PROJECT: Literature Collection of....

The Literature Collection of

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1. Biopoem

2. I am from….

3. My name….

4. “If I was in Charge of the World….” 

            Handout

            My original

5. “What is Success?”  Ralph Waldo Emerson

6. “The Choice”  Dorothy Parker

7. Haiku

8. Cinquain and Limerick

9. My original rhyme poem modeled after “The Germ” by Ogden Nash

10. Topic poem

11. Acrostic Poem

12.  Tribute to a significant male in my life

13. Form poetry

14. Desiderata by Max Erhmann

15. Origin Myth

16.  “Fortunately, Unfortunately”

17.  Diamante

18.  Poems I found appealing: __________________________________________________

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19.  My best writing assignment

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20.  The poem I memorized:

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21.  A Poet’s Study

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22-26. OTHER (my choices)

Poet Study

          Poet Study

Research an author.

1. Fast Facts: Find 5 to 10 fast facts about the poet (be sure one is birth date/death?)

2. Picture: Include if possible.

3. Genre: Determine which type of poetry and other genres he/she is noted for (some authors produced more than one – remember Shirley Jackson who produced stories about kids and family life as well as horror!)

4. Literary Works: List 2 to 5 poems/books/stories written by the author & the year published.  Be sure to site them by using quotes (poems or short stories) or underlining (novels).

5. Personal commentary (What poem did you read from this poet? Did you like it?  Would you like to read more of his/her work?  Why do you think that person was so good at the writing they did?  Was there something in the person’s background which led them to become an author?)

6. Sources: Be sure to sight your sources properly.  Some poets have their own websites or there are groups who have been created to honor that author’s memory and works.

(Hand in a one-page report with your information).

Thursday May 21, 2015

Princeton took their Reading MAP test today.

Yale watched "Swing Kids" and recorded acts of defiance and acts of control in their journal.
We corrected Simple Solutions #77.
Discussion questions for 13 Reasons (#1) were collected.
Simple Solutions Test corrections collected.

HOMEWORK:
Simple Solutions #78
Poet Study
Read 3A and complete questions of our novel, 13 Reasons.



All make-up work due Tuesday.
Literature Portfolios should be completed by Wednesday.

Wednesday May 20th, 2015

HARVARD:
Journal entry:
Harvard -- Spring MAP  (two columns, what I knew, what I didn't); calculate progress from Spring 2014 to Spring 2015
We corrected SS #77.  Test 19 returned and we went over corrections -- sheets due tomorrow.
We handed in our discussion questions for 13 Reasons Why
We listened to the beginning of Cassette 3A and received our new discussion question sheet.
We received our poems and folders to begin assembling work for our literature portfolio.
PRINCETON:
We completed two vocab review exercises and one examining paradoxes, foreshadowing and flashback.
We worked on our NWEA MAP vocabulary packet.
We talked about Cassette 2B (Tyler Downs) and handed in our discussion questions.
YALE:
Listened to Cassette 2B; worked on discussion questions
Received our Simple Solutions Test back; went over corrections; correction sheet due tomorrow

All sections received the table of contents for the Literature portfolio due Tuesday 5/26.
Acrostic, topic, and diamante poems collected.

HOMEWORK:
Poet Study (just like an author study); you pick the poet; due Friday 5/22
Simple Solutions #78 & #79
Continue developing and illustrating poems
Read Cassette 3A and complete study guide questions.
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

Today Harvard and Yale took the Reading MAP test.
Princeton watched "Swing Kids" and evaluated acts of defiance and acts of control during Hitler's rise to power in Germany.
Test corrections on SS #19 due.
Complete Lesson 77.

Read Cassette 2B  "Tyler Downs" and complete questions.

Poems should be published and handed in.
Poetry portfolios due next Monday.

Monday May 18th, 2015

Journal entry:
    "Fortunately....unfortunately...."   We began construction of another creative poem.
Five couplets minimum and a final line.

We took the poetry interpretation assessment on "Speech to the Young" and "Mother to Son."

We continued working on our NWEA MAP vocabulary.

Princeton began listening to Cassette 2B and took a team quiz.

HOMEWORK:
NWEA MAP table
review root words, prefixes and suffixes

Due Wednesday
Figurative language worksheet (Thirteen Reasons Why quotes)
Poems published:  topic poem and diamante
Read Cassette 2B and questions
Simple Solutions #77

Extra Effort Opportunities for READING & WRITING due 5/22

READING:
        Pick a poet; complete an author study.
        Find three poems written by this author.
        Write a one paragraph reflection on his/her poems.

Think about our current novel, Thirteen Reasons Why.  Create a power point about the importance of believing in yourself.  Include at least 3 quotes from famous folks -- be sure to use quotes and list their names.

Questions?
    Can I do both?  YES   Do I have to?  NO
    When are they due?  Friday, May 22nd.
    How many slides do I have to use in my powerpoint?  Four to Seven (font should be at least 18 -22 so it can be read on the Smart board)
       


WRITING:
       Create a study tool (Power point, game, etc)  for
                     1.  The 8 parts of speech
                        OR
                     2.  Verbals:  participles, gerunds, infinitives
                        OR
                     3.  Kinds of Sentences (compound, complex, simple, compound-complex)


       Think about the Holocaust unit and Parallel Journeys which we just finished.  (Create a political cartoon that would present another side -- against Hitler's propaganda)

(Questions?
      Can I do all three?  YES   Do I have to?  NO)

       When are they due?   FRIDAY, MAY 22nd