One day to the party...

Excellent work today on your poems. What will you do for tomorrow to make your performances even better?

If you can, please bring in food/ drinks to share with your class for the Poetry Party

Watch to learn more about poetry... Writing poetry to figure things out...

Sentence Fluency: Test Practice Exercises

Test is next Wed or Fri (will confirm next Mon.)

http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/sent/clause_quiz.htm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g4c26/nadia.htm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index_pre.html

http://itech.pjc.edu/writinglab/senpat.htm types of sentences

http://eslbee.com/cgi-bin/quiztest.cgi?helenkeller

http://webschool.wash.k12.ut.us/language/lessons/compoundsentences.html

http://www.quia.com/pop/37751.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/242899.html?AP_rand=1383585617

http://www.quia.com/quiz/299540.html (ignore question 13 and 16)

http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html

Some of the questions on this exercise, we have not covered yet...but we will. Try it for fun!

http://www.quia.com/quiz/815621.html?AP_rand=60951870

The Poscars

Will you receive one of these on Thursday?

Just think - fame - fortune - paparazzi! Will you be ready?

CAN YOU DISCUSS YOUR POETIC MOVES IN DEPTH?

P.I.P.E.S.

Grammar Recap

Video Review - Compound-complex sentences

Poetry Revision List

H/W
Make sure you watch this video
Make sure you are ready to perform your poem in class tomorrow. You must talk about you poetic moves before reciting your memorized poem. Remember - You will be graded on your PIPES
Membean



Champion of Champions - All class winners of the PIPE Off - will present to the C-Side meeting on Wed 11th March. - Who will be crowned - Champion of Champions?

The Poscars Award

The following 'Poscar Awards'  will be handed out at the end of the Poetry Party on Thursday.

• Best Visual Interpretation (Use of Body Language)
• Best Projection (Volume)
• Best Inflection and Pacing 
• Best Memorized Delivery
• Best Multiple Voice Poem
• Best Original Poem (Overall 'top' award for poem and performance)
• Best Props
• Best Group Poem
• Most Improved Poet

Awards will also be given to the PIPE off 

Class and Block champions

Will you raise your performance and be nominated for one of the awards?

Slam Poetry: Expecting

Lesson Recap:Enjambment

 

H/W
50 mins of Membean this week

Poetry H/W

• You must have at least one of your poems MEMORIZED by Wed. 
• You will need to recite the poem to me privately. 
• You must speak of the poetic moves in the poem. 
• You will receive SUMMATIVE craft grade for your poetic moves and a speaking and listening grade (PIPES) for this poem. This poem can be a group poem (paired)
• Rubrics are on left side of the blog.
• Most of Tuesday's class will be spent revising your poems and preparing for this.

Sentence Fluency Test - Next WED - Spend 5 mins each night doing some of these exercises

Sentence Fluency: Test Practice Exercises -

http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/sent/clause_quiz.htm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g4c26/nadia.htm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index_pre.html

http://itech.pjc.edu/writinglab/senpat.htm types of sentences

http://eslbee.com/cgi-bin/quiztest.cgi?helenkeller

http://webschool.wash.k12.ut.us/language/lessons/compoundsentences.html

http://www.quia.com/pop/37751.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/242899.html?AP_rand=1383585617

http://www.quia.com/quiz/299540.html (ignore question 13 and 16)

http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html

Some of the questions on this exercise, we have not covered yet...but we will. Try it for fun!

http://www.quia.com/quiz/815621.html?AP_rand=60951870

TEST PRACTICE: ASK the Teacher sheet