Friday 4/29

In Class: read poetry aloud, took vocabulary quiz

Homework: if you did not read your poem today, be prepared for Monday!

Here is Frost reciting his poem that you can memorize by Wednesday 5/4 for extra credit.
Some inspiration?

Thursday 4/28

Lab Instructions:

1. Go here. Do the first 20 questions and report your score to me as a percent (e.g. 99%).

2. Write your Cinquains. Print them out aesthetically.

3. Go here. Weird.

Homework: Cinquains due Friday. Prepare a poem from your independent reading poetry book to read to the class. Finally extra credit can occur if your memorize The Pasture and recite it before May 5th!

Robert Frost (1874–1963). North of Boston. 1915.

1. The Pasture

I’M going out to clean the pasture spring;
I’ll only stop to rake the leaves away
(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):
I sha’n’t be gone long.—You come too.
I’m going out to fetch the little calf	5
That’s standing by the mother. It’s so young,
It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
I sha’n’t be gone long.—You come too.

Sorry that I missed the blog yesterday.

In Class: we practiced rhythm in poetry at stations.

Homework: is the same- Cinquain due Friday and prepare to read a poem.

Tuesday 4/26

In Class: Reviewed stations and completed flashcards. Students should now have 20 flashcards with definitions and usage... if your missing any, find a friend and re-create them!

Homework: Bring your poetry book to class on Wednesday!

Monday 4/25

In Class: we completed stations about poetry and started 10 new flashcards

Homework: Worksheet (not posted)

Friday 4/15

In Class: vocabulary quiz and then metaphor kites!

Homework: Enjoy your time off and read a book while you are bored, on a plane, in a train, or driving far!

image: http://www.sunvelope.com/Blog/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kite430x300.jpg

Wednesday 4/13 and Thursday 4/14

In Class: Today, we discussed our high school options with Ms. Kolody. Tomorrow, we will be in the computer lab learning about our career options.

Homework:
Assigned rhyming poem today (due Friday). See assignments for requirements.
There will be a vocabulary quiz on Friday. If you are missing class, you need to come and take it at lunch on Thursday.

Tuesday 4/12

In class: we learned about burglar alarms

Homework:
Assigned rhyming poem today (due Friday). See assignments for requirements.
There will be a vocabulary quiz on Friday. If you are missing class, you need to come and take it at lunch on Thursday.

Parents: Wednesday and Thursday in class, Ms. Kolody will be presenting to us about high school options and career choices.

Monday 4/11

Fame is a bee.

It has a song --
It has a sting --
Ah, too, it has a wing.
-Emily Dickinson

In Class: we added flashcards: simile, metaphor and symbol, then we looked at some poems.

Homework: In your poetry book, find a poem with a symbol. Come to class on Tuesday with it marked.

Sorry for missing the blog on Friday!

Image: http://amscoextra.blogspot.com/2010/04/challenge-of-emily-dickinson.html

Thursday 4/07

Today, we went to the zoo and we anthropologized ourselves in 1st and 7th.

Friday: Bring your book of poetry and your flashcards to class on Friday!
If you missed class, find a classmate and get the flashcards caught up before Fridays class.

Wednesday, April 6

Today, we created some flashcards to help us remember key terms, and we anthropologized ourselves.

Today's Homework: Pack a lunch for the field trip and get ready to zoo.

Friday: Bring your book of poetry and your flashcards to class on Friday!

If you missed class, find a classmate and get the flashcards caught up before Fridays class.

Tuesday 4/05

In Class: Nacirema and anthropology.

Homework: Vocabulary practice worksheet. (not available online)

Monday 4/04

Today we are picking our poetry book from the Library. They need to be in class on Friday.




Homework: Read a poem to your parents.

Which poet is this? Tell me tomorrow for a prize.