Match the metaphor to its meaning. 1. a heart of stone 2. a breeze 3. a blanket of snow 4. a heart of gold 5. his legs were jelly 6. she is a dictionary 7. our classroom was a zoo match the metaphor to its meaning. easy to do weak and shaky a great person someone who knows a lot of words when snow covers the ground wild and noisy unfeeling

When you don’t understand a concept during the lecture, it’s to flag it in your notes and leave a blank space so you can fill in more

Before ending this lesson, take a moment to review an informative research essay you have written. you’ve probably already written a conclusion to the essay. but is it the best conclusion it can be? does it properly summarize the main subtopics of your essay? does it state in one or two sentences the “so what” of your topic. if your topic was abraham lincoln, your essay shouldn’t be just about abraham lincoln. it should answer, “so what about abraham lincoln? ” take five or ten minutes, and looking only at that single paragraph, revise your conclusion

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.