Tuesday, November 30

Writing Prompt: Today is Parent/Teacher Conferences. What do you think I should tell your parent/guardians? Write a self-assessment of yourself.

Today: Finish Poet Biography on laptops. Email me your information by tonight! Include your sources and put the information in your own words.
Poetry Out Loud Project

Important Dates:  
Wednesday: Memorization and performance plan due in class
Thursday: Poetry Performance
                 Poetry Analysis due (email this to me)
                 Vocabulary Talent Show?
Friday: Poetry Performance
            Vocabulary Quiz

Presentation Days:
Thursday: 
Jordan
Maryliza
Sierra
Fajion
Eric
Lauren
Steven
Miguel
Marcus

Friday:
Trey
Briana
Sadé
Andrea
Mike D
Hadea
Shante
Jordan
Tynisha
Jessie
Brittany

Poetry Out Loud

Poetry Out Loud Project 

Example of Poetry Analysis - Robert Frost Poem

Brittany  – “Eating Together” by Li Young Lee

Maryliza  – "I close my eyes" by David Ignatow

Shante  – “The Song of Smoke” by W.E.B. Dub Bois
Marcus – “I am learning to abandon the world” by Linda Pastan

Lauren – “First poem for you” by Kim Addonizio

Jordan – “I’m a Fool to Love You” by Cornelius Eady

Eric – “America” by Claude McKay

Kayla – “I think I Should Have Love You Presently” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Andrea – “Sonnet XVIII: Shall I compare they to a summer’s day?” by my boo, Willy Shakespeare

Steven – “Fairy-tale Logic” by A.E. Stallings

Sadé - "A Dream Within A Dream" by Edgar Allen Poe

Hadea – “It Couldn’t Be Done” by Edgar Albert Guest 

Fajion – "The Film" by Kate Northrop

Sierra - "The Illiterate" by William Meredith

Briana - "I Am Offering this Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca

Mike D - "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley
Corrie - 

Miguel - 

Jessie - "The Star" by Ann Taylor

Trey - "Blow, blow thou winter wind" by William Shakespeare
Tynisha - "A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns

Tuesday, November 23

Writing Prompt: Use your new vocabulary words to create responses for the following situations. Try to use at least 5 vocabulary words.

A. You have a hot date tonight with your boo, but your mom is trippin' and she won't let you go. Prove to her how mature and responsible you are and convince her that you should be able to go out with your boo.

B. You and your best friend got caught lingering in the hallways by Ms. Morson. Convince Ms. Morson that you were on your way to class, but were late because you were trying to avoid some triflin' students. Try to throw Ms. Morson off the track by describing these troublesome students.


Today's Agenda
1. Review vocabulary
2. Collect essays
3. Corrie's poem
4. Poetry Out Loud Project

Assignments
For Wednesday, 11/24: Finish annotating and complete close reading of Whitman
For Monday, 11/29:

• Word Maps
• Concept Cards
• Choose poem

Friday, November 19

New Vocabulary Today! Copy the definitions from the link on the right.

Peer Edit rough drafts of essay.

Final drafts of essay due on Tuesday, 11/22.

Wednesday, 11/17 & Thursday, 11/18

Wednesday: Vocabulary Talent Show and Bless Me, Ultima review game.

Thursday: Vocabulary and Bless Me, Ultima test
You have one week to make up the test! See me if you were absent today.

Essay rough draft due Friday, 11/19

Tuesday, November 16

Writing Prompt: Out of all Antonio's dreams, which one most relates to you and your ordinary life. Please explain.

Today's Agenda:
    1. Review vocabulary
    2. Textual evidence
    3. Review and check brainstorms
    4. Religious Blasphemy video


Important Dates:
1. Vocabulary & Bless Me Ultima test on Thursday, 11/18
        - 70 vocabulary words (35 new, 35 old)
        - Open-ended questions about BMU
2. Vocabulary Talent Show - Wednesday, 11/17
        - Come prepared to share a drawing, poem, joke, short story,
            dance, tableau, rap, song, rhyme or skit that illustrates a
            new vocabulary word.
        - 5 extra credit points for each example (max of 25 ex pts);
            an extra 5 points if your talent is incredible. Points will go
            towards the 1st marking report!!
3. Rough Draft due Friday, 11/19
4. Final Essay due Tuesday, 11/23

Monday, November 15

Writing Prompt: You have learned several adjectives that describe people. Choose five of the words below and create a character that exemplifies the five words. Write an internal monlogue from that character's point of view.

• pugnacious           
• emphatic                 
• despondent                
• vigilant
• pretentious            
• audacious                
• dexterous                
• stoic
• brazen                    
• gregarious              
• adroit                            
• candid
• apathetic                
• ostentatious               
• melancholy                
• loquacious

Today's Agenda:
    1. Review vocabulary
    2. Essay Assignment and brainstorm
    3. Finish theme groups (for real this time)


Important Dates:
1. Welcome to the 2nd Marking Report!
2. Vocabulary & Bless Me Ultima test on Thursday, 11/18
        - 70 vocabulary words (35 new, 35 old)
        - Open-ended questions about BMU
3. Vocabulary Talent Show - Wednesday, 11/17
        - Come prepared to share a drawing, poem, joke, short story,
            dance, tableau, rap, song, rhyme or skit that illustrates a
            new vocabulary word.
        - 5 extra credit points for each example (max of 25 ex pts);
            an extra 5 points if your talent is incredible. Points will go
            towards the 1st marking report!!


Assignments:

1. Brainstorm for essay due Tuesday, 11/16
2. Rough Draft due Friday, 11/19
3. Final Essay due Tuesday, 11/23