Thursday, August 13, 2015

Today in Class: August 13, 2015

B1
  • DGP 3: compound proper nouns
  • Organize notebooks: touching base with common Table of Contents
  • Unit 1 Essential Question video and discussion: Does all communication serve a positive purpose?
  • Elements of Poetry: read as class, discussion
  • Poetry Terms Foldable
    • free verse, rhyme, internal rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole
  • Homework: Finish Poetry Terms Foldable; notebook checks tomorrow, remember to bring SSR book

B3
  • DGP 4: Pronouns
  • Native American Origin Myths (read as class, students took notes in notebook)
  • Comparing Literary Works exercise with Native American Origin Myths
  • Homework:
    • Choose one of the three myths and turn it into a play that a group of classmates can perform for an audience. Notebook checks tomorrow, remember to bring SSR book
B4
  • DGP 4: Pronouns
  • Finish "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" notes
  • Begin working on two-page short stories
  • Notebook checks
  • Homework: 1) Finish short story, if needed. 2) Bring in a poem or short piece of prose to read to your classmates tomorrow (for a grade). It can be something you wrote, or something by someone else.