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.

Click here for lab instructions, 4/28

HA!

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.

4. Leave a comment below.  What's on your mind? Are you going to wake up to watch the Royal Wedding?

Day One Hundred Thirty-NIne, 4/27

Today, we ran through some poetry stations. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Soweto", Joy Denalane  (English)
                          "Im Ghetto Von Soweto", Joy Denalane (German)
Today's Homework: Computer lab tomorrow for the Cinquain
 
Parents:  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Thirty-Eight, 6/26

Today, we read a few short autobiographies and learned about BUFOS. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "I'll Fly Away", Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch
                           "I'll Fly Away", Kanye West
Today's Homework: Bring your poetry book to class on Wednesday, and be ready for poem two on Friday.
 
Parents:  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Thirty-Seven, 4/25

Today, we ran through some poetry stations. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "At Seventeen", Janis Ian
                          "A New England", Billy Bragg
Today's Homework: Bring your poetry book to class on Wednesday, and be ready for poem two on Friday.
 
Parents:  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Thirty-Eight, 4/15

Today, we took a quiz and made metaphor kites. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Song for America", Destroyer (2011)
Today's Homework: Try not to lose you smartnescence.
 
Parents:  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Thirty-Six, 4/14

Today, we analyzed metaphor, and read from our poetry books. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "She's a Burglar", Howard Tate (1974)
Today's Homework: The Rhyme Poem is due on Friday.
 
Parents:  The first writing assignment of the quarter is due on Friday.  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Thirty-Four, 4/13

Today, we analyzed metaphor, and read from our poetry books. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Make Some Noise", Beastie Boys (2011)
Today's Homework: The Rhyme Poem is due on Friday.
 
Parents:  The first writing assignment of the quarter is due on Friday.  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Thirty-Two, 4/11

Monday and Tuesday, Ms. Kolody joined us to help us focus on high school.

Today's Homework: Start reading the poetry book. BRING it to class on Wednesday.  Your first POEM is due Friday.
 
Parents:   A full calendar of events is shown at the right. The first poem is due Friday.

Day One Hundred Thirty-One, 4/8

Today, we created some flashcards to help us remember key terms, and we anthropologized ourselves. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Inaugural Trams", Super Furry Animals (2010)
Today's Homework: Start reading the poetry book.
 
Parents: The next book students must read is a book of poetry. On Monday and Tuesday, Ms. Kolody, the eighth grade counselor, will work with students on conjuring ideas for the future.  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Twenty-Nine, 4/6

Today, we created some flashcards to help us remember key terms, and we anthropologized ourselves. (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Dashboard", Modest Mouse (2007)
Today's Homework: Pack a lunch for the field trip and get ready to zoo.
 
Parents: The next book students must read is a book of poetry. We are going to the library tomorrow and to the zoo on Thursday.  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Twenty-Eight, 4/5

Today, we visited the library to practice using the new ACORN and to select our poetry book. (Here is a list of poets). (Prezi)
Today's Song: "Chameleon", Herbie Hancock (1973)
Today's Homework: A vocabulary worksheet. Begin selecting Book Seven--a book of poetry.
 
Parents: The next book students must read is a book of poetry. We are going to the library tomorrow and to the zoo on Thursday.  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Day One Hundred Twenty-Seven, 4/4

Today, we read a story called "Body Rituals of the Nacirema". (Link)
Today's Song: "Hip Hop Hooray", Naughty By Nature (1993)
Today's Homework: Begin selecting Book Seven--a book of poetry.
 
Parents: The next book students must read is a book of poetry. We are going to the library tomorrow and to the zoo on Thursday.  A full calendar of events is shown at the right.

Happy Weekend

Congratulations on the completion of another quarter. One to go!

There is a whole bunch of new fun on the student page.

Click here for lab instructions, 3/31

1. Go to Holt. Log in. Take the two tests, named "Entry-Level" and see me for your scores when you are done.

2. Revise an essay. It's good practice and it might help you get your grade where you want it to be.

3. Take the Third Quarter Survey.

Day One Hundred Twenty-Four, 3/30

Today, we watched a bit of video, relating to the recently completed novels.
Today's Song: 

"Heart in Your Heartbreak", The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (2011)
Today's Homework: Work on your book paper.
 
Parents: The independent book paper is due on or before March 31st.