use to describe the author’s tone in
this poem (hint: adjectives)?
3.What do you think happens to Sarah Cynthia Sylvia
Stout, based on lines 43 & 44?
Reflection Questions
You will answer these questions BELOW the journal entry in
today’s Google Doc:
1.Write down 3 specific phrases that show exaggeration. Use
quotation marks and line numbers!
• Example: “And so it piled up to the ceilings” (7)
1.Which word BEST describes the tone of the author’s words?
a. Angry
b. Confused
c. Humorous
d. Hardworking
2. Briefly explain why you chose that word to describe the tone.
3.What do you think the author wants his child or adolescent
readers to learn from this poem?