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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Homework

Study link  7.8

Noun song. Bring a printed, labelled copy for grading. Make sure you
spelled the nouns correctly in your song. How will you make your noun
song unique?

You must bring the poem you plan to recite to class tomorrow. We will
need it for tomorrow's class.

The actual recitation of the poems has been postponed. We will begin
reciting our poems next Wed.

Monday, January 21, 2013

The universe is falling apart


Collect other great metaphors as you find them

H/W
7.5 Math
Kennings Poem (Due Wed) Approx. 16 lines. Give your poem a decent title.
Cover Page for your Poetry booklet (Thur)
Bring an everyday object to school tomorrow

Thinking Ahead....
Poetry Recitation Week
Next week you will have to recite a poem of your choice to the class. You must choose a poem between now and next Monday and memorize it. Look at the links on the left side for a resource of poems. You need to explain why you choose the poem.

I will explain what the song is tomorrow

Due:    Poems Recitation     Song Interpreation
Mon    Student #s 1-4         Student #s 5-8
Tue     Student #s 9-12      Student #s 13-16
Wed    Student #s 17-22    Student #s 1-4
Thur   Student #s 5-8        Student #s 9-12
Fri      Student #s 13-16   Student #s 17-22

Friday, January 18, 2013

Report Cards

Congratulations on  such a great first week back.  Make sure you spend some time over the w/end to discuss your report cards with your parents: Achievements  and areas for growth.

Click for next week's WEEK AT A GLANCE

Class Reps for Student Council: If you would like to represent our class on student council, have your speech ready for Wednesday.

Student of the Week: Owen


Friday Message: What's Ordinary?

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Pinterest


Thank you to Ryan for reminding me that:
"When there is a choice between choosing right and choosing kind; choose kind."


H/W Study Link 7.3 A.11 (Optional)

  • See Think Wonder  HARD COPY handed in!
  • Heart Poem - Final Draft -  HARD COPY
  • Pinterest x10 on poetry inspiration board and x10pins on Quotes board


Pinterest: There seemed to be a lot of interest in Pinterest. Use this tool for education as well as to begin your collections.


Recap video on how Pinterest works below:

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Precept: Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

7.2

Heart poems  - Due Fri
WILF

  • Poetic format and structure
  • Approx 12-16 lines
  • Make sure your poem gives a glimpse inside your heart
  • Use strong vocabulary


Remember
See Think Wonder - Due tomorrow

When you truly believe it, everybody else will!


Enjoy the poem again from yesterday's class
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