August 15, 2024

Hi everyone!
Let's do some review work in preparation for the fall as well as for tests many students are taking! I am so proud of you for continuing to study throughout the summer--you are sticking to your plan, and I know you will achieve your goals much more easily because of this!!

Idiom of the Day
When the baked stuffed lobster was finally brought to the table, John said, "Wow! This is certainly a sight for sore eyes!" 

Note: In analyzing this idiom, ask yourself which words in the sentence can help you figure out its meaning. Besides having a lobster brought to your table, which in most cases would be considered a good thing, I would look at the word finally and make an inference. The word finally implies there was a waiting period for something someone wanted! What happens when you finally get what you wanted? How did John feel, in the sentence above, when he finally received his lobster dinner?

Note #2: A new component to our idioms will be a link that explains their origin (where they came from). In this case, please click:  interestingliterature.com/?s=sight+for+sore+eyes&orderby=relevance&order=DESC
You will find information at the top of the page; please remember to click "read more" to continue the story about this idiom!

Exercise: Take a moment to write a paragraph (which means at least five solid sentences!) about something you truly wanted and waited for, and when it finally arrived, you could say it was a "sight for sore eyes." 

Literary Devices
Anachronism
Definition: An anachronism is something that is out of place in the time period in which it is shown.
Note: The root chron- is included in this word, which could provide some help if you had to define it on your own! Earlier in the year, we learned that chron- means time.
Example: If we were watching a movie that was set in 1948, and a character suddenly picked up a cellphone to make a call, this would be an anachronism because cellphones were not even invented yet!

Directions: Please identify the anachronisms in the following sentences.

1. Before Celia went to school yesterday, she made sure to feed her horse and to check the wheels on the cart she would use to get there!
2. About a year ago, in 2023, Sondra bought more candles to provide the only light in her home.
3. In 1958, teenagers enjoyed listening to Taylor Swift songs on their streaming devices!

Your Turn: Create a sentence in which you add an anachronism of your own!

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