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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Reading Classes
Partner Book Talk: the argument book discussion is postponed until after the poetry party.

Next week:
Poetry party audition Wednesday
Poetry party Thursday (Read instructions from last week)
Membean test Friday

Root of the Week:  Man

Membean stats for February - Summative Assessments are in powerschool based on minutes practiced.






Friday, February 27, 2015

Making the Invisible -Visible


HB CHALLENGE  - Find out who these people are, meet them, and come next Friday telling the HB what you think we should do for them. If you need any HB time to work on this - Monday is available. Will you rise to the challenge?

Lesson Recap




No additional homework. READ

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Recap: Complex Sentences

warm Up:  Do this link


Do you know all the characteristics of complex sentences?

H/W - You paragrah should be finished by tomorrow

Drop your final pieces in here - Final piece is due FRIDAY!
C/D Class Extended Metaphor
E/F Class Extended Metaphor
G/H Class Extended Metaphor

How's your extended metaphor coming? Remember THE STRUGGLE IS THE LEARNING

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Extended Metaphor

Lesson Recap  Figurative Language A=B means C
To build an 'extended metaphor'
1) Start with an anchor metaphor - My life ain't no crystal stair
2) Brainstorm words, verbs, phrases, adjectives associated with A and B side of the metaphor
3) Build the lists into lines of poetry using one from the A and B side
4) Craft the lines into poetry using other poetic devices
5) Revise, edit, and publish into files below

See these examples from class today

Mentor Samples


H/W

  • C/D -& E/F classes. Read your paired book club book. Be prepared to come to class on Thursday to argue about a topic that you both disagree with.
  • All classes: Don't forget yesterday's poem - (Due Wed)



EXTENDED METAPHOR POEM
You must create an extended metaphor in your team and turn it into the slideshow: DUE FRI (You will work on this in class WED)

Turn your work in here Both names on the piece
C/D Class Extended Metaphor
E/F Class Extended Metaphor
G/H Class Extended Metaphor

Grading Criteria

  • You poem uses a single 'anchor' metaphor and continues to 'extend' that metaphor throughout the poem
  • Other metaphors that are linked to the anchor metaphor can be clearly identified in the poem
  • Your poem communicates a message/idea. - e.g. My life ain't no crystal stair - the idea is that she has had a tough life, but never gave up and kept reaching other goals.
  • Poetry format and structure with an effective title
  • Minimum 16 lines
This assignment is simply testing whether you can write a poem that contains an extended metaphor. Remember, not every line needs to be a metaphor.



Mentor Poem:
Remember your last poem? Many of you still need to turn in your last poem that spoke about your poetic moves. Nicholas did a really impressive job here talking about the different moves he made in his poem.


Monday, February 23, 2015

Figurative Language

Finish for H/W (Spend no more than 15minutes) Take a screen to prove you completed the 2nd exercise. 


Lesson Recap

Go to socrative.com Log on: mrBuxtonM324
Follow the prompts and then answer this question.
Write a line of poetry that contains a metaphor



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