Friday, March 11, 2011

Injustice Quickwrite

There have been many injustices throughout our history.
(Examples: Holocaust, 911, Slavery, etc.)

Think about one event from the past that could have been prevented. Write to explain what could have been done to prevent that injustice.

Vocabulary Setences

Write a comment in which you create three sentences in which you use one vocabulary word from the list below in each.

Vocabulary Words
1. liability
2. sprightly
3. cynical
4. cogitate
5. paternal
6. ensue
7. rigid
8. dread
9. metropolis
10. hilarity

Figurative Language - Similes and Metaphors

Write a comment in which you create 2 similes and metaphors following the instructions below.

Directions: There are two columns listed below, with four nouns in each column. Create 2 similes and 2 metaphors: choose a noun from the left column and compare it to a noun in the right column.

Column 1
1. couch
2. star
3. apartment
4. hair

Column 2
1. manager
2. New York
3. kitten
4. dust