We are off and running, and what a fantastic start to this year we've had! I have been having such a great time working with students on writing, vocabulary, informational reading, short stories and novels that I've hardly had a second to spare to think about posting to my blog! As this fifth week of school begins, I'm finally finding a moment to catch my breath and catch you up on where we are.
English 9 vocabulary: This is a list of 50 words students will learn throughout the year. We've done a pre-test and we'll end the year with a post-test to measure growth.
1. character
2. symbol
3. minor character
4. rhyme
5. compare-and-contrast essay
6. imagery
7. plot
8. sensory image
9. setting
10. symbolism
11. theme
12. tone
13. major character
14. chronological order
15. figurative language
16. exposition
17. climax
18. extended metaphor
19. parallel plots
20. meter
21. rhythm
22. dialogue
23. oral tradition
24. autobiography
25. satire
26. thesis statement
27. epic poetry
28. archetype
29. soliloquy
30. characterization
31. irony
32. narrator
33. parable
34. alliteration
35. analogy
36. assonance
37. ballad
38. consonance
39. diction
40. lyric poetry
41. ode
42. allusion
43. monologue
44. conflict
45. motif
46. haiku
47. narrative poetry
48. sonnet
49. aside
50. foil
So far students have worked with allusion and irony. Quiz your students to see how they're progressing with this content area vocabulary.
