Friday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Homework

10-1 and 10-2

There is no homework this weekend. Enjoy and be safe. Remember 10-2, your projects are due Monday.

Classwork:
10-1

Today in class, we discussed a freewrite on homelessness. Then, we wrote the definition of tone. Write all the different ways in which you could say "I'm fine." (insincere, depressed, etc.) Then, we read the poem "miss rosie," by Lucille Clifton. Please read the poem, and list any literary devices you find. Then, write a fictional biography for Miss Rosie- who is she, what happened to her, and what the speaker's relationship is to her. Decide the speaker's tone toward Miss Rosie. You are responsible for having all of this in your notebook.

10-2

If you missed class yesterday, please freewrite on "Do you think sports prepare high school students for real life?" Define the word Jargon. Then, read "Ex-Basketball Player" by John Updike. Please choose one stanza. Write the meter pattern ( u / u etc.) for ONE line. Then, list all the literary devices you can find in that stanza. List any jargon you find. Write what you think the speaker's tone is, and what you feel the setting of the poem is. Choose one theme of the poem.

Thursday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

10-2

Classwork:

Today in class, we read "miss rosie" in the text book and discussed tone. If you missed class, you should define tone in your notebook, read the poem, and write a fictional biography for Miss Rosie, in which you describe who she is, what happened to her, and what her relationship is to the speaker of the poem. Then decide what tone the speaker has in the poem toward Miss Rosie. With that in mind, write a bit in your notebook about what you think "i stand up" means.

Homework:

Work on your Julius Caesar projects; they are due Monday.

10-1

Classwork:

Today in class, we are defining assonance, alliteration, metaphor, simile, symbol, free verse, repetition, imagery, personification, onomatopoeia, and meter. Write these definitions, and label any examples of them you can find in your song.

Homework:

We are also reading "Heart!" by Emily Dickinson on page 479. Define "apostrophe." Read the poem, and answer the questions:

Who is the speaker? Who is the audience? What is the tone? What happens in the poem?

January 22, 2008

Tonight's Homework:

10-2

Please continue to work on your Julius Caesar projects.
Also, please finish your apostrophes and consider sharing tomorrow.

10-1

Please define the literary term I assigned to you in class.
Also, come up with an example, and a way for your classmates to remember it.
Bring your song lyrics again tomorrow.