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Assignment
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Tue, Jan 4
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1. Syllabus and Expectations
2. Information Sheets
2. "Self as writer"
3. Journal Entry #1: React, Comment on, Expand on--CARD ...and share
4. Hmk for Thursday: "Where I Am From" poem--Stanzas 1 and 2 + Class Materials
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Thu, Jan 6
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1. Seating chart
2. Computer #s
3. Look at and share stanza 1
4. "The Importance of Word Choice + Continue "Where I'm From"
5. Homework for Tuesday: Turn in your completed "Where I'm From" poem
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Tue, Jan 11
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1. Journal #2: What I see in my future....
2. Turn in homework--"Where I'm From" poem
3. "Where I'm Going" poem--Final Draft due Thursday
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Thu, Jan 13
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1. Journal #3: Art
2. Turn in "Where I'm Going" poem
3. "Language of Poetry" --define terms for Poetry Portfolio
4. "The Fall of Icarus" and W.H. Auden poem
4. Hmk for Tues 1/18: Bring in a picture, photograph, work of art that you think you can write about.
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Tue, Jan 18
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1. Journal #4: What determines how you see the world?
2. Go over "Language of Poetry" and W.H. Auden poem/questions
3. Pictures into Poems--group activity and share. Use "Language of Poetry" for poem you are creating.
4. Let's see your pictures!
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Thu, Jan 20
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1. Assignment #3: Two-Poem Art
2. Homework: Write your FINAL DRAFT for Tuesday 1/25, and be sure to bring your picture too.
3. Journal #5: What's your favorite fairy tale????
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Tue, Jan 25
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1. Turn in Final Draft of Two-Poem Art
2. Discuss journal from Friday
3. Fairy Tale poem assignment (#4)
4. Fairy Tale poem rubric
5. Homework for Wednesday: Bring rough draft to class on Wednesday
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Thu, Jan 27
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1. Print the RUBRIC from Tuesday's webpage
2. PEER EDIT YOUR FAIRY TALE POEM--Label the Rubric Items (DO THIS FOR THE FINAL DRAFT TOO!
3. Revise, Edit, and bring your Printed Fairy Tale Poem + Rubric to class on Tuesday
4. Journal #6: What is your favorite song and/or your favorite recording artist?
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Tue, Feb 1
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Journal #7: Write about a difficulty that you had to overcome. What did you do? What happened? Where you satisfied with the outcome?
1.Nonsense Poetry/ Playing with Words
2. Nonsense Poems/JabberwockyLinkClick.aspx
3. See--A Three-Year Old Can Do It! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTvNIxeipqs
4. Nonsense Poem Rubric
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Thu, Feb 3
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We had a snow day on Tuesday, so today we will do Tuesday's work! |
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Tue, Feb 8
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Work on Nonsense Poem--Have done and memorized for Thursday |
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Thu, Feb 10
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1. Present Nonsense Poem
2. Poetry Portfolio Rubric
3. Concrete/Shape/Visual Poetry Example And even More about Concrete Poetry Guess what--More Samples--See the link at the top of this page on "Good Poetry Website"
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Tue, Feb 15
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1. Favorite Poet Emulation
2. Finish your concrete poem
3. Journal #8: Write about an object or activity that you love. Be specific--what's so great about it?
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Thu, Feb 17
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1. Discuss Tuesday's journal
2. Odes
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Tue, Feb 22
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Sonnet assignment
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Thu, Feb 24
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1. Sonnets, cont.
2. Left-Handed Poetry
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Tue, Mar 1
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1. Old People Poetry
2. More Old People Examples
3. Another Example for you!
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Thu, Mar 3
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Old People Poem |
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Tue, Mar 8
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The Decade Poem
We are going to skip the villanelle, so mark it off of your rubric.
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Thu, Mar 10
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We don't meet today--CSAP |
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Tue, Mar 15
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1. The Wordle --see top of page
2. The Journal Poem
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Thu, Mar 17
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POETRY PORTFOLIO , DUE TODAY--
GIVE THANKS, REJOICE, and HAVE A FABULOUS SPRING BREAK!!!!!! 
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No School |
| Tue, Mar 22 |
No School |
| Wed, Mar 23 |
No School |
| Thu, Mar 24 |
No School |
| Fri, Mar 25 |
No School |
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Tue, Mar 29
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1. Journal--Name three of your favorite books and tell what you like about them .
2. Fiction--Where to begin?
A. Your favorite author? What is your favorite book?
B. Find the opening paragraph(s) of your favorite books.
C. Write a paragraph mimicking the writing style of this first paragraph(s). SAMPLE
D. Turn in the following: A. Text of your favorite novel--1st two paragraphs
B. Emulation of these paragraphs--make it your own, change the subject, but copy the style of this writer.
E. REDIRECT TO Creative Writing MWF--First Lines
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Thu, Mar 31
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1. WRITING THE SHORT STORY handout--discuss
I have provided short stories here for you to use as models; These are good examples of stories that include all literary elements working together to create an effect on the reader.
Read them--Analyze them--Copy them!
1. "The Story of an Hour"--conflict and irony (ENDING)
2. "The Interlopers"--setting, conflict, irony (ENDING)
3. "The Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"--setting, theme (ENDING)
4. "The Cask of Amontillado" LINK: http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/amontillado.html--setting, suspense, narration/pnt of view
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Tue, Apr 5
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1. Writing a Good Short Story
2. Short Story Tips
3. "Gooseberries" TEXT + Questions
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Thu, Apr 7
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1. Discuss "Gooseberries"
2. Character and Dialogue
3. Dialogue
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Tue, Apr 12
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Write your story! |
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Thu, Apr 14
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SS |
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Tue, Apr 19
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SS Character work |
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Thu, Apr 21
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1. SS --Peer Edit
2. Final Draft due Thurs 4/28
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Tue, Apr 26
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1. Endings
2. I WRITE LIKE
3. Revise and turn in Final Draft on Thursday
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Thu, Apr 28
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1. Final Draft + Rubric + RD due today
2. Writing the novel and easy stuff like that.....PART 1
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Tue, May 3
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The Novel...PART 2--Work on Parts 1 and 2 today--Use Steinbeck as a model. |
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Thu, May 5
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The Novel--PART 3 and Part 4--Work on these parts today
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Tue, May 10
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Work on Part 5--See Thursday 5/12 for the link |
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Thu, May 12
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The Novel--Part 5 and Turn in All Parts today!!! |
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Mon, May 16
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Finals Week
1,1--THIS IS YOUR EXAM TIME!!! ,2
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Wed, May 18
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Thu, May 19
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Graduation |
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Fri, May 20
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