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LESSONS:
Thurs., Sept. 4: Both classes read "The Partial Explanation" by Charles Simic and took notes on imagery. Bring your Parts of Speech pretest to class tomorrow. I will collect it at the end of the period. Wed., Sept. 3: My first period class started the day with "Numbers" by Mary Cornish, while second period worked on a vocabulary practice. Both classes went over yesterday's homework: The Best Word for the Job. After checking out textbooks (keep these at home—we have a classroom set for in-class use), we finished the section on idioms. Your homework is to complete one of the writing activities at the bottom of the page. Choose one of the three, and write your paragraph(s) on loose-leaf paper to be turned in tomorrow. Second period students: your vocabulary practice is also due tomorrow. Tues., Sept. 2: Both classes read "At the Un-National Monument Along the Canadian Border" by William Stafford. You took notes about rhyme scheme, and we identified the pattern of end rhyme in the poem. We continued reviewing the parts of speech and labeled verbs and conjunctions on your handout from last Tuesday. For homework, you are responsible for completing #1-5 on the Best Word for the Job worksheet. These homework questions ask you to consider diction, denotation, and connation—terms which were introduced on Thursday. Fri., Aug. 29: First period read "The Blue Bowl", and discussed the literary terms presented on Thursday. Second period read "Numbers" by Mary Cornish. We looked words to describe the poem's tone and evidence to support our answer. Both classes received the next four words on the vocabulary list. First period has voted for Monday quizzes and second period has voted for Friday quizzes, so the first vocabulary quiz will be on 9/8/08 for first period and 9/5/08 for second period. We also finished up the adjective worksheet. Thurs., Aug. 28: First period received yesterday's vocabulary notes and then went to the freshman assembly. Second period discussed "The Blue Bowl" by Jane Kenyon and added simile, diction, denotation, and connotation to our notes over literary terms (see Aug. 26). We continued working on the adjectives handout and labeled the prepositions on the Parts of Speech Pretest. You also received a preposition word search that you may complete for extra credit. Wed., Aug. 27: "The Summer I Was Sixteen" by Geraldine Connolly was the poem of the day. After making some observations about the poem and discussing its tone, we wrote a ten-minute response and turned in this short composition. Second period made note of four vocabulary words. (I forgot to give the list to first period!) We reviewed adjectives and experimented with placement of adjectives so we'll have more options when we want to vary our sentence structure. Tues., Aug. 26: We read "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins and discussed the imagery and meaning of the poem. Both classes observed the shift in tone, or the contrast between the first part of the poem and the last two stanzas. You took notes over the following terms during the course of discussion: prose, paragraph, verse, stanza, literal language, figurative language, and implied metaphor. We then reviewed nouns and pronouns. You copied a chart listing three categories of personal pronouns: nominative (subject), possessive (ownership), and objective. You also received a Parts of Speech Pretest and identified all the nouns and pronouns. Save this pretest for future lessons. Mon., Aug. 25: Discuss syllabus.
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