Monday This Week’s Vocab:

Rhetoric- The art of writing or speaking effectively

Simile-A direct comparison using like or as

Stanza -A poetry term for paragraph; a section of a poem

Example:

1. During school, students should give more attention to their rhetoric when writing or speaking,

2. She is as fast as a cheetah is an example if a simile.

3. When writing poems, writers use stanzas instead of paragraphs as their chosen format.

Vocab Review

1. “My heart is a drum that constantly beats” is an example of

A. Hyerbole

B. Metaphor

C. Simile

D. Personification

2. “ I went to Catina Laredo for dinner last night” is an example of which point of view?

A. first person

B. second person

C. third person

Tuesday1. Keeping busy at important tasks is

much more motivating than having too little to do. Today's employees are not afraid of responsibility. Most people are willing to take on extra responsibility in order to have more variety in their positions. In addition, along with that responsibility should come more authority to independently carry out some important tasks.

The main idea of the paragraph is that A. variety and independence on the job

increase employee motivation. B. to avoid boredom, many people do

more work than their jobs require of them.

C. today's employees are demanding more independence than ever before.

D. office jobs in the past have carried less responsibility.

2. Women business owners are critically important to the American economy, yet women still face unique obstacles in the business world. The U.S. Small Business Administration offers a variety of programs and services to help women-owned businesses succeed and to advocate for women entrepreneurs.

This paragraph best supports the statement that women business owners

A. have more success in the United States than in other countries.

B. cannot succeed without outside help.

C. may find the Small Business Administration a useful resource.

D. should not make any major decisions without seeking the advice of the Small Business Administration.

WEDNESDAYFor FOA you will write an I am poem using the given template.

I AM template

I am (two special characteristics)I wonder (something you are actually curious

about)I hear (an imaginary sound)I see (an imaginary sight)I want (an actual desire)I am (the first line of the poem restated)

I pretend (something you pretend to do)I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)I touch (an imaginary touch)I worry (something that really bothers you)I cry (something that makes you very sad)I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

I understand (something you know is true)I say (something you believe in)I dream (something you actually dream about)I try (something you make an effort to do)I hope (something you actually hope for)I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

I Am example

I am sharp and focusedI wonder what the camera really seesI hear the buzzing beeI see flowers in early morning lightI want to stop time in a boxI am sharp and focused

I pretend to be a statueI feel the shakes insideI touch the shutter buttonI worry about the blurry resultI cry that the moment has forever passedI am sharp and focused

I understand moments in timeI say let's freeze them foreverI dream of watercolor effects coming to lifeI try to see all the soft muted edgesI hope it happens somedayI am sharp and focused

ThursdayThe spider constructed

her web, using the inborn talent of her kind. The morning dewdrops shone like diamonds on it. But she didn’t feel pride. She was a hunter, and a patient one. Perhaps she would catch an insect in her trap today; perhaps not. She could go for days without food, but when she did catch her prey, she would quickly paralyze it with her poison and eat.

1. Which of these statements is the best summary? A. Spiders construct webs by instinct. B. Spiders can go without food for days. C. The morning dew makes webs beautiful. D. Spiders build webs to trap insects.

By the year 2025, people had invented machines to do most of the work. No one had a job. It was considered old-fashioned to work. There was all the time in the world to play. Sometimes when people got really tired of playing, they would take a vacation to place where they could pay to work. They really looked forward to those vacations from play.2. Which of these would be the best summary statement?A. In the future, people will not take vacations.B. People will someday invent a machine that will think.C. Machines will soon rule the world.D. Machines allowed people to play all the time.