Day One Hundred Forty-Six. 5/6

Today, we did our book papers for book six in class--basically a literary analysis of a poem. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Up on the North Shore", The Sea and Cake
Today's Homework: The written poem--a pantoum, villanelle, or a sonnet--is due Monday.  The memorized poem is due next Friday.  A selection for book eight--a literary classic--must be made by Friday next week.
 
Parents:  Progress reports go home on Tuesday. Book eight must be a classic of literature.  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Click here for lab instructions, 5/5

1. Go here.  Do questions 21-45 and report your score to me as a percent (e.g. 99%).

2. Write your final poem--the pantoum, villanelle, or sonnet.  Print it out in a snazzy manner.

3.  Go here or  here or  here.  Weird.

4. Leave a comment below.  What's on your mind? Are you secretly a spy?  You can tell us.

Day One Hundred Forty-Four, 5/4

Today, we read Kate Chopin. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Helplessness Blues", Fleet Foxes
Today's Homework: Start a pantoum, villanelle, or sonnet, and pick a poem for recital. 
 
Parents:  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Forty-Three, 5/3

Today, we read Kate Chopin. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Wait and See", Holy Ghost
Today's Homework: Respond to the worksheet about gender discrimination, and pick a poem for recital. 
 
Parents:  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Forty-Two, 5/2

Today, we made some meter. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Electric Avenue", Eddie Grant
Today's Homework: Write two lines of rhymed iambic tetrameter.
 
Parents:  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.