That's right. You are no longer in the Enriched Language Arts class. It has now officially been changed to the Honors Language Arts class. Congratulations on what I can only imagine is a serious promotion. You earned it.
It was probably due to all of that hard work you did in the first two days of class this year. I need to give a shout out to period six, especially. You really nailed the group AMPLIFICATION assignment in class today. While several others produced some memorable examples, period six students were consistently knocking it out of the park. I can't wait to see everyone's example of AMPLIFICATION tomorrow in class. Remember to type up a solid paragraph of AMPLIFICATION. Focus on an idea and develop it using hyperbole, similes, metaphors, symbolism, analogies, etc. Be sure to include the proper heading too:
Name
Date
Period
Type of paper (in this case: AMPLIFICATION)
Only period two had the opportunity to enjoy the full reading of "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!" Hopefully, I'll have the chance to share it with period one tomorrow. It's another great example of AMPLIFICATION. I want all three classes to be able to tell me why AMPLIFICATION is a successful technique to utilize in children's books.
We learned a few things about the semi-colon today too. Be able to identify the two ways to use the semi-colon. In addition, you should be able to tell me what the following terms mean/are:
independent clause
conjunctive adverb
coordinating conjunctions
There will be a bit of review tomorrow and maybe, I don't know, a quiz over semi-colons???? We'll share some AMPLIFICATION examples during class tomorrow. You'll receive your first paper assignment. YEAH! And we might even have an opportunity to start a story.
Can't wait to see you!
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