Class Activities for Thursday, March 6

Grammar #44 - check with a classmate for corrections - there will be a grammar quiz next week - learn comma rules


Anti-communist Poets continued - Milosz - took notes on the poet's background and worked in groups to complete Questioning and Inferring chart - pick yours up from the class folder and gets notes from a classmate


HW - Research Paper Final Draft and Binder due March 12 by 4 pm

Class Activities for Wed., March 5

Grammar #43 - check with a classmate for corrections


Anti-communist Poets - color coded and analyzed "Freedom to Breathe" - check with a classmate for notes, read and discussed "The Duckling"


HW - Research Paper Final Draft and Binder due 3/12 by 4 pm

Class Activities for Tuesday, Feb 25

Rough Draft rubric handed out and reviewed - pick up your copy from the class folder and let me know if you have any questions


Grammar Sent #41 - pick up your sentences from the class folder and check with a classmate for
corrections


Tone and Mood - discussed ways to describe - see Wordle posted in classroom


"The Second Coming" by Yeats analyzed - Tone and Mood Chart completed - get notes from a classmate


HW-Rough Drafts due (whether you are in school or not), individual conferences available before and after school

Class Activities for Monday, Feb 24

Computer lab for drafting of Rough Draft - must use 5 vocabulary words and turn in vocab lists with the rough draft. - up to 2 bonus points can be earned for correct use of up to four additional vocabulary words (1/2 point each)


HW-Rough Drafts due Feb 26 (whether you are in school or not - it can be e-mailed), individual conferences available before and after school

Class Activities for Friday, Feb 21

Introduction to Political Poetry Unit - pick up your packet from the class folder
Anticipation Guide - complete this for the "Before" column
Unit Notes - and check with a classmate


HW-Rough Drafts due Feb 26, Individual Conferences available, Monday we are in the computer lab for drafting - bring RP Binder

Class Activities for Thursday, Feb 20

Library for work on research paper


HW-Rough draft due Feb 26, Individual Conferences available

Class Activities for Wednesday, Feb 19

Library for individual work on the research paper


HW-Rough Draft due Feb 26, Individual Conferences available now from March 7 - sign up on the schedule behind my desk