Week 6 Agenda
Sorry that it has been so long since I last posted assignments and grades. It is a busy season. Here is this week's agenda, upcoming Extra (Learning) Credit opportunities, and updated grades.
Extra (Learning) Credit
-Bring in school appropriate song lyrics with three devices from the Poet’s Toolbox identified and labeled. (5)
-Read and review an extra novel as part of the independent reading project. (5)
-Create a visual to express your understanding of your Poetry Café poem (collage, photo essay, PowerPoint, sketch, etc.) or dramatically interpret your poem. (5-10)
-Memorize extra lines of your Poetry Café poem. (1-10)
-Read your own poem at the Poetry Café in addition to your Café Poem. (5)
-Maximum of 15 points extra credit.
Monday
Intro Vocab
Reading Time
Writing a good ECR
HW: Novel Reading Check
Tuesday
ECR
Gayle Danley
HW: Poetry Reading
Wednesday
Reading Time
Grammar Practice
Review Game
Writing Workshop
HW: Poem Final Draft due tomorrow; study
Thursday
Weekly Quiz #9 (Reading Time)
Writing a good BCR
HW: Finish BCR
Friday
Reading Time
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Study in Dialect
Games
HW: TBA
Important Reminders!
-Final draft of poem due Thursday December 21. If you are going out of town, it is due the day you get back from Winter Break.
-You should finish reading your novel by January 5.
-You should have 8 lines of your Poetry Café Poem memorized by January 10.
Happy Holidays!
posted by Mrs. F @ 1:43 PM
