Andrew completed IXL Reading Strategies C6. Classify figures of speech: a review. We reviewed the following figures of speech: onomatopoeia, alliteration, simile, metaphor, idiom, euphemism, personification.
Andrew completed half of IXL Reading Strategies C1. Identify narrative point of view, C2. Interpret the meaning of allusions, C4. Interpret figures of speech, C5. Classify figures of speech.
Andrew completed half of IXL exercises on developing and supporting arguments and author's tone. He learned and practiced the difference between objective and subjective information.
Andrew completed an IXL exercise on audience purpose and tone. We troubleshot any issues as they arose and discussed the correct answers. He continued reading The Old Man and the Sea. We discussed plot and character development.
Andrew completed half of an IXL vocabulary suffix analogy exercise and half of a determine the main idea exercise. He continued reading and analyzing The Old Man and the Sea.
As part of our unit on Great Expectations includes a research paper on an aspect of Victorian life as illustrated in the novel, today we discussed Joshua's research progress and I provided detailed instruction on the MLA format, specifically how to generate an academically acceptable "Works Cited " page. I distributed material on proper format and we studied how to cite a book, and a web page and how to cite a quote within the text using the MLA format. I discussed the academic definition of plagiarism noting how even a paraphrase should be attributed to the author of the resource.For homework, I assigned preparation of the Works Cited page and suggested Joshua bring to class his research materials so that we can make sure they are useful for the project.
