<p>January 12, 2015 Monday –English 9 Mrs. Peoples </p><p>SWBAT analyze similes in “The Scarlet Ibis” by discussing comparisons and author’s meanings.</p><p>Homework: Binder check will be tomorrow. Study word parts.</p><p>Vocabulary: simile (review)</p><p>Agenda: 1. Jumpstart: Adverbs</p><p>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).</p><p>Writing Goal: Complete notes</p><p>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?</p><p>“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.</p><p>Wrap Up: Do you have questions?</p>