18 February: Metaphors, Chevrefoil

1. Journal: "Love Story"
   Think of all the love stories that you have read, seen on television or at the movies, or heard about. Jot down the features of these love stories. Are they happy or tragic? Do the lovers die or do they live "happily ever after"? Give specific examples.
2. Create at least 4 metaphors. Look around the room. Can you make metaphors with objects around you? What are their characteristics? What else shares one or more of those characteristics?
3. "Life is a Highway"(song)Identify similes, metaphors, and other figurative language (words & phrases that aren’t meant to be taken literally) that support the metaphor "Life is a Highway." Which metaphors develop the song’s title that "Life is a Highway"?
4. Give your own ideas/metaphors (at least 5) that support "Life is a Highway." (ex: Speed limits are life's rules.)
5. Songs with Metaphor
   **In your groups, fill out the "group" graphic organizer for the song "Life is a Highway"
   Draw your own picture.
   **Next, each person should choose a song from the folder. (No one in a group can use the same song!) and complete the graphic organizer for this song.
6. ASSIGNMENT: Metaphor Graffiti Project QUIZ GRADE Due February 24.
7. Before students left, they were to turn in #2-5 above.
8. HOMEWORK: answer the following questions using the book. Questions can be answered on the back of a page in the packet. This is important since you may have the opportunity to use the packet on the test, but not other notes.
   Questions about Marie de France (p.715)
   1) Why does "an atmosphere of mystery" surround Marie de France?
   2) Why is it concluded that Marie was a noble? Be specific.
   3) How were Marie’s lais different than other literature during her time? (3 reasons)
   4) Renaissance means "rebirth." Describe the "Renaissance of the Twelfth Century."
   5) If there were a "Renaissance of the Twenty-First Century" that started during your lifetime, what would you want it to be a rebirth of. Explain in at least 2 sentences.
   (What does "contemporary" mean?) "Chevrefoil" page 716
   "Chevrefoil" page 716: 1)What does this word mean in French?
   2)Who is it about?
   3)Summarize the story of these two lovers.
   4)What moment in their lives is "Chevrefoil" about?
   Extended Metaphor (Packet page 8)
   Extended metaphor: A metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing or throughout an entire work. "Life is a Highway" – the song gives details that develop this metaphor.
   Conflict – a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions.
   What is the extended metaphor found in "Chevrefoil"?
   Read "Chevrefoil"
   Answer questions in your packet (pages 8 & 9)
9. DUE FRIDAY
   Answer questions about Marie de France and "Chevrefoil"
   Fill in packet page 8 with notes (found on blog)
   Read the poem "Chevrefoil"
   Answer questions on packet pages 8 and 9
   Expect a quiz over all this.