Anything Important 10

What did I miss? Anything important?

Friday, May 29, 2009 May 29, 2009

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  • No Jumpstart: Turn in May Jumpstarts. Each stamp is worth 5 points. Entries that are five sentences long without a stamp are 3 points. Entries that are one sentence long are 1 point. Write the total on the sticky note, place the sticky note on the entry you want me to read, and turn in to the basket. Don’t forget to write your NAME!

  • Summer Reading

  • 2009 Final Exam Study Guide

 

Thursday, May 28, 2009 May 28, 2009

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SWBAT describe and write a sonnet by reading, annotating, and prewriting.

Vocabulary: couplet, quatrain, sonnet, iambic pentameter, iamb

Essential Questions: What is a sonnet and how does it incorproate couplets and quatrains?

  • Homework Review/turn in homework (write 9 couplets and 1 quatrain)

  • Jumpstart: Author’s Choice

  • Sonnets

    • Define the vocabulary words.

    • Read the sonnet.

    • Discuss and annotate the poem.

    • Write your own sonnet.

 

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 May 27, 2009

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SWBAT describe and write couplets and quatrains by annotating and writing.

Vocabulary: couplet, quatrain, iambic pentameter

Essential Questions: What are couplets and quatrains? How do you write them?

  • Review haikus and odes.

  • Jumpstart: What is a haiku? What is an ode? What are some similarities and differences between the two forms of poetry?

  • Couplets, Quatrains, Sonnets

    • Couplets: Definition, Reading and Annotating,  Writing

    • Quatrains: Definition, Reading and Annotating,  Writing

 

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 May 26, 2009

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SWBAT annotate and analyze an ode by writing concrete details and commentary.

Vocabulary: ode, concrete detail, commentary

Essential Questions

  • Review homework about odes

  • Jumpstart: Listen to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”. What is the mood of this piece of music? What emotions are conveyed through the music? At what occasions should (or is) this music played? Explain.

  • Odes by Pablo Neruda

    • Definition: What is an ode?

    • Read and annotate “Ode to a Sock”

    • Independent annotating: Choose from “Ode to a Book” or “Ode to an Artichoke”.

    • Write your own ode.

 

Monday, May 25, 2009 May 25, 2009

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Memorial Day: No School

 

Friday, May 22, 2009 May 22, 2009

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No School

 

Thursday, May 21, 2009 May 21, 2009

Filed under: 2008-2009 — Ms. DeVries @ 12:50 am
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SWBAT describe the haiku by comparing and contrtasting examples.

SWBAT annotate haikus by identifying poetic devices and writing commentary.

Vocabulary: commentary, contradiction, imagery

Essential Questions: What are the essential characteristics of a haiku?

  • Jumpstart: Read two haikus by the Japanese poet Issa. Make a list of five qualities you think haikus have.

  • Haiku

    • Read and annotate 3-4 haikus.

    • Independent Work: Finish annotating haikus.

    • Independent Work: Write three haikus of your own.

 

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 May 20, 2009

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SWBAT evaluate classmates poems by actively listening and writing scores and notes.

SWBAT define poetic terms by writing definitions on a graphic organizer.

Vocabulary: allusion, alliteration, assonance, hyperbole, imagery, metaphor, onomatopoeia, poetry, refrain, rhyme, simile, stanza, symbol, theme, tone

Essential Questions: How well  did your classmates turn their passage into a poem?

  • Jumpstart: What was the hardest part about writing a found poem? What was the easiest part? Did you like the process? Also, list five things that you WILL do today to be an attentive and respectful listener.

  • Found Poem Presentations: Listen attentively to each presentation and take notes.

  • Poetry Terms Glossary:  Use the glossary in the green literature book for definitions and write the definitions on the chart. Due tomorrow.

 

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 May 19, 2009

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SWBAT write a found poem by identifying key words, revising key words, and creating a final draft.

Vocabulary: found poem, mood, theme, plot, characters

Essential Questions: How can you show the meaning of a particular passage in poetry?

  • Jumpstart: Read the poem “How I Discovered Poetry”. Who is the speaker? Describe his/her introduction to poetry. How is this similar or different to your past experiences with poetry?

  • KR Found Poem: Complete parts 3, 4, and 5. Final drafts are at the end of the hour.

  • Tommorrow: KR Found Poems presentations!

 

Monday, May 18, 2009 May 18, 2009

Filed under: 2008-2009 — Ms. DeVries @ 12:20 am
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SWBAT write a found poem by identifying key words, revising key words, and creating a final draft.

Vocabulary: found poem, mood, theme, plot, characters

Essential Questions: How can you show the meaning of a particular passage in poetry?