Think Again: Here is a list of suggested reading for those heading to college and those with other vocational plans as well. Take a look.
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018
Poetry Unit - February 2018
“Poetry provides one permissible way of saying one thing and meaning another.” -Robert Frost
February is the perfect time for a poetry unit, especially if the poem is about love. Our first poem analysis will be about love - it is hard to define, isn't it? At least, E. E. Cummins has given it a try.
Here are some links for extending your understanding of our first poem:
love is more thicker than forget
prez love-is-more-thicker-than-forget/
Your poetry project portfolio guidelines and Overview/Essay Specs are attached - follow the link: (Due Date is Thurs, Feb. 22, 2018)
American Poetry Portfolio Guidelines
Poetry Project Overview & Compare/Contrast Essay
Here is an overview:
poetryoutloud.org
February is the perfect time for a poetry unit, especially if the poem is about love. Our first poem analysis will be about love - it is hard to define, isn't it? At least, E. E. Cummins has given it a try.
Here are some links for extending your understanding of our first poem:
love is more thicker than forget
prez love-is-more-thicker-than-forget/
Your poetry project portfolio guidelines and Overview/Essay Specs are attached - follow the link: (Due Date is Thurs, Feb. 22, 2018)
American Poetry Portfolio Guidelines
Poetry Project Overview & Compare/Contrast Essay
Here is an overview:
#1 Choose a theme for your poetry portfolio (a book of your own poetry and poetry analysis).
You should choose a one-word theme that you can live with for the next few weeks of the project. Ideas: “Sports”, “Nature”, “Love”, “Friendship”, etc.
#2 Find two poems, written by two different published authors from two different time periods that fit your theme (plus two other poems of your choice)
Write the theme you choose at the top of journal entry #1 (Semester II) in your spiral notebook.
#3 Create two pattern poems on your theme (plus two other poems in another style).
You may use any pattern poem style found in your notes (like a diamante). These poems should be about the theme you chose for your portfolio. Use at least 3 different literary devices
Review the PowerPoint Introduction to Poetry, your spiral notebook journal #1 for key terms, our Blue Lit Book p 227, or one of the reliable poetry resources below to help you with poetry analysis.
poetryoutloud.org
Poetry Foundation
http://www.poemhunter.com/
Poets to choose from:
Romantic (1780-1900)/Transcendental Poets (1860-1900)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Walt Whitman Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes John Greenleaf Whittier William Cullen Bryant
Edgar Allen Poe Paul Lawrence Dunbar Emily Dickenson
Robert Frost Stephen Crane
Modernist (1890-1950)
Gertrude Stein T.S. Eliot Wallace Stevens
Carl Sandburg Marianne Moore Langston Hughes
Ezra Pound Hilda Doolittle E.E. Cummings
Post-Modern (1945-1960)/contemporary Poets (current day)
Rita Dove Anne Sexton Sharon Olds
Allen Ginsberg Randall Jarrell Lawrence Ferlenghetti
William Stafford Alice Walker Robert Hayden
James Dickey Edna St. Vincent Millay Stanley Kunitz
Billy Collins Gwendolyn Brooks Etheridge Knight
Shel Silverstein (There are so many others, but this will get you started.)
Note: If you are choosing to compete in Poetry Out Loud, both of your poems must come from the website: http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/find-poems
Reminder:
Use the following links to find the information you need. Do not go onto a search engine and attempt to do your own research. These sites are reliable and useful; point and click.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Wrapping Up Semester One - Assignments and Due Dates AND FINAL EXAM DAY points
Do you feel like you have had a ride on a fast moving freight train? I certainly do! The end of the first semester is here.
Here are the make-up items you must have turned in by next Thursday, January 18:
Check Student View to make sure you turned these items in - they are all past due items:
1. Book Talks (hard copy - word processed - typed!)
They were due Dec 4: To be accepted through Jan. 18
2. Short Stories (GOOGLE DOCS but late work must be turned in hard copy/word processed-typed)
They were due before Winter Break. To be accepted through Jan. 18.
3. Journal Checks through #25 have been recorded. Go to the Journal Menu if you are behind and make those up. You will need to show me before Jan. 18.
WORK IN PROGRESS: All part of the final exam grade (5 items)
1. Argumentative Essays - due Thursday, Jan. 18 on GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
-Be sure to submit it to the correct GOOGLE CLASSROOM period.
-Turn in Checklist and Scoring Guide hard copy on Jan. 18. 25 pts
Essay Length: 5-6 paragraphs with a minimum of 3 sentences each.
Prompt: West Salem High School should/should not participate in the national Shut Down Your Screen Week. (You must take a position.)
I. Introduction to include the Central Claim
II. Body Paragraphs (3) with Supporting Claims
A. Supporting Claim #1
a. evidence
b. reasoning/explanation/commentary
B. Supporting Claim #2
a. evidence
b. reasoning/explanation/commentary
C. Supporting Claim #3
a. evidence
b. reasoning/explanation/commentary
III Body Paragraph (1) with Counter Claim (or it may be part of paragraph B or C)
IV. Conclusion to include a restatement of Central Claim
2. Book Journal - 8 entries: Book Journal Form
Turn in Hard Copy on Thursday, Jan. 18.
-Title and Author - proper capitalization
-Character description and an excerpt or quote to support your description
-Setting and an excerpt or quote to support your description
-Five chapter/section summaries, each with a quote or excerpt for support. Each summary should entail experiences covered in a 20 minute or more reading session.
Book Journal & Final Sharing Activity. 20 pts
3. Journal Check #26-30 during class on Thursday, Jan 18.
Bring it to class for final activity.* 25 pts (See right-hand menu for #26 and #27)
NOTE: Journal Entry 28 should be an outline of your argumentative paragraph
Journal Entry 29 should be a rough draft of your three body paragraphs - plus notes on three kinds of quotes (SEE Purdue OWL) that need to be correctly punctuated in your paragraph
Journal Entry 30 should be ideas for your Introduction and ideas for your Conclusion based on examples from the articles you read. It should also include a rough draft of each your introduction and your conclusion.
Ideas for Introductions: 1. State your claim and touch on the three supporting claims you will develop. 2. Lead in with a hook (surprising statement, quote, or question) and then state your claim.
Ideas for Conclusions: 1. Use a quote from an expert to sum up your position 2. Summarize briefly the key points of your essay and restate your claim. 3. Use a quote that causes reflection regarding the topic. 4. Restate your claim and ask a question.
4. Final (Interaction) Activity* TBA 5 pts
5. Written Final Exam 25 pts
FINAL TOTAL PTS: 100
Here are the make-up items you must have turned in by next Thursday, January 18:
Check Student View to make sure you turned these items in - they are all past due items:
1. Book Talks (hard copy - word processed - typed!)
They were due Dec 4: To be accepted through Jan. 18
2. Short Stories (GOOGLE DOCS but late work must be turned in hard copy/word processed-typed)
They were due before Winter Break. To be accepted through Jan. 18.
3. Journal Checks through #25 have been recorded. Go to the Journal Menu if you are behind and make those up. You will need to show me before Jan. 18.
WORK IN PROGRESS: All part of the final exam grade (5 items)
1. Argumentative Essays - due Thursday, Jan. 18 on GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
-Be sure to submit it to the correct GOOGLE CLASSROOM period.
-Turn in Checklist and Scoring Guide hard copy on Jan. 18. 25 pts
Essay Length: 5-6 paragraphs with a minimum of 3 sentences each.
Prompt: West Salem High School should/should not participate in the national Shut Down Your Screen Week. (You must take a position.)
I. Introduction to include the Central Claim
II. Body Paragraphs (3) with Supporting Claims
A. Supporting Claim #1
a. evidence
b. reasoning/explanation/commentary
B. Supporting Claim #2
a. evidence
b. reasoning/explanation/commentary
C. Supporting Claim #3
a. evidence
b. reasoning/explanation/commentary
III Body Paragraph (1) with Counter Claim (or it may be part of paragraph B or C)
IV. Conclusion to include a restatement of Central Claim
2. Book Journal - 8 entries: Book Journal Form
Turn in Hard Copy on Thursday, Jan. 18.
-Title and Author - proper capitalization
-Character description and an excerpt or quote to support your description
-Setting and an excerpt or quote to support your description
-Five chapter/section summaries, each with a quote or excerpt for support. Each summary should entail experiences covered in a 20 minute or more reading session.
Book Journal & Final Sharing Activity. 20 pts
3. Journal Check #26-30 during class on Thursday, Jan 18.
Bring it to class for final activity.* 25 pts (See right-hand menu for #26 and #27)
NOTE: Journal Entry 28 should be an outline of your argumentative paragraph
Journal Entry 29 should be a rough draft of your three body paragraphs - plus notes on three kinds of quotes (SEE Purdue OWL) that need to be correctly punctuated in your paragraph
Journal Entry 30 should be ideas for your Introduction and ideas for your Conclusion based on examples from the articles you read. It should also include a rough draft of each your introduction and your conclusion.
Ideas for Introductions: 1. State your claim and touch on the three supporting claims you will develop. 2. Lead in with a hook (surprising statement, quote, or question) and then state your claim.
Ideas for Conclusions: 1. Use a quote from an expert to sum up your position 2. Summarize briefly the key points of your essay and restate your claim. 3. Use a quote that causes reflection regarding the topic. 4. Restate your claim and ask a question.
4. Final (Interaction) Activity* TBA 5 pts
5. Written Final Exam 25 pts
FINAL TOTAL PTS: 100
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