TODAY IS NOVEMBER
11, 2015
Today is a writing day!
But first, we are going to go over the quiz
from Friday.
READING
ASSIGNMENT
Pages assigned for this week: 73-146
There will be a quiz on Friday over
these pages (comprehension)
• 25 questions
• Multiple choice
“I AM LEGEND”
READING QUIZ 1
1.
2.
Coincidentally, what book Neville reference at the beginning
of the book?
B: Dracula by Bram Stoker
What plant does Neville grow in his hothouse (or
greenhouse)
3.
C: Garlic
How does Neville dispose of the vampires?
4.
A. Burns them in a pit
What does Neville use to kill vampires?
5.
B. Wooden stakes
Whose crypt does Neville visit?
B. His wife’s
“I AM LEGEND” PREREADING QUIZ
6. After visiting the grave, Neville discovers a second way to kill
vampires. What is it?
c. Sunlight
7. Which of Neville’s possessions do the vampires damage
when they attack his house?
b. His car and electricity generator
8. Who is Ben Cortman?
c. Neville’s old coworker and neighbor
9. What type of animal may have spread the virus?
c. Insects
10. What law does Neville break during his flashback that
involves his wife?
c. He refuses to burn her body.
“I AM LEGEND” PREREADING QUIZ
11. Neville uses alcohol to deal with the loneliness of his life.
a. Internal
12. Neville fights and kills the vampires that attack his house.
b. External
13. Neville breaks the law, because he feels it is unjust.
b. External
14. Neville tries to race home before the sun sets.
b. External
15. Neville wonders if it is unethical for him to experiment on
female vampires.
a. Internal
TODAY IS
POETRY DAY
PURPOSE OF POETRY
• Poetry is excellent for describing or
explaining feelings that can’t exactly be
put into sentences.
• Poetry gives us an opportunity to
practice descriptive writing, figurative
language and other techniques.
POETRY TERMS
• Lines
• Assonance
• Consonance
• Alliteration
• Similes/Metaphors
• Personification
LINES
• Definition: The method for organizing
poems. The space between lines are
called “line breaks”
EXAMPLE:
This is
a poem with
line breaks like this.
SOUND DEVICES
Alliteration: The repetition of consonant
sounds at the beginning of 2 or more
words
Examples
1) “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers…”
2) “Rain races, ripping like wind.
SOUND DEVICES CONT.
Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds
at any place in a series of words
(A, E, I, O, U)
Examples
• Do you like blue?
• He seemed so low that I couldn’t say no
SOUND DEVICES CONT.
Consonance: The repetition of a consonant
sound at any place in a series of words.
Examples
• Eric liked the black book
• “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of
each purple curtain”
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Simile: A comparison of two nouns using the words like
or as
• “My love for you is like a red, red rose”
Metaphor: A comparison of two nouns saying that one
thing is another
• “All the world is a stage”
Personification: When a non-living object has been
given qualities of a person
• The wind whispered through the trees
• The moon danced on the water
• “Oreo: Milk’s favorite cookie.”
“I AM LEGEND”
POETRY DAY
•
Option 1: Write a poem using the “I Am” format
about a person of your choice. Use the poetry
terms we learned today.
•
Option 2: Write a poem in the style of your
choice. Use the at least 3 poetry terms we
learned today.
When finished, you can either…
•
Find a popular song that has all of the poetry terms
that we learned today. Label the terms and email to
Ms. Ripley for 2 bonus points.