Blog Archives

Thursday, December 5th

12/5/2019

Goals:

I can say at least 5 of my classmates' names.
I can explain what I notice in how a poem is written and develop some logical theories for WHY it is written that way.
I can "Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters"

Announcements:

Friday: Blog Post #1 Due.

1. Book Talk, Goals & Reading
In your Writer's Notebook, at the back of the book, write your personal reading goals for this trimester.

2. Group List Poem

As a group, write your own list poem
- Work together to produce a final draft and present it to the class.
- Work hard to choose just the right words because the poem is composed of so few words.

3. Writer's Notebook #2 (continued)

Selecting a different emotion (or idea) create your own list poem

0 Comments

Wednesday, December 4th

12/3/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can say at least 5 of my classmates' names.
I can explain what I notice in how a poem is written and develop some logical theories for WHY it is written that way.
I can "Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters"

Announcements:

Friday: Blog Post #1 Due.

1. Group List Poem

As a group, select one of the emotions.
- Review the things that your classmates wrote. Separate the ones you like to one side, and add things to the list that fit the themes or ideas that you see emerging.
- Add some new ideas to the list.
- As a group, write your own list poem
  - Decide on a plan, a rationale for the organization of the poem.
  - Work hard to choose just the right words because the poem is composed of so few words.
  - Work together to produce a final draft and present it to the class.

3. Writer's Notebook #2 (continued)

Selecting a different emotion (or idea) create your own list poem

2. Library

In the back of your Writer's Notebook, please have a page or pages for your "Read" list and your "To-Read" list.

0 Comments

Tuesday, Dec. 3rd

12/2/2019

0 Comments

Goals:

I can say at least 5 of my classmates' names.
I can explain what I notice in how a poem is written and develop some logical theories for WHY it is written that way.
I can "Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters"

Announcements:

We will visit the Library tomorrow
Friday: Blog Post #1 Due.

1. Book Talk

2.Alliterative Introductions

My name is Ms. Feliks and I like furry blankets and warm fires.

3. Syllabus

4. Lists

Why we make lists?/Brainstorm types of lists
How we compose lists (i.e., by order of importance, chronologically, through linkage of ideas, etc.).
Step One: Create a class list of “human emotions.”
Step Two: Vote on your top three of the emotions.
Step Three: Add your own more specific ideas to the list of emotions using specific imagery and details of things that make you feel that emotion.

5. Writer's Notebook #2: "Fear"--Raymond Carver

What do you notice about how the poem is written?
“What is the essence of the poem?”

6. Group List Poem

With your group, select one of the emotions.
As a group, select one of the emotions.
- Review the things that your classmates wrote. Separate the ones you like to one side, and add things to the list that fit the themes or ideas that you see emerging.
- Add some new ideas to the list.
- As a group, write your own list poem
  - Decide on a plan, a rationale for the organization of the poem.
  - Work hard to choose just the right words because the poem is composed of so few words.
  - Write, revise and present

0 Comments

Forward>>

English 9A

Thursday, December 5th

Wednesday, December 4th

Tuesday, Dec. 3rd

Archives