1/5- English 9 Mustang Pride

January 12, 2015 Monday –English 9 Mrs. Peoples

SWBAT analyze similes in “The Scarlet Ibis” by discussing comparisons and author’s meanings.

Homework: Binder check will be tomorrow. Study word parts.

Vocabulary: simile (review)

Agenda: 1. Jumpstart: Adverbs

Adverbs modify-or tell more about-verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. a. They answer the question when, where, how, and to what extent.  Modifies Verb: We happily visited Adam.  Modifies Adjective: The extremely graceful swan swims.  Modifies Adverb: Jackie ran very quickly. b. Many adverbs end with the suffix –ly (quickly, easily, carefully).

Writing Goal: Complete notes

2. “The Scarlet Ibis” a. Internal / External Quiz b. Similes: a comparison between two unlike ideas using like or as. c. What two ideas are compared in each simile? What is the author attempting to show?

“Hope no longer hid in the dark palmetto thicket but perched like a cardinal in the lacy toothbrush tree, brilliantly visible” (Hurst 488). “Keeping a nice secret is very hard to do, like holding your breath” (488). “Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold, and our campaign got off to a good start” (489). 3. Poetry Out Loud-Lab 611 Read and select more poems.

Wrap Up: Do you have questions?