Day 17

NINTH LIT

• Students found the clauses and sentences types in their DGP
• We then worked on our vocabulary packets.
• REMINDER: Your vocab/DGP quiz is next week on Wednesday/Thursday!!
• Students read "The Birthday Party" and rewrote the story from the point of view of the husband, wife, waiter, or other restaurant goer.  They had to include
• One simile
• One form of alliteration
• One piece of imagery
• One piece of EITHER personification OR hyperbole
• REMINDER: This is due NEXT CLASS!

AMERICAN LIT

• Students turned in their Slackers essay and a discussion was had about doing work.
• We then took short notes on parts of speech.
• Students then began an activity on Revolutionary vocabulary which will be completed next class.