Friday, April 20, 2012

Monday, April 23

Objective: SWBAT employ alliteration while writing a 20-lined poem about a fictional place.

Do-Now: Vocabulary Practice Quiz

Today: 1) Teacher will review alliteration.  Class will read the “Background” section on pg. 758.

2) Class will read “Kubla Khan” picking out on examples of alliteration and discussing how they are used to create a musical quality to the poem.

3) Students will compose their own poem about a fictional place.  They will be encouraged to use their Do-Now responses as inspiration.  They will also be encouraged to employ alliteration in their poems to given them a musical feel.

Exit Slip: Poetry Share-Out

Homework:  Finish writing/revising your poem.

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