Workshop 11 Review

Workshop 11 Review

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Idiom Review

Idiom-- is a word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning.

Multiple Choice

We're all in the same boat means

• We're all traveling together.

• We all have the same problem

• We're traveling by water.

• We're working together

Multiple Choice

What does under the weather mean?

• wet and windblown

• tired and unwell

• nervous and afraid

• cloudy and gray

Multiple Choice

Failing math was a wake up call.

What does wake up call mean?

• information that makes you take action

• a clock that wakes you up

• a telephone in your bedroom

• a TV show that keeps you awake

Root Word Review

sens--to feel dict--to say

Multiple Choice

She was sensible enough to stop driving when she got too tired

Sensible means

• feeling right

• making money

• talking over

• picking up

Multiple Choice

I dictated the bill number.

Dictated means

• guessed

• held

• wrote

• said

Multiple Choice

He was resentful of the time his father spent with his little brother.

Resentful means

• full of sleep

• full of noise

• full of nature

• full of angry feelings

Figurative Language

• Simile--comparing 2 alike things using like or as

• Metaphor--comparision of 2 unlike things but do have something in common

Similes

• I was standing perfectly still, like a statue.

• The cafeteria stew was as tasteless as mud.

• By tomorrow, our house will be as clean as a whistle.

Metaphors

• My sister likes to go to bed early, but I’m a night owl.

• You’re such a chicken.

• Life is a roller coaster of emotions.

Look at the following excerpts and determine if they are a simile or metaphor

Poll

The Base Stealer (by Robert Francis)

Poised between going on and back, pulled

Both ways taut like a tightrope-walker…

• Simile

• Metaphor

Poll

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (by William Wordsworth)

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o’er vales and hills…

• Simile

• Metaphor

Poll

Hope is the Thing with Feathers (by Emily Dickinson)

“Hope” is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul—

And sings the tune without the words—

And never stops—at all…

• Simile

• Metaphor

The Black Land by Joseph Warren Beach

I will plough the land

Turning up the black soil

I will ride upon this heaving surface

As a boat rides upon the water.

Even as aboat

Cleaving the water with an eager keel

I have run a furrow

Straight across the ridges.

I will sow down this field,

scattering gems,

With both hands will I scatter

Quivering emeralds out of a bottomless pouch.

As I tread the loam

My feet sink deep

The black earth embraces my ankles

And clings to my bent knees.

I sing as I go

scattering emeralds

The wind sings upon my lips

And pearls stream off my neck and forehead

I am bathed in a sweat of pearls.

Eyes straight forward

Rest on a brightening ultimate slope.

Multiple Choice

Look at the following metaphor from the poem.

I will sow down this field,

scattering gems,

With both hands will I scatter

Quivering emeralds out of a bottomless pouch.

What is the author scattering?

• birdseed

• stones

• gems

• plant seeds

Open Ended

By using a metaphor to compare the seeds to gems and emeralds, how does the author feel about the seeds?

Multiple Choice

The author says

I will ride upon this heaving surface

As a boat rides upon the water.

How does the simile help you understand how the author is moving the plow?

• He is moving it quickly

• It is a bumpy ride

• He is moving it smoothly.

• He is moving it zigzagged.

Multiple Choice

Based on the similes and metaphors used in the poem, how does the speaker feel about ploughing the field?

• He is unhappy

• He is frustrated

• He is happy

• He is calm

An excerpt from President Obama's Back to School Speech 2010

But I know some of you may also be nervous about starting a new school year. Maybe you’re making the jump from elementary to middle school, or from middle to high school, and worried about what that’ll be like. Maybe you’re starting a new school, and not sure how you’ll like it. Or maybe you’re a senior who’s feeling anxious about the whole college process; about where to apply and whether you can afford to go.

And beyond all these concerns, I know a lot of you are also feeling the strain of these difficult times. You know what’s going on in the news and your own family’s lives. You read about the war in Afghanistan. You hear about the recession we’ve been through. You see it in your parents’ faces and sense it in their voice.

A lot of you are having to act a lot older than you are; to be strong for your family while your brother or sister is serving overseas; to look after younger siblings while your mom works that second shift; to take on a part-time job while your dad is out of work.

It’s a lot to handle; it’s more than you should have to handle. And it may make you wonder at times what your own future will look like; whether you’ll be able to succeed in school; whether you should set your sights a little lower, and scale back your dreams.

But here is what I came to Masterman to tell you: nobody gets to write your destiny but you. Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing – absolutely nothing – is beyond your reach. So long as you’re willing to dream big. So long as you’re willing to work hard. So long as you’re willing to stay focused on your education.

That last part is absolutely essential – because an education has never been more important. I’m sure there will be times in the months ahead when you’re staying up late cramming for a test, or dragging yourselves out of bed on a rainy morning, and wondering if it’s all worth it. Let me tell you, there is no question about it. Nothing will have as great an impact on your success in life as your education.

Poll

Determine whether each excerpt from the text is an event or an emotion.

"Maybe you are starting a new school."

• Event

• Emotion

Poll

Event or Emotion?

"You read about the war in Afghanistan."

• Event

• Emotion

Poll

Event or Emotion?

"You are also feeling the strain of these difficult times."

• Event

• Emotion

Poll

Event or Emotion?

"It will make you wonder at times..."

• Event

• Emotion

Multiple Choice

What does President Obama mean when he says "nobody gets to write your own destiny but you."

• You can control your own future.

• You are a vicitim of your circumstances.

• You can do as well as your family lets you.

• You will get second chances in life.

Multiple Choice

According to the President, what is the most important reason you should try to do well in school?

• It will make tests easier and you won't have to cram.

• You need to be strong for your family.

• Education will help you be successful.

• It is a responsbility to your country.

Multiple Choice

Which detail in the speech best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Nothing will have as great an impact on your success in life as your education."

• "So long as you’re willing to stay focused on your education."

• "Or maybe you’re a senior who’s feeling anxious about the whole college process; about where to apply and whether you can afford to go."

• "Your future is in your hands."