Friday, January 6, Similes and Metaphors

Objective: By the end of class, you will write an original simile poem and original metaphor poem.

DO NOW

So far, we have practiced alliteration, rhyme (couplets), personification, metaphors and similes.

Give me an example of each.

1. A DREAM DEFERRED - Langston Hughes - read and identify literary devices. Discuss possible message or theme.

2. Simile handout. Read directions together.

3. Complete SIMILE graphic organizer. Use organizer to write a simile poem. For example, if two traits on your organizer are "tall" and "pretty eyes" then two lines of your poem can be:

She was as tall as a skyscraper

and had eyes that sparkled like the stars....

When complete, let me proof read and then you will rewrite for display.

4. Metaphor of My Family Poem

Read Sample poems on handout. Decide on something that might represent your family (i.e a school, a book, the circus, the universe, an army, etc). Use the samples as a guide to write your own metaphor poem. Each family member becomes a part of your metaphor. Save yourself for last.

These poems will also be displayed. When finished with rough draft, review with me and them rewrite on good paper and illustrate.

Exit pass

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get."

Who said it? Change this simile into a metaphor.

Here is your answer to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND - it is a poem by John Donne. It means no man can survive alone. We need each other on this planet to live. We are all just a part of something greater than ourselves.

No man is an island
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne

thursday, January 5, Personification, Similes and Metaphors

Objective: By the end of class, you will understand the difference between similes and metaphors and write two original poems.

DO NOW

"NO MAN IS AN ISLAND" - this is a famous metaphor. What do you think it means? Can you change it into a simile? How?

1. Read directions on simile handout. Complete graphic organizer on other side.

2. Write your own simile POEM!! Use the graphic organizer to write a poem. Each trait can become a line of your poem turned into a simile. For example, if one trait is "pretty eyes" and another is "tall" then two lines of the poem can be:

Her eyes are as bright as the sun

She is as tall as a skyscraper.......

When complete, let me proof red and then make it "pretty" on good paper to display. We will display them with the metaphor poems in the hallway.

3. Complete the metaphor of my family poem that we startd yesterday. If and when complete, move on to next poem.

4. I AM POEM . I will handout instructions. These poems will be displayed as well.

5. Review all of the literary devices practiced so far this week. Alliteration, rhyme, personification, similes, metaphors.

Exit pass

Write an example of each of the five devices above.

Thursday, January 5, Personification, Similes and Metaphors

Objective: by the end of class, you will learn new literary terms, recognize them in poetry and use them effectively.

DO NOW

Change the following similes into metaphors:

The moon was like a giant bouncing ball.

The shriek was as loud as a siren.

Change the following metaphors into similes:

The light bulb was a bright sun.

The snow was a white blanket covering the city.

2. Read Walrus and Carpenter and identify personification throughout.

2. Rewrite / edit your personification poems.

3. Similes, personification, alliteration and metaphors in LANGSTON HUGHES' A Dream Deferred.

4. Read "simile" handout and use graphic organizer to prepare to write a simile poem

5. Review organizers.

6. Use organizers to create a poem using similes for each 'trait.'

Exit Pass

What do you think the following famous metaphor means?

"No man is an island."

How would it read if it was a simile instead?

WEdnesday, January 4, POETRY - Metaphors , Similies, and Personification

Objective: By the end of class, you will recognize literary devices used in poetry and learn to use them yourself.

DO NOW

Change the following similes into metaphors:

The moon was like a giant bouncing ball.

The shriek was as loud as a siren.

Change the following metaphors into similes:

The light bulb was a bright sun.

The snow was a white blanket covering the city.

1. A Dream Deferred - read, read again an then again. Label accordingly and answer questions on handout.

2. "My family is a metaphor poem"

a. Read the sample poems.

b. Decide on something that represents your family (it could be a circus, the universe, the ocean, a car, a book, a tree, etc.)

c. Each one of your family members should be represented in your metaphor poem.

d. You should represent yourself last.

e. Use the samples as a direct guide for your own poem.

When you are done, let me proof read. After corrections are made, you can write it neatly and illustrate for display.

Exit Pass

What do you think the following metaphor means?

"No man is an island."

Wednesday, January 4, POETRY - Metaphors , Similies, and Personification

Objective; By the end of class, students will learn new literary terms, identify them in poetry and use them effectively.

DO NOW

Define alliteration and write a tongue twister as an example.

Write a couplet - a two line rhyme in which the last word of each line rhymes

example: The waiter was so slow and lazy /

i was so hungry it was driving me crazy!

1. Personification / Similies and Metaphors - write definitions into notebooks.

2. Read personification poem together. Identify human qualities given to non-human things.

3. Complete graphic organizer for personification.

4. Personification handout - complete one side - review - then work on graphic organizer to write your own paragraph or personification poem.

5. Read Willow and Ginko together.

6. In groups, answer comprehensive questions.

7. Review answers.

Exit Pass

Personify the following in complete sentences (one sentence for each).

Sky

Summer

A cell phone

Write a similie for the cold weather.

HW Creative Similie handout

Tuesday, January 3, Sounds of POETRY

Objective: By the end of class, students will writevan original poem and learn new literary devices and how they are used in poetry.

DO NOW

Use holt text to define the following terms and put them in your notebooks:

Alliteration

Rhyme

Personification

Metaphor

Simile

1. Look at the tongue twisters. These are good examples of alliteration. Write three original tongue twisters.

2. I AM POEM - Use graphic organizer to write an original poem about yourself.

3. Read the personification poem and complete the graphic organizer.

4. Review answers.

Exit Pass

Personify the following in one sentence each:

SNOW

SKY

STAR

HW - find a poem or song that you like and bring in the lyrics.

Tuesday, January 3, Sounds of POETRY

Objective: By t he end of class, students will learn new literary terms and how poets use them effectively (sounds of poetry).

DO NOW:


Define the following terms and write them into your notebooks. Use the purple section of holt text to find definitions.


Alliteration
Rhyme
Rhythm

1. Sounds of Poetry - slide show - take notes - couplets - rhythm and rhyme click here

2. Follow directions to write your own four stanza couplet poem. You may work in pairs. Go back and look at Big Yellow Taxi lyrics. Any couplets?

2. Alliteration - Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell lyrics and song

3. Identify all of the rhyme and alliteration you can find in Big Yellow Taxi. Are there any couplets?

5. Exit pass

Write three tongue twisters as an example of alliteration

HW - Find a poem with aliteration and rhyme and idenitfy throughout.. Then explain the poem in your own owrds in 3-5 sentences.

Friday, December 23, Tall Tales

Objective: By the end of class, you will demonstrate understanding of new vocabulary and TALL TALES.

DO NOW

Write a sentence using context clues for the following words (5 points each):

1. Pioneer (noun)

2. Flint (noun)

3. Shanty (noun)

4. Eccentric (adjective)

5. Shriek (verb)

6. Nibbled (verb)

Tall Tales review

2. View Big Fish

3. Answer questions on handout during film.

Big Fish Movie Summary

Adapted from Daniel Wallace’s novel, Big Fish explores father-son relationships and the tension between the literal truth

and the fantastical flourishes of myth and legend.

Will Bloom (Billy Crudup) hurries to his father’s bedside when he hears the doctor’s dire news. Edward Bloom (Albert

Finney) has only a short time to live. Will’s mother (Jessica Lange) attends to her husband with deep affection, showing

patience and even delight as the old man continues to spin unbelievable tales about his past adventures. Old Edward

insists that his life journey involved a lonely giant, a dark and dangerous forest, a mystical small town called Spectre, a

circus, a flood, a wicked witch, and a love story that pushes the limits of plausibility. As we see in colorful flashbacks, the

charming and youthful Edward (Ewan McGregor) would let nothing stand in the way of his ambition and his dreams.

As Will tries to pull apart these fanciful tales to find the truth about his father, he learns something about the nature of

truth and how it can sometimes be better expressed through metaphor and imagination than through cold hard facts.

Discussing the Scenes

Select one or more of these themes to discuss:

1. The Power of Story

2. Embellishing the Truth

3. The Power of Symbolism

4. Fearlessness

HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, Tall Tales Project and BIG FISH

-Objective: By the end of class, students will write their own tall tales from a choice board.

DO NOW

Write this down in notebooks:

The three most important elements that you must include in your tall tale are:

a. exaggerations

b. main character depicted as some kind of hero or heroine with non-human abilities or features.

c. have a clear, direct plot with a setting, events, climax and resolution.

View part of BIG FISH. Pay attention to the tall tales to gather ideas for your origianl writing.

Independent

TALL TALE CHOICE BOARD

You will receive a handout with 6 assignments on it. Choose two of the six to complete.

Closure

Review assignment progress.

Exit PAss

Three things always in a tale tale are.....??

HW - VOCABULARY TEST TOMORROW

Friday, December 23, Presentation Quiz and Introduction to Poetry

Objective: by the end of class, you will demonstrate understanding of each others' presentations and learn opposing views on the importance of poetry and teaching style in the classroom.

DO NOW

QUIZ - Answer the following (5 pts each):

1. Name four reasons that cell phones should be allowed in schools.

2. Name three reasons cell phones should not be allowed in schools.

3. Who is Annie Oakley?

4. How many women have been in government to date?

4. How many years do doctors have to go to school?

5. How much money does Kobe Bryant make per year?

6. Give me three reasons why students should get paid for getting good grades.

7. Why should we have more sex ed in schools? Give me three reasons.

8. Why should schools NOT give out condoms? Three reasons.

Introduction to Poetry

Centers

1. Sound

2. Language

3.

View Dead Poet's Society

Answer the questions on the handout provided. You may answer questions as you watch film.

Closure

Review answers.

Exit PASS

Turn in poetry handouts and HAVE A WONDERFUL AND SAFE HOLIDAY!!!!

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR :)