2/15: Introduction to Poetry! What is it? And what is it not?; Watched a few slam poems; completed new poetry vocabulary worksheet 2/16: All about Line Breaks... what are they? When do we add them? and why?- Group activity. Here is a longer explanation to help you (with LOTS of examples) if you're confused about why line breaks are important. 2/21: Tone and Connotation lesson using colors 2/22: Creative Writing Day! Two prompts 2/23: "Mark-up" our first poem: "Dog's Death" by John Updike 2/24: Reading day & Lit Circle Check-in
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2/13: Students chose a novel to read outside of class. We will have mini check-ins each Friday for half of the class period; the other half of the class period is time to read the novel. Books should be completed by Thursday, March 16th along with the literature circle role.
This lists the book options as well as the page checks to keep you on track. 1/30: Ethos, Pathos, Logos Guided Notes + Advertisements, persuasive paragraph "pre-test"
1/31: "Are cell phones more helpful or disruptive?" free write; critiqued a sample essay; class debate 2/1: Watched this video about social media and identified how the creator used ethos, pathos and logos to convey his point; read this article about cell phone addiction; practice persuasive paragraph taking a stand on if cell phones are helpful or disruptive 2/2: Read this article on driverless cars, working in groups to summarize the authors' main points and determining how to best organize those points; discuss how intended audience can change the reasons 2/3: Explain essay prompts, graphic organizer |
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