Wednesday, February 6, 2008

A-Day--Thursday, February 7, 2008

Obama Rocks!!

DUE:Grammar and Childhood Memory Poem (Narrative Poem)


1. Silent Reading

2. Grade Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases

3. Journal Entry: Give 2 examples of simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and onamatopoeia

4. Handout: Focusing on Sound and Structure.

This now completes your poetry packet. You need to gather these papers together and turn them in on Friday:

A. How to Read a Poem

B. Focusing on Language

C. Focusing on Meaning

D. Focusing on Sound and Structure

5. How to write a Limerick and a Haiku


HOMEWORK:

Create an original Limerick and Haiku for next time!!!

A-

B-Day--Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Obama Rocks!!

DUE:

Grammar and Childhood Memory Poem (Narrative Poem)



1. Silent Reading

2. Grade Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases

3. Journal Entry: Give 2 examples of simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and onamatopoeia

4. Handout: Focusing on Sound and Structure.

This now completes your poetry packet. You need to gather these papers together and turn them in on Friday:

A. How to Read a Poem

B. Focusing on Language

C. Focusing on Meaning

D. Focusing on Sound and Structure


5. How to write a Limerick and a Haiku


HOMEWORK:

Create an original Limerick and Haiku for next time!!!

Monday, February 4, 2008

A-Day--Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Primary Elections in Utah today! Make sure to watch the outcome on TV tonight!!!


1. Silent Reading

2. Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases

3. Analyze "The Raven" with the help of The Simpsons

4. Journal Entry on Childhood Memories

5. Focus on Meaning (handout)

6. Begin your memory poem!



Your Poetry Unit Packets will be due on Monday!!!!



Your final Poetry Test will be on Monday!!!!

B-Day--Monday, February 4, 2008

1. Silent Reading

2. Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases

3. Analyze "The Raven" with the help of The Simpsons

4. Journal Entry on Childhood Memories

5. Focus on Meaning (handout)

6. Begin your memory poem!


Your Poetry Unit Packets will be due on Friday!!!!

A-Day-Friday, February 1, 2008

SNOW DAY!!! WAHOOOOO


Make-up Snow Day (BOOOOOOOO!!! ) will be Monday, March 24th. It will strictly be a make-up work day in my class. School will go from 8:10 to 12:10

B-Day--Thursday, January 31, 2008

1. Silent Reading


2. Finish Sentence Combining Poems

3. Go over figurative Language

4. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long