WORK DAYS

UPCOMING DUE DAYS

• Sunday 9/30   Weekly Reflection week of 9/24-9/28 (See Google Classroom)
• Monday 10/1  Rough draft of poemfolios due.  Four poems with brief explanations of how you used devices (see past blog posts for full assignment description).
• Monday 10/1: In class: prep for essay writing on Tuesday 10/2.
• Tuesday 10/2:  In class writing.  See past blog posts for full description.
• Wednesday 10/3 : Peer editing of poems
• Thursday 10/5:  Start To Kill A Mockingbird.

WARMUP:  Go to your “Collection of Cool Poems.”  Find the poem, “The Red Wheelbarrow”.  (Page 3–front side of second sheet).  Read the poem?  Come up with your best possible interpretation.  Be prepared to share. (Rewards involved).

LEARNING TARGET:  you should be able to explain the process you used in trying analyze “THE RED WHEELBARROW”–using best practices you’ve learned in this class.

In class:  writing day.

Happy 45th Birthday to my sister, Stacy!

WARMUP:  write an original sentence for each of the following VOCAB words for this week.  Note, to really get the most out of this, you should make sure the sentence isn’t generic (something where you could plug in almost ANY word).Unit 2 vocab (modified).docx  

• Adroit
• Cursory
• Holocaust
• Nostalgia

LEARNING TARGETS:  As a result of today’s class, you should be able to

• Define “HAIKU” and know how many haikus will count as ONE POEM in your poemfolio (hint, it’s four and they should be on a related subject).
• Define OBSERVATION POEM
• Be able to explain what you will need to do tomorrow if you want to miss most of class THURSDAY to do observations.
• Be able to explain the difference between a strong  fourth column in your weekly reflections and a not strong one: Things I learned/things to remember for unit assessment and/or final exam
  
  • NOT STRONG:  “I learned how to cite from a poem in MLA STYLE.” or “I learned that I need to know how to cite from a poem in MLA STYLE”
  • STRONG: I learned that to cite in MLA Style use parentheses, author’s last name and line number (Collins 11).

UPCOMING DUE DATES

1. By next Sunday:  Reflection 2  (should update daily–at Google Classroom)
2. By next Monday:  Poemfolio draft due
3. Next Tuesday (10/5):  In class writing:  you’ll receive a poem, you’ll have to analyze and write to a prompt:  what is the theme and how does the author use poetic devices to develop that theme.

LEARNING TARGETS:  As a result of today’s lesson you should be able to:

• Mark the emphasis on this week’s VOCAB (UNIT 2)
• Read and analyze Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken”

IN CLASS:

1. Went over new vocabulary.
2. Read and discussed/analyzed Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken.”
3. Work/writing time.

UPCOMING DUE DATES

1. By next Sunday:  Reflection 2  (should update daily–at Google Classroom)
2. By next Monday:  Poemfolio draft due
3. Next Tuesday (10/5):  In class writing:  you’ll receive a poem, you’ll have to analyze and write to a prompt:  what is the theme and how does the author use poetic devices to develop that theme.

WARMUP:  VOCAB QUIZ!

AFTER THAT: Work time

• Poetry writing
• Reflection
• Any assignments not completed.

LAST DAY OF SUMMER

WARMUP

• Write an original sentence for each of the following
  • DEPLOY
  • GUISE
  • REITERATE
  • WARILY

In class:  WORK DAY;  REMINDER–FINAL VOCAB DUE TOMORROW…

1. Finish Yesterday’s analysis assignment and/or your SIFT assignment from Tuesday.
2. Work on Poem Writing

REMINDER: YOUR END OF UNIT ASSESSMENT is 100 points

• 60 points: Essay.  You will take one poem and show what is the author’s theme and analyze how the author uses poetic/literary devices to develop the them. (OCT 2)
• 40 points.  POEMFOLIO ( Draft Due OCT 1, FINAL Due OCT 9)
  • Submit four original poems you have written and revised
  • Type and illustrate the poems
  • Include a 1-2 paragraph write up for each explaining the THEME and inspiration for each poem, how they changed through the revision process) and what Poetic/literary devices you used to develop each.

THIRD HOUR ONLY:  READ THIS

WARMUP: Write an original sentence using each of the following vocab words

• Bereft
• Gibe
• Pliable
• Verbatim

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class, you should be able to

• Self-analyze where you’re at with vocab and what you need to work on by Friday.
• Complete a practice poem analysis  exercise.

WARMUP:  freewrite for five minutes about a time when you realized you were growing up and it made you sad or wistful for the past.

LEARNING TARGETS:  As a result of today’s lesson you should be able to:

• Explain, IYOW, the poetic devices
  • TONE,
  • Diction
    • Denotation
    • Connotation
• Use the SIFT method to analyze the poem “On Turning 10” by Billy Collins.

IN CLASS

• Warmup
• Good Things
• Read/discussed article on TONE linked above
• Used SIFT method to analyze “On Turning 10”.  Assignment posted to Classroom.
• Added 6th Hour.  Brief SYMBOLISM video.

HOMEWORK: Remember:

• practice vocab quiz tomorrow.
• Keep up on your weekly reflection sheets

Reminder:  this is a vocab week.  Practice quiz on Wednesday.  Real Quiz Friday.

WARMUP: 

1. Take two minutes and REVIEW the learning targets for this unit (first page of unit syllabus).
2. Write one sentence for each of the following that proves you understand what the word means.

• Augment
• Gape
• Opulent
• Unkempt

LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of today you should be able

• analyze George Ella Lyon’s poem “Where I’m From” and identify specific literary devices” she uses.
• Be able to explain how to cite poetry according to MLA Style.
• Be able to explain the reflection assignment

HOMEWORK:  at a bare minimum, spend five minutes on the Monday section of the reflection (don’t rush to do this at the end of class or in your other classes–it’s not a LONG assignment.  It’s not a DIFFICULT assignment.  However, you get so much more from it if you do it at home, at night.

NO NEW LEARNING TARGETS TODAY

IN CLASS

1. Took Quiz
2. Time remaining used for
   1. Vocab study/prep
   2. Finishing “Chicago” poem writing.
   3. If you are done with the above, you may work on things for other classes.
   4. Things you may NOT do
      • Watch NETFLIX
      • Play games
      • Generally engage in any non-academic activities.