Thursday, May 12, 2011.
1. Recite anapestic poem done for homework. (Except Per. 7) (Homework grade)
2. Read "Rhythm Lesson" packet and write a twelve-line iambic monometer with a partner. Recite. (grade)
3. Check Vocabulary Lesson 27 (XXVII). Quiz tomorrow.
HOMEWORK: Write a limerick following the sample in the packet. Bring tomorrow. Also, study for vocabulary quiz.
Per. 7:
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011.
1) Rhythm and meter: Copy on a sheet of paper and scan the verse "Now I lay me..." and count the iambs identifying lines two and four as iambic tetrameter. Metrical Lines per feet in each line:
monometer = one foot per line
dimeter = two feet per line
trimeter = three feet per line
tetrameter = four feet per line
pentameter = five feet per line
hexameter = six feet per line
heptameter = seven feet per line
octometer = eight feet per line
Scan "Hickory, dickory dock..." define as dactylic dimeter.
Scan "Twinkle, twinkle little star..." identify lines as trochaic trimeter.
Complete "Elements of Poetry" and "The Wilderness Tamed" reviewing
stanza: A group of lines that form a unit of poetry
form: How the poem appears on paper: One must determine how many stanzas of how many lines? Some poems are irregular while some may be the form of a diamond, a snake, etc.
rhyme scheme: The recurring end rhyme patterns in a poem: abcb, abba, abab, etc.
1) Rhythm and meter: Copy on a sheet of paper and scan the verse "Now I lay me..." and count the iambs identifying lines two and four as iambic tetrameter. Metrical Lines per feet in each line:
monometer = one foot per line
dimeter = two feet per line
trimeter = three feet per line
tetrameter = four feet per line
pentameter = five feet per line
hexameter = six feet per line
heptameter = seven feet per line
octometer = eight feet per line
Scan "Hickory, dickory dock..." define as dactylic dimeter.
Scan "Twinkle, twinkle little star..." identify lines as trochaic trimeter.
Complete "Elements of Poetry" and "The Wilderness Tamed" reviewing
stanza: A group of lines that form a unit of poetry
form: How the poem appears on paper: One must determine how many stanzas of how many lines? Some poems are irregular while some may be the form of a diamond, a snake, etc.
rhyme scheme: The recurring end rhyme patterns in a poem: abcb, abba, abab, etc.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
1.Writing Response: What is Poetry to Me? One page. Share with class.
2. Read together "The Sounds of Poetry: Rhythm and Meter" View examples of metrical lines by scanning the unstressed and stressed syllables to find the meter.
3. Meter lesson.
4. Explain Allegory assignment.
REMINDER: Complete Vocabulary Lesson 27. Due Thursday 5/12. Quiz: Friday 5/13.
1.Writing Response: What is Poetry to Me? One page. Share with class.
2. Read together "The Sounds of Poetry: Rhythm and Meter" View examples of metrical lines by scanning the unstressed and stressed syllables to find the meter.
3. Meter lesson.
4. Explain Allegory assignment.
REMINDER: Complete Vocabulary Lesson 27. Due Thursday 5/12. Quiz: Friday 5/13.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011.
1) Vocabulary Quiz 26 (XXVI)
2) "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" Writing Assignment: Write a one-two page response . Title: "Wealth" How can seeking wealth lead to problems? What kind of wealth should we seek? Please write thoughtfully and neatly.
3) Complete assignment on page 736 (all). On separate sheet of paper.
4) Work on GUM workbook grammar packet.
REMINDER: MONDAY: FINAL EXAM ESSAY. BRING PEN AND PLENTY OF PAPER.
1) Vocabulary Quiz 26 (XXVI)
2) "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" Writing Assignment: Write a one-two page response . Title: "Wealth" How can seeking wealth lead to problems? What kind of wealth should we seek? Please write thoughtfully and neatly.
3) Complete assignment on page 736 (all). On separate sheet of paper.
4) Work on GUM workbook grammar packet.
REMINDER: MONDAY: FINAL EXAM ESSAY. BRING PEN AND PLENTY OF PAPER.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011.
1. Discuss ALLEGORY: A story that takes place on two levels: a literal level and a symbolic level. The literal story may tell a tale that seems ordinary, of people and events. However, on the symbolic level, the people and events represent abstract ideas or concepts, such as freedom, evil, or goodness. Tie to The Tragedy of Othello: Desdemona, Iago, and Othell0 and what these characters symbolize. Discuss samples of literal and symbolic levels: desk: literal: a place to sit and read/write; symbolic: represents/symbolizes learning, education, success, etc.
2. Read "The Blue Stones" (Literature book pp.688-693) Answer questions on page 693.
3. Per. 5: Write ideas for a short allegory with a partner.
1. Discuss ALLEGORY: A story that takes place on two levels: a literal level and a symbolic level. The literal story may tell a tale that seems ordinary, of people and events. However, on the symbolic level, the people and events represent abstract ideas or concepts, such as freedom, evil, or goodness. Tie to The Tragedy of Othello: Desdemona, Iago, and Othell0 and what these characters symbolize. Discuss samples of literal and symbolic levels: desk: literal: a place to sit and read/write; symbolic: represents/symbolizes learning, education, success, etc.
2. Read "The Blue Stones" (Literature book pp.688-693) Answer questions on page 693.
3. Per. 5: Write ideas for a short allegory with a partner.
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