Bell Ringer
14 September 2010
SILENT when the tardy bell rings
• Take out all your class materials and place
them on your desk (3-ring binder, 5 dividers,
college ruled paper, pen & pencil, summer
novel) 15 pts each
• Binder dividers should already be labeled
• Hang on to your summer reading for now
Turn in your PSAT money at the beginning of class
In the “Practice” section of your binder
Identify the part of speech of the word in bold in each sentence.
1. ___________ A speedometer is a necessary instrument in an automobile.
2. ___________Helene gave a reasonable excuse for her tardiness.
3. ___________The tired dog walked very slowly around the house.
4. ___________ Dennis is the tallest and strongest man on our crew.
5. ___________ We admired the attractive display in the florist’s window.
6. ___________ The Pentagon is the largest office building in the world.
7. ___________ Oh no, I forgot my homework.
8. ___________ Fred showed me his collection of crystals, and I dropped it.
Summer Reading Assignment
1. Look at your essay portion: Is it in MLA
format?
2. Look at your note cards.
a. check for correct formatting
b. put MLA heading on top card and bind cards
together
Turn in the summering reading
assignment (2 quiz grades)
Hyperbole or Metaphor?
1. The scarlet letter is a raging fire that burns
through her soul.
2. Hester threw her scarlet letter so that it flew
for five miles before landing in the brook.
3. Her sin and embarrassment melted her
heart.
4. The letter “A” started to weigh 100 pounds
on her chest.
Literary Terms (Notes)
1. Put the definition in your own words – show me
2. Write an example – show me
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Theme
Symbol
In medias res
Types of conflict
Point of View
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Personification
Honors English 11
9. Hyperbole
10. Simile
11. Static character
12. Dynamic character
13. Flat vs. round
characters
14. Setting
15. Metaphor
PSAT Money???
Bell Ringer
16 September 2010
SILENT when the tardy bell rings
• Take out a sheet of lined paper and label it
with your MLA heading.
• Title the front “Parts of Speech Quiz” and
number it 1-25
• Title the back “Scarlet Letter Quiz” and
number it 1-30
Turn in your PSAT money at the beginning of class
Open to your Vocabulary Section
• Write down this word and all information
following the word
1. Trenchant – cutting, incisive, have a sharp
point
adjective – usually describes someone’s words
Link: trench ant
Homework: Native American Literature
• Read your assigned section and take notes for
a presentation
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Forming new relationships (6-7)
Battling New Diseases (8)
Explorer’s Writings (9-10)
Sun Still Rises (23)
The Sky Tree (24)
Coyote Finishes his work (25)
http://my.hrw.com/
The Scarlet Letter
Hester Prynne
Roger Chillingworth
Pearl
Dimmesdale
Group Analysis
1. Use of light and dark
imagery (also consider
night vs day)
2. Town vs Forest
3. Alienation from society
4. Effect of sin, guilt and
shame on the human
mind
5. Situational irony
(handout)
6. What the rose
symbolizes
1. As a group discuss your
theme or symbol (take
notes!)
2. Draw a picture to
represent your
discussion
3. Find at least one quote
in the novel to support
one of your arguments