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Welcome back!
Today we discussed the schedule for the semester and started our poetry unit.
-You completed a quickwrite on your experience with poetry
-We read "Introduction to Poetry" and discussed.
HW: Read "How to Eat a Poem" and answer the questions.
Welcome back!
We started discussing the multiple choice section of your final exam today.
-You have a Huck Finn quiz on Friday.
HW: Review Huck Finn.
Poetry, continued
-Discuss "How to Eat a Poem"
-Notes on lyric and narrative poetry
-Read "Dog's Death" and listen to "Keep Me in Your Heart"
-8th: "Slam, Dunk, and Hook" -see me for make-up if you were absent.
HW: Bring in a poem or song tomorrow for a class activity. Please make sure song lyrics are school appropriate.
We continued with the multiple choice from your final exam.
HW: Huck Finn quiz tomorrow!
I was absent today from class.
Poetry Unit, continued
-Lyric and Narrative Poetry packet
-Keep your song lyrics or poem you brought in for class next week
HW: Finish poetry packet
I was absent from school today.
Huck Finn quiz!
-Keep reading Huck Finn. Please through Chapter 23 read by January 18. I will give you a journal response assignment on Monday.
SNOW DAY!
SNOW DAY!
DPG-Monday & Tuesday
Poetry Unit: Figurative Language
Video: My Favorite Poem
Huck Finn- discuss journal assignment for Chp. 13-23
discuss Chp. 1-12
HW: Read Huck Finn
DGP-Wednesday Clauses & Sentence Types
Poetry Project: Download assignment
-Discuss Assignment
-Choose Groups
View My Favorite Poem Video
Here are some links to help you with your poetry journals:
http://www.poets.org/index.php
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/
http://www.poetry.org/links.htm
Unit 4 Presentations
Discuss Huck Finn, Chp. 1-12
HW: Continue Reading
DGP- Thursday
Media Center- Work on Poetry Journals
HW: Journals due Monday
Finish Discussing Chp 1-12
Style Analysis- Huck
HW: Bring Timed Writing Friday
Present Outlines and Discuss Style Analysis
Hw: Read Through Ch. 23 and Complete Journals for Monday
DGP- Diagramming
Media Center- Poetry Project
Hw: Journals and Poem due Monday
Make sure that you have chosen a poem with your group and completed the poetry submission form. You must submit that form and attach your poem on Monday. You will also need to have your poetry journals complete.
Finish Presenting Outlines
Timed Writings
-set goals
-discuss exam essays
Hw: discussion on chap. 13-23 in Huck Finn tomorrow
QW: Respond to poem "My Papa's Waltz" and discuss.
Media Center
-finish poetry journals
-journals and poem selection handout due at the end of class! Make sure you have your poem attached to your poem selection handout so I can approve it for the project.
If you don't have your journals completed today, you can submit them tomorrow for partial credit.
Poetry Terms: copy definitions from the overhead and put on terms sheet- Sound Devices
Discuss "My Papa's Waltz"
Storyboarding Practice- Storyboard & Script due Friday!
HW: Work on Video
Seminar- Huck Finn -See me to make up if you were absent.
Chps. 13-23
Hw: Timed Writing Thursday!
Finish discussing Huck Finn with a multiple choice practice from Ch. 17. Work on style analysis in preparation for tomorrow's in-class writing.
Assignment: Finish the novel by next Wednesday. Complete journal assignments by that date.
Download Huck Finn assignment.
HW: Read!
Quickwrite:
Respond to the art piece (http://americanart.si.edu/images/1996/1996.78_1a.jpg) with the following questions:
-List the first words that come to mind when you look at this artwork.
-What is happening in this artwork? What story is being told?
-Who or what is the subject of the painting? How would you describe them?
-What is the mood of the artwork? What sounds, smells, feelings, tastes could you associate with it?
-Now that you have closely observed the artwork, how would you summarize its main idea?
Poetry Terms: Mood and Tone
Work in groups to plan your storyboard and script for video - due FRIDAY.
HW: Work on script, storyboard, video, and personal response.
Timed Writing - Style Analysis
If you were absent, you have one week from the day you return to make up this timed writing. After that it will be a zero. Please see me to make up the essay.
HW: Continue reading Huck Finn. Bring your red literature books tomorrow!
Quickwrite: Respond to the poem "Identity".
Discuss mood and tone in poetry.
3rd period: classwork: You completed the poetry handout on "Identity" and turned it in. Then, you worked in groups on your videos. Computer lab tomorrow!
8th period: Computer lab to work on your video projects.
HW: Scripts and storyboards due tomorrow!!
Quickwrite: Choose a poem from Avalon (CHS literary magazine) and respond.
Turn in all of your quickwrites from this week for a grade (excluding Tuesday, which was just defining terms).
We went to the computer lab to work on your poetry video project: storyboard and script due at the end of the period today. Your personal response is due next week. It must be typed.
HW: Rough draft of video due Wednesday.
Today we read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and you completed a response. If you were absent, the response questions are below. The story is on page 508 in your literature book.
