We will begin our study of the historical novel, Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas this week. Students may bring a personal copy or use the classroom copy,. In the past I have found it beneficial for the student to have their own copy but it is not required.
Test on 1-17 -Fables, Novels, vis, vid and audi
Lessons 6 & 10 in VocabularyBuilder
Comprehension Focus On :Fables, moral, novels, plot, sub-plot, memoir, analyzing, characterization, connotation, denotation
| vis, vid | roots-see |
| audi | root-hear |
| auditory | adj.-having to do with hearing |
| vista | noun-the view |
| evident | adj.-very clear and easy to see |
| supervise | verb- to watch over or oversee |
| visionary | noun a person who has understanding or foresees things before they happen |
| traditional | adj.-commonly agreed upon ; (beliefs or customs) |
| acquainted | adj.-familiar with something or someone |
| ambassador | noun-a representative of a group |
| legendary | adj.-based on narrative , that may be based on some facts, told so often it is thought to be true |
| rash | adj., acting with haste or quickly with recklessness and little thought |
| servitude | noun- slavery |
| virtue | noun -a moral goodness or excellence |
| fable | noun-a brief narrative in prose or verse, that teaches a moral or gives a practical lesson about life |
| connotation & denotation | denotation is the dictionary or literal definition of a word and connotation is the feeling associated with a word example-tiny, cramped and compact all have the same dictionary definition but have different feeling associations |
| analyzing | verb- looking at separate parts to understand the entire piece of writing |
| moral | noun- life lesson |
Just a few reminders: Log due 1-24 Project due 1-30
computer lab , media center and my room open M-F 7:15 am