At the beginning of class today, we reviewed this week's set of roots and prefixes. This review usually happens on Thursdays. Since I was out though, we had the review today. To review we played the game "root stick." We reviewed how to play the game and how knowledge of roots and prefixes can help people win in the game. We then took 15 minutes to play the game. After this we had the roots and prefixes quiz which we corrected together as a class.
Next, we reviewed the work that everyone had done with diction around the denotation and connotation of words as well as how that relates to word meaning. In looking at the two assignments that were completed on Wednesday and Thursday, everyone starred the assignment that they felt showed their best work. I will be reviewing and commenting on this work this weekend to set us up for some more formal assessment of these skills next week.
Homework:
If you did not finish the analysis of diction in The Giver or the two poems about the ocean, do so for homework. The following resources will be helpful to you in this work:
Diction Notes
Diction Practice
Diction in The Giver
Salt Water Tones
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