Root of the Week

Root of the Week - Cogn - Learn/Know

H/W

ALL CLASSES
Bring an article (or an link to an article) that you found on the web for Tuesday's class. You will need this to create you next poem.

C/D - E/F Classes
Membean - 30 minutes by Wed (50 word test is Wednesday)
IXL - 7th Grade O.3 (By Wednesday)

Enjoy this example of visualizating ideas in poems

Next Week

Book Club Presentations will begin Monday

Do not forget to have your poem visualization video in these links by Monday.

C/D Videos

E/F Videos

G/H Videos

Next week is just a 3 day week, but we will be covering some important concepts in poetry. Please let me know if you are traveling early.

Today's Tasks

Turn in your videos from today's class to these links - in the second column

C/D Videos

E/F Videos

G/H Videos

Homebase Slideshow

Visualizing: Using Poet's Eyes

Lesson Recap: Bite into your poems. Devour the ideas

When you visualize, you can go from use the literal images to reach a more abstract interpretation of the poems you read.

H/W

• Keep up to date with your reading
• Your book club presentations should be finished for Monday (You will have 30minutes in class tomorrow to work on them)
• Membean

Compound Sentences

H/W - Work on your contribution to your book club presentation. You do NOT need to be finished for Thursday, but you should have done something so that you can finish by the end of Thursday's class. (You will have about 40mins to work on this on Thursday. Book clubs will present Monday)

TEAMWORK - is also being assessed through this activity - Hint Hint E/F class couch group!

ASK - Practice  (Do this for more practice on compound sentences)

Lesson Recap:

In class practice

Comma Splice Practice

Run-ons Practice

Challenge game:

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire