Thursday. December 23, Presentations, discussion review

Objective: Review poetic devices to date and give examples of each. Complete presentations.

Warm -Up

Personify snow. Write at least three -five sentences giving snow human qualities.

2. Review all devices to date and ensure definitions and examples for each are in notebook. Notebook check.

3. Presentations and discussion.

Have A wonderful holiday. See you next year.

Wednesday, Dec 22, Personification, Metaphors and Wordle / presentations

Objective: Review personification and metaphors by practicing on handouts. Use laptop to create a wordle that matches your imagery collage. Continue presentations.


Warm-Up

1. Personification worksheet.

2. Life Ain't no Crystal Stair - metaphor.

3. Presentations.

4. Wordle on laptops. save and share with me. These will accompany your imagery collages and be displayed after the holiday.

Directions

1. Go to wordle.net
2. Click on create. Add words that describe you. If you wan t a word to be bigger than another, type it mANY TIMES.
3. Use imagery words that describe yourself. Use words that you used last week to creat the collage of yourself. Also, add more descriptive words. The worddle should be able to be matched to your collage. I am going to put them up in hallway ...collages on one side and words on other...then try to match.
4. HIT "GO" when you are done. Then play with color, font, etc.
5. To sve, go to print on bottom. Then save as a PDF on desktop.
6. Send to me via gmail.

Monday, Dec20, 2010, Personification, Repitition, Aliliteration

Objective: Define poetic devices and learn how to identify them in poetry. Then practice using them yourself. Finally we will finish class with 4 presentations.

Warm-Up

1. Use Holt text to define personification and repetition and give examples of each. Write in NOtEBOOK.

2. Personification handout.

3. The Carpenter and the Walrus by Lewis Carroll. Read together and identify poetic devices.

4. PRESENTATIONS

HW Read seven ages of man in holt text page 444 - what is the metaphor? We will be working with this poem tomorrow in class.

Friday, Dec 17, Poetry Test and Presentations

Objective: Assess your knowledge of symbolism and imagery. Several students to then present persuasive projects.

Warm -Up

Quick review of poetic devices. Check your notebooks!

1. Test. After you complete questions #1 and #2, you will receive a laptop. For # 3, you have an option. You can follow direction as is and create th imagery for yourself, or you can use Lucy in the Sky w Diamonds instead. If you choose to use the song instead of yourself, i will give you the lyrics to use as a guide.

2. Presentations

a. Nickson
b. Brian
c. Chaya

Thurs. Dec. 16, Imagery, Symbolism, Alliteration

Objective: Continue to review and practice identifying imagery, alliteration and symbolism. Practice using them. three persuasive presentations....

Warm - Up

1. Take out poetry packets and continue working on them. We will review portions of it before end of class as a study guide for test tomorrow.

2. For periods 1-2, the Blessing - soft holt reader - pages 201-204

3. For periods 3-4, 8-9, The sacred mooring - p 206-210

3. Presentations.

HW study for test....

Wed, Dec 15, Alliteration, Metaphors, Imagery and Symbolism

Objective: Analyze the use of literary devices, identify them in various poems and understand their affects on the reader. Learn how to use each in your own words.

Warm-Up

1. Write in your notebooks the definition of symbolism and give three examples of common symbols that you know.

1. Imagery - Soft Holt Reader - the blessing - pages 201-204 - Imagery!

2. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Listen, read lyrics and read analysis

4. Begin Poetry packet. Complete metaphors and alliteration.

HW - study for test on Friday - will include imagery, alliteration, similes, metaphors and symbolism.

Tuesday, Dec 24, Imagery, Alliteration and Power Point presentations

Objective: Today, we will continue with imagery and introduce alliteration as a poetic device. Then , you will HAVE TIME TO COMPLETE YOUR POWER POINT presentations and practice with a partner. We will draw numbers to decide order of presenters.

Warm-Up

(turn in Homework for periods 1-2 and 8-9...)

1. What is alliteration? Use holt text to find definition (in back of book - purple section) and write in notebook. Also find definition for imagery. then write a sentence giving an example of each.

2. For period 1-2 - tatayana's presentation. Then you will receive laptops to continue your work. I will provide you with note cards for your presentations upon request.

3. Fro period 3-4 - Complete "How to Eat a Guava" handout. Turn in - then you will receive laptops.

HW - Freedom Writers poem (handout). Also, write five original tongue twisters using the handout for examples. (alliteration).

Monday, Dec. 13, Using Imagery

Objective: Today, we will introduce literary devices that enhance writing and poetry. We will begin with imagery, define it, read a piece of literature that uses it, identify it and then use it ourselves.

Warm-Up

Describe your favorite ice cream using all five senses: sight, taste, feel, sound, smell... you must be creative in your thought process to be able to do this. Don't tell me that ice cream doesn't smell!!! Think of the time of year, where you are eating it, if its in a cone or bowl, etc....

1. Read intro to How to eat a Guava - page - 543 - holt textbook

2. Write vocabulary words that are unfamiliar to you in notebook.

3. Read story together.

4. In notes, compare a ripe guava to an unripe one as she does in first few paragraphs. Use ALL five senses.

5. Do Do handout for How to Eat a guava. Use book if needed.

HW. Freedom Writer poem - get handout!!

Friday, Dec 10, Integrity / Self Eulogy

Objective: Examine lives, define integrity and write self eulogies. How would you like to be remembered? Think about your life to date, where you are headed and how you are going to get there. Answer questions provided and ultimately write your own ideal eulogy.

1. Warm -Up

In your notes, answer the following: If Atkinson does in fact, kill James (in August Heat), what would be said about james at his funeral? Do you think that if James could watch his own funeral, and see what people said about him, that he would be happy?

2. Integrity handout and answer questions.

3. Write your own eulogy as per instructions.

Thursday, Dec 9, Power Point Presentations

Objective: Continue to work on power point presentations for your persuasive speeches. Please remember to use google docs and share with me. Also, refer to guidelines already distributed.

WARM _ UP

Review rubric for presentation.

Get a laptop and continue to work!

HW - Study for August Heat test on Friday. Vocabulary will be included.

Wednesdy, December 8, August Heat, Grammar

Objective: Today, you will finish analyzing August Heat and make connections throughout the story. Now that you have read it, can you find any examples of foreshadowing? What clues help you make predictions? We will then use the smartboard for interactive grammar practices.

Warm-Up

Take out homework - vocabulary sentences.

Write the conclusion of the story in a well organized paragraph. What happens next? Finally tell me why you think that.

1. Complete all questions on 161-163 in soft holt reader and do sidebars for August Heat.

2. Share ideas / predictions about August Heat.

3. Interactive grammar - teams.

HW Grammar wroksheet- dont leave class without it!

Tuesaday, Dec 7, August Heat, Ambiguity, Predictions

Objective: Identify and explain the use of ambiguity in literature. Make predictions and draw conclusions. introduce short story - August Heat.

WARM UP

1.What is ambiguity? What do ambiguous stories force you to do? (why does Ms. Reina like to read them?)

2. Read intro to August Heat soft holt reader - page 152

3. Write Vocab words in notebooks. Do bottom of 163 fro practice.

4. read, anaylze, interpret August Heat.

5. Do pages 161-162 in soft holt reader.

HW - sentences for vocabulary words

Monday, Dec 6, Begin to Prepare Powerpoint Presentations

the art of persuasion and guidelines to transform your persuasive essay into a power point presentation.

WARMUP

1. Read Art of persuasion and write down five bullet points in your notes that you think are most important.

2. Read and review together the guidelines for the presentation.

3. Log on to google docs together. I will walk you through how to set up power point on google docs. You MUST do your presentation on google docs because you will NOT have these laptops when it is presentation time!!!!

4. Find photos, quotes, etc for a minimum of six frames to present. Tomorrow you will use notecards to help outline information that you can refer to during presentation.

Friday, Dec. 3, Gift of The Magi Test / The Art of Persuasion

Objective: Assess knowledge of Gift of the Magi, identifying theme, situational irony, plot, vocabulary, etc. Then we will discuss and review the Art of Persuasion and prepare to create presentations for your persuasive essays.

Warm- Up

Quick review

1. Gift of the Magi Test

2. Read / review The Art of Persuasion and guidelines for persuasive presentation.

Thursday, Dec 2, Gift of the Magi

Objective: Analyze Gift of the Magi. Identify theme. Create plot structure. Define character traits. Identify the motif of "three." How many sets of threes can you find?


Warm - Up

1. Complete ALL QUESTIONS in soft holt reader on pages 150-151.



2. Complete side bars for Gift of MAgi and as you are doing so, identify as many sets of "3" as you can find. Why are things in threes in this story?

3. Apply character traits to Della and Jim. Cite physical traits as well as those inferred through actions and conversations.

4. create a plot structure for Gift of the Magi.

5. Review last five vocabulary words. They will be included on test tomorrow.

HW - study for test friday.