Year Nine English Class Last Payment Due.

Just a reminder that the payment for the next two English lessons (12th of Dec and 19th of Dec) are due next week (12th Dec). I forgot to remind you in class so I'm hoping you can please have this ready by our lesson. Also, Kris Kringle gifts are due and must be brought in appropriately. Please make sure these are packaged neatly with a card, just out of courtesy. Thanks so much.

PS: I need to talk to you all about a last minute plan. Remind me.

Kris Kringle Online.

So the Kris Kringle names are out and it's obviously time to start checking out cheap and chic gifts. Here are my favourite online sites which will have Christmas presents and cheaper than chips Kris Kringle sorted almost instantly!

- www.smiggle.com.au

- www.prettyinpink.com.au

- www.apple.com/itunes

- www.amazon.com/au

- www.thebodyshop.com.au

- www.toysonline.com.au

- www.sweetstems.com.au

So, a reminder that the budget is $10 and gifts should be wrapped/packaged/well presented with a Christmas card as it is just a polite thing to do. I hope no one gives their K.K a gift in a white Big W bag or whatnot as I will scream! Enjoy!

Reminder to year nine class: Payment is due.

Just a friendly reminder that payment for the year nine English class is due THIS WEEK. Please make sure you pay early to avoid further confusion. Also, any lessons missed are to be paid for except in certain situations (in which you should ask me for more information) as these four week classes are in a package and not designed to be 'pay as you attend'. The fee for Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (only if you requested a copy) is $13.00 and this is due on Saturday as well. You will not be able to receive your copy until payment is made. Please do not forget, extra processing fees may be underway if you cannot stay consistent with the due dates. Thankyou.

Attention Year Nine Students: Novel and Film Study.

All year nine class students will need to be equipped with the following items for our next lesson:

- A copy of Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons

- One thin A4 plastic sleeve folder

- Writing/note paper

This is the list of people who I will be getting the novel/s for:

- Jimmy

- Caitlyn

- Tri

- Sonnya

If you would like a novel and your name is not on the list, please call or message me ASAP. Please be aware that the novels will cost approx $13.00 each and this, along with regular lesson payment, is also due next lesson. If you have any questions, please leave a comment in the comments section or alternatively email, message or call me before our next lesson.

Literary Terminology.

Until you can recite the definitions and effects of the following literary terms, I can tell you now that you are in for a long ride. Lucky for you, these words have hyperlinks leading to their definitions but I can tell you that perhaps you won't be so lucky next time...

Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Amplification
Anagram
Analogy
Anaphora
Anastrophe
Anthropomorphism
Antithesis
Aphorism
Apostrophe
Authorial Intrusion
Archetype
Assonance
Asyndeton
Bibliomancy
Bildungsroman
Cacophony
Caesura
Characterization
Chiasmus
Circumlocution
Conflict
Connotation
Consonance
Denotation
Deus ex MachinaDiction
Doppelganger
Ekphrastic
Emulation
Epilogue
Epithet
Euphemism
Euphony
Faulty
Parallelism
Flashback
Foil
Foreshadowing
Hyperbation
Hyperbole
Imagery
Internal Rhyme
Inversion
Irony
Juxtaposition
Kennings
Malapropism
Metaphor
Metonymy
Motif
Mood
Negative Capability
Nemesis
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Paradox
Pathetic Fallacy
Periphrasis
Periodic Structure
Personification
Point of View
Plot
Polysyndeton
Portmanteau
Prologue
Puns
Rhyme Scheme
Rhythm & Rhyme
Satire
Setting
Simile
Spoonerism
Stanza
Stream of Consciousness
Syllepsis
Symbol
Synecdoche
Synesthesia
Syntax
Theme
Tone
Tragedy
Understatement
Verisimilitude
Verse

By the way, this is just to name a few.

Reminder to Year Nine students for 22/08/09

Just a friendly reminder that payment for the next month is due. If you are still behind on last month's fees, please pay as soon as possible to avoid further inconvinience and confusion. It is $100.00 for the next four lessons ending in mid-end September. This is due on the 22nd of August 2009. Many thanks for your help.

Visual stimulus for Year Nine students.

This artwork is Le Due Frida by Frida Kahlo. I used this image as a related text for 'Changing Perspectives' area of study a few years ago and it will be great if you could all annotate the image and find FIVE techniques to discuss. It might be a bit helpful to look up the context of this artwork to assist you. It is extremely visual so keep in mind why the composer might have used this device to create meaning. Please have this completed by Saturday 22/08/09 and sign off in the comments section.