We watched A Christmas Story. Any time left on Thursday was spent working on our own holiday memoirs. These are due Friday at 10pm on turnitin.com.
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Today we read a holiday memoir example, worked on finding our own example, then I went over the directions for the holiday memoir. You turned in your notes on my story and the story you selected and analyzed at the end of class.
Today we had our poetry slam, and shared a selected poem. Please make sure you submit the poetry packet by 10pm tonight.
Work time for the Poetry Portfolio (slides 56-61). We will be having a poetry slam 12/13, so make sure you bring a poem to read to the class.
Lyrical Analysis presentations. I also introduced the Poetry Portfolio (slides 56-61). We will be having a poetry slam 12/13, so make sure you bring a poem to read to the class.
We started working on the Lyrical Analysis group project (slides 52-55).
Today we worked on our own Self and Society Poem (slide 44), and A Snapshot in Time Poem (slides 45-50).
Happy Thanksgiving! I am very thankful to have you all as my students this year. Enjoy the holiday! Today we worked on a Self and Society Poem Analysis (slides 41-43, pages 6-7 in Poetry Packet).
Today we listened to a podcast, and then we wrote a Postcard Poem (slides 33-39).
Poetry Packet Contents (due 12/2):
Today we listened to a podcast, and then wrote a Color Poem (slides 29-32).
We listened to a podcast, then worked on childhood poetry analysis and writing your own childhood poem (slides 25-28 and pages 4-5 in the Poetry Packet).
Today we listened to a podcast (do not forget to be working on your reviews), and then looked at haiku and limericks, and wrote a partner haiku and limerick (slides 20-24).
Today we worked on Poetry Quick Writes (slides 17-19, and pages 2-3 in the Poetry Packet).
Reminder: literary analysis essay is due SUNDAY at 10pm on turnitin.com (no hard copy needed). Today we practiced personification, onomatopoeia, and simile (slides 8-15), then worked on a poem incorporating the three literary devices (slide 16). The poem is due tomorrow.
Today we listened to a podcast, and then peer edited rough drafts for the essay. We then started our new unit: Poetry, by working on poetry analysis (slides 1-6, and page 1 in the Poetry Packet). The poetry analysis is due 11/14.
Work time for the literary analysis essay rough draft. The rough draft is due tonight by 10pm on turntin.com, with a hard copy needed in class on Tuesday.
Group work time for the podcast. These are due 11/12 at the start of class. Please make sure one person submits the podcast outline by then too.
Work time for the podcast or the essay outline (check with your group to decide).
Homework: finish/submit outline by 10pm Sunday 11/3. We watched the film Clue to get inspiration for our group podcast assignment.
Today I introduced the literary analysis essay. You then had time to get your topics approved and to work on the outline (outline template).
Due dates for the essay:
Reading day for the independent novel (list of your books). Please make sure you finish the novels by 10/28.
Reminder: submit Fairytale Rewrite by 10pm tonight. Work time for the Fairytale Rewrite (slides 4-8). The partner story is due by Friday at 10pm on turnitin.com (just one submission per partner pair).
We finished Maleficent, and then looked at Politically Correct Bedtime Stories to see another perspective of retelling fairytales.
We analyzed the film Maleficent in order to prepare for our next assignment, a fairytale rewrite.
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