FLOCAB TIME

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Monday 11/18/19

SOC
Read for 10 minutes

Let's finish notes on the Sounds of poetry.

HW: Read 20 minutes

Friday 11/15

Read Wonder Think--with your poetry packet--be sure to wonder about possible symbols or metaphors.

Let's talk about the Sounds of poetry.

HW: Read 20 minutes in your IR books.

Thursday 11/14

10 minute read poetry packet

Let's look at a few poems together and find some literary devices

Fog

BY CARL SANDBURG

The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.

I hope to see you later today for parent teacher conferences :)

Wednesday 11/13

10 minutes of reading--read the poems in your packet--look up words yo do not know, use the Read Wonder Think Strategy

NOW for more notes

HW: 20 minutes of reading in you rIR books--look for examples of allusion, hyperbole, personification or symbol.

Tuesday 11/12

LW #4

First para same as in lw directions. Instead of post it, write the line;
 ON Page ______ I found this (simile or metaphor), "copy the full line here."

Second paragraph explain the figurative language and why it works. in other words what is it actually saying without saying it and how.


NOW for more notes

HW: Read 20 minutes.

Friday 11/8

10 minutes of reading

Share out similes you found last night in your reading.

Finish up notes on metaphor-find metaphors in your poems.

Take notes on Hyperbole

HW: READ 20 minutes

Thursday 11/7

10 minutes to read

Begin literary terms--take notes in RN

Simile/Metaphor

Now find as many examples as you can in your poetry packet- (5 min)

transfer one example of each into your notes

HW: read 20 minutes look for similes and metaphors in your reading

Wednesday 11/6

10 minutes of reading

Example to RWT together with

Finish up your thinking portion of the RWT strategy



HW: read 20 minutes--look for simile/metaphor examples :)

Tuesday 11/5

10 minutes of reading
RWT strategy discussed

Upside Down See the read-wonder-think strategy for understanding poetry used below.

1. Read: Perhaps circle words or ideas but nothing else yet. 2. Wonder: Why does “swingin free catch my attention?Busses, buildings dangle 3. Think:The use of the words “swingin’ free” is significant. I think when we let go of the way we see things, the way we are supposed to see things we gain a certain freedom from constraints of society and while this feels deep for a kid’s poem, I think Silverstein often sends messages about creativity and its importance. So swingin free to me symbolizes creativity -no rules maybe and that it’s important.  I do feel we are accustomed to seeing the world as we are taught to see the world and I think this causes a lack of empathy. I get this from the “nice to see” phrase. I think we should “walk in someone else’s shoes” occasionally. It can be “nice to see” how others see because it gives us a better understanding of the world.  The use of the word dangle and the unusual circumstance of busses floating make me think that seeing things from a different angle might be fun and different but it is still a little scary. I think it’s the word dangle that makes me think of possible danger. This makes me think that it is sometimes “scary” to look differently at the world because seeing it as we always do is comfortable. Change is hard and often when we see things differently, we shift everything. In fact like in this poem , our world gets a little “turned upside down”.

USing a poem from your packet-apply the RWT strategy. DO this in your RN.

HW: read 20 minutes, Look for figurative language.

Monday 11/4

In Reader's notebook--LW # 3--Use this space to write a longwrite that identifies and explains a piece of figurative language you have found. (10 min)

Continue searching for 5 poems you like for one reason or another.
Poetry 180 Link

Also feel free to use the books.
If you find a poem in a book EITHER:

A) search it by its title and author in Google and if you find it, use that as a link
                                         OR
B) take a photo of the poem and insert that into your slideshow
               Take a photo or video with your Chromebook

1. In the corner of your screen, select the Launcher .
2. Open Camera . Then, on the right side, choose an option:
• Select Photo  Take photo .
• Select Square  Take photo 
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• Goal--5 poems by the time you come to class tomorrow

HW: 5 poems chosen and linked properly on your slideshow

Friday 11/1

10 minutes to read

Share out some figurative language

What is poetry?

Now it's time to read some poetry.  The goal is to find 5 poems that speak to you in some way. We will use these poems as a tool as we study the devices of poetry.
BILLY COLLINS
The logistics:

1. Make a copy of this slideshow
2. Name it yourname's poems  (Angie's poems)
3. Move it to your English 8 folder
4. Dig in and read poems.
5. As you find a poem that you like, link it to the slideshow and then answer the question on the slide.
6. Keep reading the poems

HW: Read 20 minutes