TOPIC: POETRY and Grammar
DATES: Tuesday 2/21/12 through Monday 2/27/12
TESTS/PROJECTS DUE: Quiz on Monday 2/27 on poems from the week (see below)
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HOMEWORK
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Tuesday 2/21/12 |
SHEL SILVERSTEIN Biography “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout” – pg. 257 Videos of Sarah… and other Shel Silverstein poetry |
Worksheet with questions on Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout |
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Wednesday 2/22/12 |
THIS OLD EARTH “The Creation” – pg. 421 Video of “The Creation” Artistic response “I Am Of the Earth” and “Early Song” pg. 465 |
Do question #6 on pg. 425 and questions #1-4 on pg. 467 (questions given as a handout as well) |
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Thursday 2/23/12 |
FINAL POETRY SELECTIONS “Maggie & Milly & Molly & May” pg. 461 Video Do question 1 pg. 463 together in class “My Father Is a Simple Man” pg. 399 “Mama Is a Sunrise” pg. 400 |
Do questions on handout (from pg. 401-402) #1,3,4,7,8 |
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Friday 2/24/12 |
VERB TENSE And VERB TENSE CONSISTENCY Video Worksheet practice |
Study for Poetry Quiz on Monday |
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Monday 2/27/12 |
QUIZ ON “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stour” “The Creation” “Maggie & Milly & Molly & May” “My Father Is a Simple Man” “Mama Is a Sunrise” Fairy Tale Story sharing |
TBA |
TOPIC: Poetry and Grammar
DATES: 2/6/2012 – 2/16/2012
TESTS/PROJECTS DUE: Memorized Poem Recitation due by Mon 2/13
Poetry Unit Test – Thursday 2/16
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HOMEWORK
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Mon. 2/6/20122 |
AMERICA IN POETRY “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes Read, view, compare and contrast poets and styles on worksheet |
Finish worksheet if not completed in class |
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Tuesday 2/7/2012 |
“Madam and the Rent Man” by Langston Hughes - Before reading pg. 226 - Read the poem and also watch reading - Meet the writer - Other Langston Hughes poems viewing |
Do Making Meanings questions pg. 229 # 1 through 5 – answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES |
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Wednesday 2/8/2012 |
The Great American Poet – ROBERT FROST Biography of poet “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” , "Gold",“The Road Less Traveled” |
Do worksheet questions on "Stopping By Wood..." Answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES |
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Thursday 2/9/2012 |
EMILY DICKINSON -biography – page 170 – read and didscuss “I’m Nobody” read, listen, view Other Dickenson poetry samples |
Do Making Meanings questions pg. 171 # 1 through 6 – answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES` |
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Friday 2/10/2012 |
EDGAR ALLAN POE Biography |
MEMORIZED POEM RECITATION DUE ON MONDAY 2/13/2012 |
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Monday 2/13/2012 |
While this is taking place, students will be working on subject/verb agreement packet. |
TBA |
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Tuesday 2/14/2012 |
EDGAR ALLAN POE Poems of love and dread “Annabel Lee” pg. 351 |
Do Making Meanings questions pg. 354 #1 through 6 – answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES |
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Wednesday 2/15/2012 |
Poetry Review Day Study guide Question/answer session Prepare for Poetry test |
STUDY! POETRY TEST TOMORROW 2/16/2012 |
Thursday 2/16/2012 |
POETRY UNIT TEST TODAY!!! |
no homework - have a nice four day weekend! |
DATES: 1/30/2012 through 2/6/2012
TESTS/PROJECTS DUE: Students should be working on memorizing their poem. Recitation due date 2/13 or before.
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HOMEWORK
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Tuesday 1/31/2012 |
Quiz on “The Highwayman” and “Jabberwocky” Give out Poem Memorization Rubric Finish Types of Sentences |
Work on poem memorization |
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Wednesday 2/1/2012 |
Media Center – learn about e-books using Destiny Hispanic Poetry – Pat Mora |
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Thursday 2/2/2012 |
Home – Quickwrite “Gold” – page 394 Read “Immigrants” by Pat Mora pg. 140 and watch clip |
Do questions 1 through 5 on page 396. Answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. |
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Friday 2/3/2012 |
AMERICA IN POETRY Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes “I Sing America” Biography and poem readings |
Finish all questions on handout with poems. |
DATES: Monday 1/23/2012 – Tuesday 1/31/2012
TESTS/PROJECTS DUE: Monday 1/23 – Quiz on Figurative Lang., Monday 1/30 – Quiz on The Highwayman
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PLANS/ACTIVITIES |
HOMEWORK
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Mon. 1/23 |
Quiz on Figurative Language Poems to memorize information |
Look online for a poem that you would like to memorize. You can search by author, by topic, by style. |
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Tues.1/24 |
What is nonsense poetry? What is rhythm and rhyme? Pg. 338 – 340 – review of poetry terms Read “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll – In Lit. book Listen to the poem “The Jumblies” by Edward Lear |
Look online for a poem that you would like to memorize. You can search by author, by topic, by style. |
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Wed. 1/25 |
Introduction to Alfred Noyes “The Highwayman” – narrative verse. (Lit book pg. 340) See presentation of vocabulary words for part 1 of poem Read aloud (and watch/listen) to part 1 of poem |
Re-read part 1 of The Highwayman at home to ensure understanding |
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Thursd. 1/26 |
Do vocabulary words for part 2 of “The Highwayman” Read/listen/watch Part 2 Find 5 examples of alliteration and 2 examples of onomatopoeia. Give page number and line number for each example. |
Answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES Questions #1 through 6 on pg. 346 |
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Fri. 1/27 |
Go over “The Highwayman” questions Grammar - Sentences – simple, compound, complex |
Study for quiz on The Highwayman Finish any classwork not completed |
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Mon. 1/30 |
Quiz on “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes |
None |
TESTS/PROJECTS DUE: QUIZ on Figurative Language – Monday 1/23/2012
Probable quiz on Parts of Speech and Clauses – date TBD
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PLANS/ACTIVITIES |
HOMEWORK
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Monday 1/9/2012 |
What is Figurative Language? What are the different types of figurative language?
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Finish transfer of vocabulary list of words to index cards |
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Tuesday 1/10/2012 |
What are examples of imagery, simile, and metaphor? How can we write things to show comparisons?
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Finish any remaining work on imagery, simile, and metaphor |
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Wednesday 1/11/2012 |
What are examples of alliteration and personification? Can you identify alliteration in music?
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Finish any remaining work on alliteration and personification |
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Thursday 1/12/2012 |
Begin Parts of Speech – Packet #2 Verbs Adverbs Conjunctions Interjections |
TBA |
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Friday 1/13/2012
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Complete Parts of Speech – Packet #2 Verbs Adverbs Conjunctions Interjections |
Finish pages 63 and 64 in Verbs, etc. packet. |
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Mon. 1/16/12 Martin Luther King Holiday – No School |
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Tuesday 1/17/2012 |
What is Onomatopoeia and hyperbole? How can you use them to write creatively?
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Worksheet on onomatopoeia and hyperbole QUIZ ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE – MONDAY 1/23/2012 |
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Wednesday 1/18/2012 |
What are idioms? What do idioms REALLY mean?
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Finish worksheet on idioms QUIZ ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE – MONDAY 1/23/2012 |
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Thursday 1/19/2012 |
What are independent clauses? What are dependent clauses? What part do they play in sentence structure?
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Worksheet on dependent and independent clauses QUIZ ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE – MONDAY 1/23/2012 |
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Friday 1/20/2012 |
Introduction to Poetry What is poetry? What are some of my favorite poems?
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STUDY! QUIZ ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE – MONDAY 1/23/2012 |
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Monday 1/23/2012 |
QUIZ ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Begin poetry unit |
TBA |
