Hello English 1 students!

Here is today's agenda:


1.  Raven Quiz!


Reminder: if you can, please bring a treat for tomorrow's party. 

STANZA RE-WRITES DUE TOMORROW!!

Hello English 1! THREE MORE DAYS UNTIL SPRING BREAK!!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Please have your stanza re-writes out. DO NOT TURN THEM IN YET.

2. Re-read 'Raven'/discussion 

Textbooks page 940

HW: Complete the SOAPSTONE worksheet and turn it in tomorrow. USE IT AS REVIEW!!

Other things to study for the quiz:

-narrative poetry (definition, where you can find it now, what does it include)

-review Raven/Poe notes

When was the poem first published? What is an allusion? Know an example from the poem.

Know alliteration! What is the raven a symbol of? What is the tone of Raven? When did Poe's parents die?

Happy Friday English 1 students!

Here is today's agenda:

1. De-brief yesterday's questions

2. Gallery Walk:

As you can see, your stanza posters are hanging around the room.

Before we begin pick someone from your group to act as a "host." During the Gallery Walk, they will stay at the posters.

HOSTS: Read the original stanza, explain the vocabulary words, the tone, rhyme scheme, and share your paraphrased version of the stanza.

Rotating Groups: LISTEN and LOOK at the posters. This is not social hour, pay attention to the stanzas to review for the quiz.

Happy Hump Day English 1 students!

YOU WILL NEED:

-index cards from homework
-Poetry Notebooks
-pencil
-textbooks

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Review HW questions
2. Stanza Re-write assignment (directions located in Course Documents)
3. FINISH STANZA POSTERS

NOTE: The quiz on "Raven" and narrative poetry has been moved to NEXT TUESDAY 3/31!!!

Hello English 1 students!  

Here is today's agenda:

1. Go right to your partners/groups from yesterday!

You will need:

-textbooks

-pencil

-poetry notebooks

I will pass out your stanza assignments and questions. Today you should start working on your posters!!

HW: On the index card I give you, write your name and title it "Poe Questions." For homework, you will come up with three questions you would like to ask Poe about his poem "The Raven" if you could.

DUE TOMORROW

Make ups:

-Yohali- you need to make up the POETRY QUIZ this week!!!!

Hello English 1 students! Hope you all had a great weekend!

Here is the agenda for today:


1. Start "Raven" stanza assignment

-YOU HAVE TWO DAYS TO COMPLETE THIS IN YOUR GROUPS. GET TO WORK.


HEADS UP: There will be a quiz on narrative poetry and "The Raven" on FRIDAY.

Happy Friday English 1 students!

Please grab/take out your poetry notebooks so I may check your questions from last night.

1. Warm up (my poetry section): tell me something that you learned about Poe or "The Raven" from yesterday's notes that you found interesting, tell me WHY.

2. "Raven" oral reading, follow along on page 940

3. React and write: what is your reaction to the poem? How did it make you feel? Do you think the narrator is crazy or just upset? Who or what did he lose? Write down everything that comes to your mind now that we have read the poem.

On Monday, we have another minimum day. So please come in, grab your notebooks, and go straight to your group table so we can get started on the group activity!

Hello wonderful English 1 students!

Here is our agenda for the day:


1. Warm up (in the "my poetry" section of your notebooks): do you like scary stories and movies? Why or why not? EXPLAIN

2. Notes: Edgar Allen Poe and The Raven

3. Review vocabulary list for poem


HW: Please respond to the Poe questions in the "Poetry Notes" section of your notebook. Bring your notebooks back tomorrow for HW credit :)

Hello English 1 students!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Here is today's agenda:

1.  Warm up: in the "my poetry" section of your notebooks, please respond to the following:

Tell me about something that makes you feel like an outsider. One paragraph minimum.

2. Narrative Poetry: notes

3. Narrative Poetry response questions

Hello English 1 students!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm up(my poetry section):  if you were to write a song, what would you write about. Brainstorm SEVERAL ideas for today's activity.

2. Rap song: today, you are going to work on writing a rap song to wrap up our lyrical poetry section. Please write this in the "My Poetry" section of your notebooks.

Your rap song needs to meet the following requirements:

-It needs to include rhyming words

-Must be three stanzas!!

-Try to include figurative language and deliver a message in your song

-Suggestion: include a refrain or chorus that is repeated throughout the song

HW: Finish your rap song and bring your notebooks back tomorrow!

Happy Friday to all!!

Please make sure to put your notebook on the desk so I can grade your memory letters!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. QUIZ!!

When you are finished with the quiz, please take out work from another class or find something to read silently. NO CELL PHONES.

HW: Have a great weekend and be safe :)

Hello English 1 students!

Please come in and grab your notebooks and flip charts, have a seat at any table and I will reassign you once class begins.

Here is today's agenda:

1. Review: what is lyric poetry?

2. Poetry Cafe


HW: Take your notebooks home tonight and

1. STUDY FOR YOUR QUIZ TOMORROW. The quiz will be on imagery, lyric poetry, and rhyme scheme. Look at your notes, the quiz will be multiple choice and true/false.

2. Complete the final draft of your memory letter if you have not done so already. 

BRING NOTEBOOKS BACK TOMORROW SO YOU DO NOT LOSE POINTS!

HUMP DAY!

Please have your notebooks open to the final draft of your letter. I will be grading them on Friday!!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm up: lyric poetry
2. Lyric Poetry notes
3. Prepare flip charts

-Reminder: there will be a quiz on Friday (imagery, rhyme scheme, and lyric poetry)-

Hello English 1 students!

Please have your poetry notebooks open to the rough draft of your letter!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm up: in the "my poetry" section of your notebook, describe to me your favorite piece of clothing (shoes, shirt, hat, scarf, pants, socks...) using SENSORY DETAILS. Be prepared to share :)

2. Letter Revision- today you are going to read through the draft of your letter. Look at it CRITICALLY and think of how you can make it better! USE A PEN TO EDIT!!

CONTENT CHECK:

-Did you respond to the prompt completely?
-Does your first paragraph explain your memory and the background (i.e. will I understand what your letter will be about?)
-Do you explain why this memory is important and has stuck with you?
-Do you use sensory details in your second and third paragraphs?

GRAMMAR CHECK:

-Check your spelling and grammar, fix ANY mistakes.
-Make sure you have complete sentences!

STRUCTURE:

-Does your letter include a salutation (Dear________)?
-Are there THREE or more clear paragraphs?
-Did you indent your paragraphs?
-Did you end your letter with a salutation (Sincerely, Always, etc.)

After you have revised your essay, start writing the final draft on another page of your notebook (MY POETRY SECTION). 

It needs to be neat and legible.

HW: Finish final draft, DUE TOMORROW

NOTE: There will be a quiz on imagery, rhyme scheme, and lyric poetry FRIDAY!

Good morning and welcome back!

Today is a minimum day.

Please grab your notebooks as you come in and have out your brainstorming HW!!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm up: in the "My Poetry" section of your notebook, brainstorm a list of FIVE people you could address your letter to.

2. Activity:  today you are going to work on your letter rough draft. This may be done in the "My Poetry" section of your notebook.

Before you begin, decide what TONE you want to create in your letter-sad, happy, reflective, distant, angry.

Paragraph 1: begin your letter by sharing the background of your memory (when, where, and with whom did it occur). Explain why this memory is important/special to you.

Paragraphs 2-3: using SENSORY DETAILS, describe that memory to me using your sense of sight, taste, touch, and smell.

Your sensory details need to SHOW me not TELL me what it is you remember from that memory. Don't just tell me the sun looked yellow-what kind of yellow? Bright like a sunflower? Yellow like wildfire? BE CREATIVE.

HW: Complete your rough draft and BRING YOUR NOTEBOOKS BACK TOMORROW. 

Hello English 1 students!

Please grab your poetry notebooks as you come in and open to your Imagery Chart from yesterday!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm up: in your "My Poetry" section, please respond to the following:

-Write about a strong memory you have, it can be a happy one or sad one. How often do you think of this memory? Why is it special to you? What feelings do you get from this memory?

ONE PARAGRAPH, be prepared to share!!

2. Poetry Reading, Memory by Margaret Walker

Background: Walker was a poet and novelist and is considered a legend of African American literature. Her writing focused on the experiences and hardships of African Americans.

Words to know:

-Sinister: threatening harm, ominous
-Felts: felt hats
-Parasols: a Victorian era style umbrella

In the "Poetry Notes" section of your notebook, make a chart like the one I have on the board. As we read through the poem, we are going to record what types of sensory imagery are used in the poem.

Once we are done reading, you will respond to the Review and Assess Questions 1, 2a, 2b, and 4. Write in complete sentences.

After you finish responding to the questions, read the poem again and complete a quick sketch of what image comes to mind when you read the poem.

THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF THE PERIOD AND WILL BE YOUR TICKET OUT THE DOOR.

HW: You are going to write a short letter about a memorable moment. Over the weekend, I want you to brainstorm. On a separate sheet of paper, make four boxes.

Box 1: list possible memorable moments you can write about (it can be a big memory or small one)
Box 2: list sensory details from that memory that appealed to your sense of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
Box 3: explain why this memory is important to you
Box 4: list when, where, and with whom the memory occurred.

DUE: MONDAY

Reminders:

Monday is a minimum day!

Hello English 1 students!

Please have your homework out so that I can stamp it!

Here is today's agenda:


1. Warm up: in the "My Poetry" section of your notebooks, use SENSORY DETAILS to describe to me your favorite kind of fruit.

2. Four Corners Imagery

Before we begin, please turn to your "Poetry Notes" section and make a chart like the one on my paper.


In your groups, you will go around to each corner of the room and read the poem. You need to pick TWO images (remember, the image needs to appeal to one of your FIVE senses) from each poem and fill out the chart except for the column "How you pictured it."  MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR YOUR DRAWINGS


Once everyone has rotated around to each of the poems, we will return to our seats. Now, you will complete the "How you pictured it" part of the chart. Make your drawings thoughtful, show me what you pictured when you came across that image from the poem.


HW: If you do not finish the chart, finish it for homework. It will be DUE THURSDAY.

Hello English 1 students!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm up: Imagery! (My Poetry section of notebook)
2. Imagery/Sensory Details notes
3. Practice with Imagery


HW: On a separate sheet of paper, describe what your bedroom looks like using SENSORY IMAGERY. What is the shape of your room? How does it smell? What can you hear when you're in your room (your parents, cars driving by, animals, etc)? If you were an outsider looking in, how would you describe your bedroom.

PARAGRAPHS: 2 (5-7 sentence paragraphs) DUE: WEDNESDAY

Hello English 1 students!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm Up: read the WHOLE poem and write down the rhyme scheme

The Road Not Taken

BY ROBERT FROST

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

2. Review "Lonely as a Cloud"

3. Describe a natural scene:

Think of your favorite outdoor place or some place you have been on vacation. You are going to write your own description.

-First, jot down details you remember from that scene (what did you see, smell, hear?)

-Decide whether your description will be a poem or a few paragraphs

-Write three paragraphs describing your natural scene. 

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