Tuesday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

We reviewed Works Cited format.  Examples were put up on transparency and chart paper.  Get notes from a friend.

Homework:

Copy the Works Cited page exactly into your notebook,  It is on page 266.

Make sure that you double space, and use italics rather than underline titles.

Monday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

We took a test on literary devices.

We reviewed works cited pages and how to put one together for our poetry projects.  I am happy to conference with you individually about your particular project.  In the "Links" section is a web page about citing.

Homework:

Continue to work on your projects; I expect to see your sources this week.

Monday - 9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Analyze the seven ages of man.

Review iambic pentameter.

Taught extended metaphor.

Extra credit: Find the Elvis song in which he sings, "all the world's a stage."

Homework:

Continue to work on your poetry projects.

Thursday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

REMINDERS: Your choice of poet is due tomorrow.

  We have a test on Monday on literary devices.

Classwork

Freewrite: "Is love without money or material possessions enough for you?  Why or why not?"

List: Things you can give someone without using money.

Define: "lyric poem"

Read: "I Am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca in your textbook

Answer: What metaphors and similes does Baca use to describe his poem?

What is Baca's attitude toward love without money?

What does Baca leave out?

Begin writing your own lyric poem.  It needs a refrain (like Baca's "I love you") and similes and/or metaphors.

Homework:

Read "Simile" in your textbook by N. Scott Momoday.

Write a short paragraph explaining the poem and the simile.

Finish your poem.

Thursday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today we finished watching people's poetry presentations.

We listened to and discussed Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the thing with feathers."

Homework:

Read the entirety of page 444.

Do the quickwrite.

Define extended metaphor.

Read p. 444 - "The Seven Ages of Man" and explain it.

On page 446, answer questions 1-6

Continue working on your final poetry projects.

Thursday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

10-1 and 10-2

Today, we went over your final project for the poetry unit.  I will give you a hard copy tomorrow, but for now, it is under "documents" on this site.

10-2

Classwork:

We discussed "Where I'm From" poems.  We filled out the questionnaire (also in "documents" and discussed our answers.

Homework:

Bring a rough draft to class tomorrow.

I will still offer extra credit for anyone who comments on "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid

10-1

Classwork:

We did a free write "Are men and women under the same pressure to look 'perfect?'  What does perfect look like?"  Then, we discussed "boring" words (sad, good, etc.) and came up with specific, interesting synonyms.  Next, we read the poem "Same Song" in the textbook.  Write down the word that strikes you the most, and write down the allusion in the poem.  

We filled out the personal questionnaire to start our "Where I'm From" poems.

Homework:

Draft your "Where I'm From" poem in your notebook.  You must have it tomorrow.

If you like, I will give 5 mini points for anyone who reads "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid and comments on it on this site.

Monday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

10-2

Classwork:

Write about your favorite piece of clothing and how it makes you feel.

Define the word "ode."

Read "Ode To My Socks" by Pablo Neruda on page 498

If you want to hear this poem read, go here.

List the metaphors and similes, and explain what they mean.

How does the speaker feel about his socks? his feet?

Why does he eventually wear the socks?

What do you think "the moral of this ode" is?

Homework:

Write an ode to a common object. You must use one simile or metaphor, as well as one instance of either rhyme, assonance, or alliteration. This is due, for a grade, on Wednesday.

10-1

Classwork:

Free write on the question "Do sports prepare high school students for real life? Why or Why not?" Then, find the definitions of "jargon" and "slang."

Then, read the poem "Ex-Basketball Player" on page 519 in your textbook.

Finish the group work we started in class. Pick ONE stanza, write the meter pattern for ONE line (stressed/unstressed,) identify and label literary devices, identify all jargon and slang, write who you think the speaker of the poem is, write what you think the setting of the poem is, write what you think the tone of the poem is, and write what you think a theme of the poem is.

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?