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Saturday, April 6, 2013

Language Arts Week of April 8th, 2013

Language Arts

Weekend work

WRITING:

All sections: Finish writing essay;  due Monday, April 8th

What is poetry?
   Paragraph #1  introduction (use a good lead, a quote, a question, etc.)
   Paragraph #2 Body --  the denotation of poetry (define poetry, what are the components of poetry, what techniques does a poet use to create ound?)
   Paragraph # 3 Body -- the connotation of poetry (feelings spoken through poetry, visualization, impact of poetry on people)
   Paragraph #4  Body -- your insights on the importance of poetry;  is it less scary than when we began this unit?  enjoyment of writing poetry
   Paragraph #5 Conclusion -- wrap it up; give some insights on poetry;what you've learned. etc.

Princeton & Yale -- poetry collection folders due Monday, April 8th.

Simple Solutions Test on 45 to 48 on Monday, homework packet will be collected.

READING:

Novels:

To Kill A Mockingbird -- Harvard (read chapters 23, 24, 25 and complete guided reading)
Flowers for Algernon - Harvard  (finish two poems written about the story).
Thirteen Reasons Why - Princeton (finish Guided Reading sheet;  cassettes 4 & 5)
Nothing but the Truth - Yale (finish logs; examine your character; prepare for performance assessment on characterization)

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Monday 4/8/13

Harvard (To Kill A Mockingbird -- read 26, 27, 28, 29, 30  finish guided reading); vocabulary with context clues

Flowers for Algernon (finish discussion questions); vocabulary

Nothing but The Truth  (vocabulary)

Thirteen Reasons Why -- finish cassettes 6 & 7; guided reading

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Tuesday 4/9/13

Simple Solutions #49




FIELD TRIP MONEY FOR SPRINGFIELD WAS DUE 4/5/2013
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