Monday, February 6, 2012

Do Now: Identify the type of figurative language in the following sentences. Select from hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personification, oxymoron, alliteration, onomatopoeia
1. "I'd brush the Summer by With half a smile, and half a spurn, As Housewives do a Fly
2. "If only Centuries delayed, I'd count them on my Hand"    
3. "The Soul selects her own Society, then shuts the door"
4. Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me.   
5. It was an awful happy day when the car screeched to a stop to avoid hitting grandma.  
Classwork: PSSA Focus - Informational Narratives  
1. Review of terms: main idea and supporting details, author's point of view  
2. "Little Things Are Big" - Jesus Colon  
Homework: Answer reading questions for this article.