Homework for the Week of 10-18-10

Hi everyone! Before you turn in the final versions of any poems, remember to review the checklist that I will use to grade you.

219

Monday: Reading: Review study guide for To Kill A Mockingbird final exam, which will be Wednesday. Language Arts: Due next Monday: FINAL sestina, haiku, free verse, and found poem.

Tuesday: Reading: Word Study page 39. To Kill A Mockingbird test tomorrow!! Language Arts: Complete a draft of an apology poem.

Wednesday: Reading: Work on To Kill A Mockingbird project. "Mental Movie" worksheet (from independent reading) due tomorrow. Language Arts: GUM quiz tomorrow.

Thursday: Reading: Bring materials to work on To Kill A Mockingbird project in class on Monday. Language Arts: Due Monday: FINAL sestina, haiku, free verse, and found poem.


213:
Monday: Complete a draft of an apology poem. Due next Monday: FINAL sestina, haiku, free verse, and found poem.

Tuesday: Typed apology poem due Thursday.

Wednesday: Draft of elegy. Typed apology poem.

Thursday: FINAL sestina, haiku, free verse, and found poems.


225:

Tuesday: Complete a draft of an apology poem. Due next Tuesday: FINAL free verse, haiku, sestina, and diamante poems.



Wednesday: Quiz tomorrow on proper nouns/proper adjectives, capitalization, apostrophes, commas, colons, and semicolons. Due next Tuesday: FINAL free verse, haiku, sestina, and diamante poems.

Thursday: Due next Tuesday: FINAL free verse, haiku, sestina, and diamante poems.

Homework for the Week of 10-12-10

I hope you all had a safe and fun holiday weekend!

219:
Tuesday: Reading: Word Study page 29. Read To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 23 and complete comprehension questions. Language Arts: Typed haiku and free verse poem due Friday.

Wednesday: Reading: Self-identity artwork, if you did not already turn it in. Language Arts: Draft of a sestina. Typed haiku and free verse poem due Friday.

Thursday: Reading: Finish WANTED posters for Word Study. Read Chapter 26 for Socratic Seminar and prepare 5 questions or comments. Language Arts: Draft of a bliss & misery poem; typed haiku and free verse poem.

Friday: Reading: Read through the To Kill A Mockingbird project options and choose one. Outline the steps you will need to take to complete the project. Language Arts: Draft of a found poekm. Typed: bliss & misery poem, and sestina.

213:

Tuesday: Draft of a sestina. Due Friday: typed free verse poem and typed haiku.
Wednesday: Final family metaphor poem (if not already turned in).
Thursday: Typed free verse poem and haiku.
Friday: Draft of a found poem.

225:

Tuesday: Draft of a sestina. Typed free verse poem, typed haiku, and final family metaphor poem due Thursday.
Wednesday: Typed free verse, typed haiku, and final family metaphor poem.
Thursday: Typed sestina and typed diamante.

Homework for the Week of 10-4-10

FINALLY, the moment you've all been waiting for-- your regularly-scheduled homework update! Here is your homework for the week.

219:
Monday: Reading: Extra credit due Wednesday (essay explaining which play you would rather perform-- Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, or Romeo and Juliet-- and why). Begin your bravery assignment (due Thursday). Language Arts: Typed family metaphor poem due Wednesday. Final version of ode due Thursday.
Tuesday: Reading: Prepare for your speaking role in the trial scene, and complete the Open Mind activity. Time yourself reading your bravery report-- is it 1-2 minutes? Extra credit (Shakespeare essay) due tomorrow. Language Arts: Typed family metaphor poem.
Wednesday: Reading: Completed bravery report. Language Arts: Final ode turned in tomorrow for a project grade!
Thursday: Reading: Read chapters 20 and 21 for Socratic Seminar. Prepare 5 questions or comments for discussion. Language Arts: GUM page 189.
Friday: Reading: Complete self-identity artwork. Bravery presentations will be on Tuesday. Reader response letters also due Tuesday. Language Arts: Final family metaphor poem due Monday for a project grade! GUM p. 195.

213:
Monday: Complete a draft of a free verse poem. Final version of ode due Wednesday.
Tuesday: Final version of your ode due for a project grade. Be sure to go over the checklist and make sure it's perfect!
Wednesday: Complete, clean, updated draft of your free verse poem.
Thursday: Drafts of three haiku.
Friday: Final version of your family metaphor poem due Tuesday. Be sure to go over the checklist and make sure it's perfect!

225:
Tuesday: Draft of a free verse poem. Final ode due Tuesday 10-12-10.
Wednesday: GUM page 114, part 2.
Thursday: Final ode due Tuesday. Haiku draft due Tuesday.