Freshman Language Arts Per. 2 (South Pasadena High School) //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ Class Name: Freshman Language Arts Per. 2 Instructor(s): Diane Shires en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 06/02/2015]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3915058 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ TEDx talks Assignments
]]> Fri, 22 May 2015 13:58:29 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 06/02/2015]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3919841 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ Homework:
  1. Romeo and Juliet Packet - Finished packet due on Thursday at beginning of period.
  2. Journal Check - Journals are due Thursday.
  3. Final Review Sheet -  Use the link below to study for the Freshman Language Arts final.       

]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2015 20:06:00 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 06/01/2015]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3916943 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ TEDx talks Experience
]]> Tue, 26 May 2015 19:47:17 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/13/2015]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3829632 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ Link to Freshman Schedule and Homework
]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:28:33 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/06/2015]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3794592 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ Memorize the next set of literary terms for our quiz on March 6, 2015:
 
81. Personification: ​Personification is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
82. Persuasion: ​Persuasion is writing or speech that attempts to convince the reader to adopt a particular opinion or course of action.
83. Plot: ​Plot is the sequence of events in a literary work.
84. Poetry: ​Poetry is one of the three major types of literature, the others being prose and drama.
85. Point of view: ​point to view directs the type and amount of information the writer reveals.
86. Prose: ​Prose is the ordinary form of written language.
87. Protagonist: ​The protagonist is the main character in a literary work.
88. Quatrain:​A quatrain is a stanza or poem made up of four lines, usually with a definite rhythm and rhyme scheme.
89. Repetition: ​Repetition is the use of any element of language­­­a sound, a word, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence­­­more than once.
90. Resolution: ​Resolution is a general insight or change is conveyed.

]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:25:41 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/19/2015]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3791955 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/  You will have a test on literary terms #71 to #80 on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Memorize each definition, and be ready to write down each definition for each literary term from memory for the quiz.
 
71. Narrative: A narrative is a story told in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama.
72. Narrative Poem: A narrative poem is one that tells a story.
73. Narrator: A narrator is a speaker or character who tells a story.
74. Nonfiction: Nonfiction is prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, ideas, and events.
75. Novel: A novel is a long work of fiction
76. Octave: An eight-line stanza
77. Onomatopoeia: Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.
78. Oral tradition: The oral tradition is the passing of songs, stories, and poems from generation to generation by word of mouth.
79. Paradox: A paradox is a statement that seems contradictory but that actually may be true.
80. Pentameter: verse written in five-foot lines.
 

]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:52:21 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/09/2015]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3778672 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ On lined paper, copy down the literary terms listed below.  For each word and definition, include 3 examples of that literary term.  Due at the beginning of class on Wednesday.  You will have a test on literary terms #71 to #80 on Thursday, February 19, 2015.
 
  1. Narrative: A narrative is a story told in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama.
  2. Narrative Poem: A narrative poem is one that tells a story.
  3. Narrator: A narrator is a speaker or character who tells a story.
  4. Nonfiction: Nonfiction is prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, ideas, and events.
  5. Novel: A novel is a long work of fiction
  6. Octave: An eight-line stanza
  7. Onomatopoeia: Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.
  8. Oral tradition: The oral tradition is the passing of songs, stories, and poems from generation to generation by word of mouth.
  9. Paradox: A paradox is a statement that seems contradictory but that actually may be true.
  10. Pentameter: verse written in five-foot lines.
 

]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:17:06 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/09/2015]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3778738 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ Link to Quizlet - Literary Tersm#71 to #80
]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:37:46 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/06/2014]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3646786 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ Literary Terms #41 to #50 - test on Thursday
finish literary terms handout for Tuesday

]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:49:11 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 10/27/2014]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem3632144 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/626596/assignments/ For Monday's class...
  • Unit One Test on "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," "The Scarlet Ibis," and "Earhart Redux." (Study the questions at the end of each story for review)
  • Unit One Packet due on Monday (make sure EVERY  page is complete for second half of packet.) Each page is worth between 2 to 4 points.
  • Journal Check - 22 entries as of Monday.  Make sure each entry is at least  12 lines in length.  Make sure each entry has the date as a title on the first line.
  • Answer questions on "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" from page 352 of the green textbook.  Due at the beginning of the period on Monday.

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