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This Month's Homework:
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Wednesday, September 9th
- Take Home Syllabus & Return Confirmation
- Complete the Birmingham Intelligences Test (Friday, September 11th)
- Complete Student Questionnaire (Friday, September 11th)
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Thursday, September 10th
- Return Confirmation
- Complete the Birmingham Intelligences Test
- Complete Student Questionnaire
- Attach Rubric to notes
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Friday, September 11th
- Vocabulary Lesson 1A
- Online - Simile Activity
Complete each of the following sentences on loose-leaf paper with a simile.
Example: The girl frolicking in the water looked like a playful dolphin jumping through the clear, blue
ocean.
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school library was as quiet as _________________________________________________.
young Olympic runner sprinting down the path was as swift as _______________________.
small child playing in the garden was as playful as _________________________________.
pretty young girl dancing on the stage was as playful as ____________________________.
icy, city sidewalk was as slippery as ____________________________________________.
Monday, September 14th
- Vocabulary Lesson 1B
- Online - Metaphor Activity
Complete each of the following sentences on loose-leaf paper with a metaphor.
Example: The rain is a shower that hung above the city for several hours.
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An abandoned town is ______________________________________________.
The new car is ____________________________________________________.
The earth is ______________________________________________________.
The carnival is ____________________________________________________.
The Golden Gate Bridge is ___________________________________________.
you do not know what the Golden Gate Bridge is, you can Google it.)
- Parent Questionnaire - Extra-Credit
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Tuesday, September 15th
- Vocabulary Lesson 1B
- Parent Questionnaire - Extra-Credit
- Return w/ story
- Online - Simile & Metaphor Activity
Complete each of the following sentences on loose-leaf paper with a simile. Then explain what you
are saying, in plain English.
1. The boisterous crowd cheered their team like ______________________________________.
2. At midnight, the tardy teenager crept into the house like _____________________________.
3. After the snowfall, the ground looked like _________________________________________.
Complete each of the following sentences on loose-leaf paper with a metaphor. Then explain what you
are saying, in plain English.
1. Chocolate cake is _____________________________________.
2. Blue jeans are _______________________________________.
3. Time is _____________________________________________.
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Wednesday, September 16th
- Vocabulary Lesson 1C
- Read & Annotate story
- Hold Onto Online - Simile & Metaphor Activity
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Thursday, September 17th
- Hold onto your annotated story
- Online -Simile & Metaphor identification - Made from your work.
Write out each of the following sentences, explain what it means in your own words.
1. At midnight, the tardy teenager crept into the house like a tiny turtle. - T. B.
2. After the snowfall, the ground looked like a giant sheet of paper. -F.T.
3. At midnight, the tardy teenager crept into the house like a mouse on a mission to find his cheese. S.J.
4. Blue jeans are a tight prison for your legs. - A.C.
5. The boisterous crowd cheered their team like the school hallways during passing period. - R. K.
6. Chocolate cake is a wonderful vacation. -J. L.
7. After the snowfall, the ground looked like a giant pillow made of marshmallow. - M.S.
If I did not choose one of your answers this time, please do not worry. I will be using your homework
like this, throughout the year. - Mr. Loredo
- Online - Personification Analysis
In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is being personified
and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea.
1. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
2. The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers.
What is being personified?
_______________________________________________________________
Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
3. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us.
What is being personified?
_______________________________________________________________
Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
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Friday, September 18th
- Hold onto your annotated story
- Online -Simile & Metaphor identification - Look above to yesterday's homework.
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Monday, September 21st
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Online - Personification Analysis - Look above to yesterday's homework.
Vocabulary Lesson 1D
Independent Reading Application (Wednesday, September 23rd)
Ind. Reading Cycle Finished (Monday, October 5th)
Story - write 1 of 1st 3 questions we learned about
Online -Simile & Metaphor identification
Online - Personification Analysis
Independent Reading Application (Wednesday, September 23rd)
Ind. Reading Cycle Finished (Monday, October 5th)
Tuesday, September 22nd
- Return w/ story, ?'s
- Online Personification Activity
In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is
being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea.
1. Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
2. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________ 6. When
3. Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
4. When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
5. As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, “Well, I guess it just walked
off of my desk.” She looked at her classmates accusingly.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
6. Kelly was so happy that Tom and she were moving in together, but when she walked into her
new residence, she dropped her suitcase. She had never seen the inside of the house which
Tom’s grandmother had given them, and though she was grateful to receive such a nice gift, the
ugly yellow wallpaper in the kitchen screamed at her. She knew she would have a lot of work to
do to make her new house livable.
What is being personified?
_______________________________________________________________
Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
7. William knew that he shouldn't have eaten the last cookie out of the cookie jar. He knew
that his father loved to eat chocolate chip cookies after work, but William ate the last one
anyway. Now as he waited for his father to come home, guilt poked and chewed at William. As
delicious as the cookie was, William now wished that he had never opened that cookie jar.
What is being personified?
_______________________________________________________________
Which human trait or quality is given?_______________________
- Independent Reading Application
- Purchase "Where the Red Fern Grows" - please look below for letter with information. (Monday,
September 28th)
- Ind. Reading Cycle Finished (Monday, October 5th)
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Wednesday, September 23rd
Return w/ story, ?'s
Purchase "Where the Red Fern Grows" (Monday, September 28th)
Ind. Reading Cycle Finished (Monday, October 5th)
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Thursday, September 24th
- Online Personification Activity
Directions: In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is
being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea.
Personification: a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or
characteristics.
1. As Vince attempted to park in the crowded lot, his truck kissed the bumper of an Impala.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
2. The crops begged for water but the drought continued long into the summer months.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
3. The moon shone on the still waters of the lake and the lonely pier rotted in the seaweed.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
4. When Michael made a shot without hitting the rim, the net shushed his rivals.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
5. Bobby couldn’t take his mind off of chess; the game spoke to him night and day.
What is being personified?
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Which human trait or quality is
given?______________________________________________________
- Return w/ story, ?'s
- Purchase "Where the Red Fern Grows" (Monday, September 28th)
- Ind. Reading Cycle Finished (Monday, October 5th)
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Friday, September 25th
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Vocabulary Lesson 1E
Return w/ story, ?'s
Purchase "Where the Red Fern Grows"
Vocabulary Lesson 1 Test (Tuesday, September 29th)
Simile, Metaphor, Personification Test (Wednesday, September 30th)
Ind. Reading Cycle Finished (Monday, October 12th)
Monday, September 28th
- Vocabulary Lesson 1E
- Return w/ story, ?'s
- Anticipation Guide
Write out the following statements on loose-leaf paper. Indicate whether you agree, disagree, or
don't know for each statement. Then explain your decision in at least 3 sentences.
1. Good memories are worth more than gold. (We did this one in class.)
2. A person who won't break a promise is stubborn.
3. A bully is someone who dislikes himself.
4. Some superstitions should be believed, since they come from human experience.
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Vocabulary Lesson 1 Test (Wednesday, September 30th)
Simile, Metaphor, Personification Test (Thursday, October 1st)
Ind. Reading Cycle Finished (Monday, October 12th)
Ind. Reading Plot Line Project (Tuesday, October 13th)
Tuesday, September 29th
Study - Vocabulary Lesson 1 Test
Hold Onto Anticipation Guide
Simile, Metaphor, Personification Test (Thursday, October 1st)
Ind. Reading Cycle Finished (Monday, October 12th)
Ind. Reading Plot Line Project (Tuesday, October 13th)
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Wednesday, September 30th
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Vocabulary Lesson 2A
Hold Onto Anticipation Guide
Simile, Metaphor, Personification Test (Thursday, October 1st)
Ind. Reading Cycle Finished (Monday, October 12th)
Ind. Reading Plot Line Project (Tuesday, October 13th)