Today we did the following:
1. Read the poem “The Spigot”
2. Highlighted examples of onomatopoeia in “The Spigot”.
3. Completed a worksheet called “Let’s Hear it for Onomatopoeia”.
*My scanner is not working. I will have to add copies of these at a later time. If you are absent, please see me for these when you return.
Today we read the poems “Oranges” and “Ode to Family Photos”. These are on pages 555-558 in the yellow book. Students should have these at homes. We completed the first side of a worksheet called “Learning About Poetry”. There is a link with the worksheet attached. Click on the highlighted portion of this text to download the worksheets.
Today in class, Mr. Jennings will be speaking to us about CPA. The due date for your first presentation will be Monday, February 27th. CPA presentations will be Thursday, March 1st. You will be graded on both presentations. I collected menus today! If you were out, be prepared to turn it in to me upon your return.
Don’t forget your notebook check for poetry tomorrow. You must have the MLK acrostic, definitions, and your poem for alliteration.
I need your decision for your CPA topic by this Friday.
Today in class, we on finishing our restaurant menus. If you were not in class today, I expect you to have this finished when you return. You need to talk to your partner and get this finished tonight if you were absent. Also, if you failed to finish it, you must have it tomorrow. You had time to work on it Friday as well.
Homework: Study the poetry terms. You must know these! If you don’t have these, you are about to have a bad grade in your poetry notebook! I posted these last week. There is a link included with the page and the terms on it as well. Don’t forget your restaurant menus!
Today in class we worked on our restaurant menus. Students are to create a menu for an imaginary restaurant. They must design a cover for their menu with the name of the restaurant and a colored picture. They should plan 3 appetizers, 2 drinks, 4 entrees and 3 desserts for their restaurant. Each item must have a name using alliteration. Students must also write a description for every item. They should use lots of adjectives to describe everything. The adjectives must be underlined. Here is an example:
Bubba’s Big Beautiful Burger $6
American cheese with green, leafy lettuce and a juicy, red tomato (Can you find the adjectives?)
The checklist for this activity is attached.Awesome Adjectives and Alliteration Activity Checklist
pg.337bluebook Today in class, we learned about adjectives. We watched a Brainpop movie on adjectives and completed some practice over them. We did page 337 in the blue book. There is a link/attachment with this page, so you can complete this at home if you were absent today. Just click on the attachment at the start of this post. We did all of exercise 11. Just follow the directions in the book to complete it.
alliteration worksheet20120118111249633-1Today we learned about alliteration. We discussed how and why it is used in poems and looked at several examples. We copied the poem “Fast Rabbits” as an example of alliteration and completed the worksheet “Alliteration”. I have attachments with both documents. You may download each one and complete them if you are absent today.
Rhyme, rhythm,repetition, onomatopoeia, alliteration, figurative language, metaphor, simile, personification! Narrative poetry, lyric poetry, concrete poetry, haiku, limerick (All of these are on pages 552 and 553 in your yellow literature book.) You may also use the link for this as well. poetrytermspg
Today in class, first and second period did their spelling bees. Everyone completed definitions for poetry. These terms and definitions are on page 552 in the literature book. Be sure to copy any examples that are given. Also, all students should have a Martin Luther King acrostic poem with an illustration and epitaph completed. This belongs in the poetry journal. As of today, students should have the MLK poem and definitions in the journal.
Today we viewed a video on Dr.King and wrote a short poem about his life and accomplishments. If you missed today, you will need to make this up. It will be part of our poetry notebook.
