August 19, 2012

English Language Arts- Fisher (Periods 1, 3, 4 & 6)

Monday, August 20                                                            
Classwork:

  1. Do Now: Roots Quiz #3
  2. Then: Review Roots Quiz #2
  3. Reminder: Yearbook Pictures taken THIS WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY DURING ENGLISH CLASS!
Homework:
  • Revise poem (due by Friday @ 2:15)
  • Bring 3 complete song lyrics to next class (printed)
Tuesday and Wednesday, August 21 and 22                    
(PLEASE NOTE THAT WEDNESDAY CLASSES WILL BE ALTERED FOR PICTURE-TAKING)
Classwork:
  1. Do Now: The sound of poetry
  2. Then: Cornell notes for Rhyme, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Repetition
  3. Read/Listen: Denise Levertov's A Tree Telling of Orpheus (p. 659)
  4. After: Analysis of A Tree Telling of Orpheus
  5. Read/Listen: William Carlos Williams' Spring and All (p. 665)
  6. After: Analysis of Spring and All 
Homework:
  • Continue scanning your three songs from class for: symbolism, imagery, figures of speech
  • Object Poem Draft 2 Requirements:
  1. Typed, name/period/date/Object Poem at top-left
  2. Title (DO NOT REVEAL THE OBJECT'S NAME IN THE TITLE)
  3. Speaker must be object/plant (DO NOT REVEAL THE OBJECT'S NAME IN THE POEM)
  4. At least 8 lines, 2 stanzas
  5. must include: figurative language, rhyme, symbolism, imagery (to Exceed, include some of the other devices we've discussed or that you know)
  6. skip a line at the end and reveal what the object is
  7. Due by 2:15 on Friday
  • Bring 3 songs' lyrics to next class
Thursday and Friday, August 23 and 24                                 
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THURSDAY CLASSES WILL BE ALTERED FOR PICTURE-TAKING)
Classwork:
  1. Do Now: Who is the speaker in A Tree Telling of Orpheus? Why don't we just say it's the author?
  2. Cornell Notes: Speaker, Allusion and Parallelism 
  3. Read/Listen: Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night (p.679)
  4. Writing Workshop: Full analysis of Dylan Thomas' Poem
  5. Writing Workshop: Applying analysis to a song (students bring their own favorites)
Homework:
  1. Typed, name/period/date at top-left
  2. Title (DO NOT REVEAL THE OBJECT'S NAME IN THE TITLE)
  3. Speaker must be object/plant (DO NOT REVEAL THE OBJECT'S NAME IN THE POEM)
  4. At least 8 lines, 2 stanzas (no more than 20lines, 4 stanzas)
  5. must include: figurative language, rhyme, alliteration
  6. skip a line at the end and reveal what the object is
  7. Due in class on Tuesday/Wednesday
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