Thursday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today in class, we peer edited each other's work.  We also went over the guidelines for final projects.  Tomorrow you must bring:

your typed analysis

your typed biography

your typed works cited page

printouts of the online articles you used

a cover page with heading

a copy of the poem you analyzed

a visual or sound aid - if you bring in a song to play, you may play only a section of the song and it must be CLEAN.

Tomorrow, we will present.  Presentations include a summary of the poet's life and work, a visual aid, and a reading of one poem.  

Homework: Finish your projects, no excuses.  You may email me for help at ms.linkowski.gmail.com

Thursday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today we reviewed internet citations, the guidelines for oral presentations, and for the written final projects.

Homework:

Continue to work on your final projects.  The first presentations are tomorrow.

Wednesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

In class today, we read our revised poems, and commented on others'.  If you were absent, make sure you can show me your revised poem when you come back.

Homework:

Tomorrow, bring in a draft of either your biography or analysis of a poem for peer editing.  Remember, your projects are due on Friday.

Wednesday - 9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today we discussed the qualities of a good speaker and audience, in preparation for our upcoming presentations.  

Homework:

Workbook, page 397: Copy #s 1-15 in your notebook.

Workbook, page 397: Answer all sidebar questions.

Projects due Friday.

Tuesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

REMINDER: Projects due Friday, no excuses.  I am available for help/questions at lunchtime or after school by appointment.

Classwork:

Today, we discussed revising our own poetry.  

The five things that should be eliminated are:

-cliches (it's not you it's me, you are my world)

-abstract terms (love, hate, sad, wisdom)  Replace these with more specific, sensory images.

-things that are unclear or that the reader cannot understand

-boring verbs (walk, say, like, etc.) Replace these with specific verbs (stroll, scream, enjoy)

-inverted sentences (the book was written by Jane, happy) is the way I feel about you)  Replace these with strong, direct sentences (Jane wrote the book, I feel happy about you)

Also, try to condense and compress your poem.

Then, we revised, in groups, our classmates' poetry.

Homework:

Bring in a revised version of your poem to read to the class.

Make sure you also have your original poem; I am looking to see how seriously you took the revision process, and how deeply you thought about your work.

Tuesday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today, we reviewed Works Cited pages, and took any questions; remember, you are expected to have a correct works cited page for your final project.

We also reviewed your weekend homework, which was page 558 #s 1-10

Also, a reminder: Your notebooks may be collected at any time.  

Homework:

Please read pages 390-394 (Earthquake: Cover and Hold) in your workbook.  Copy "terms to know" and answer all sidebar questions.