Objective: SWBAT compose TWO tanka and THREE haiku following the correct format and using imagery.
Do-Now: Respond to the “Quickwrite” on pg. 751.
Today: 1) Read "Imagery" pg. 751
2) Class will read “Tanka" on pg. 753 and "Haiku" on pg. 755.
3) Review Haiku/Tanka format.
4) Students will compose TWO tanka and THREE haiku.
Homework: Finish your poems.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Tuesday, May 1
Objective: SWBAT examine the theme of “carpe diem” as it appears in poetry. Students will be able to compose their own “carpe diem” poems.
Do-Now: Read through the list of "carpe diem" quotes. Which quote is your favorite? Why? How can you relate the quote to your own life? Based on these quotes, what do you feel "carpe diem" means?
Today: 1) What does "carpe diem" mean?
2) Class will read “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time,” pg. 301 discussing the advice the author offers and how it follows along with the theme of “carpe diem.”
3) Students will compose their own “carpe diem” poems in which they offer positive advice to someone on how to make the most out of his/her life.
4) Poetry Readings: Choose a poem you have written during the past two weeks you would like to read out loud to the class.
EXTRA-CREDIT: Choose one of the quotes from the "Carpe Diem" quote sheet. Copy the quote at the top of your paper. Write a 20-sentence explanation of what you feel the quote means and how you can apply the quote to your life and experiences. Due Date = Friday, May 4
Homework: Finish "carpe diem" poem.
Do-Now: Read through the list of "carpe diem" quotes. Which quote is your favorite? Why? How can you relate the quote to your own life? Based on these quotes, what do you feel "carpe diem" means?
Today: 1) What does "carpe diem" mean?
2) Class will read “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time,” pg. 301 discussing the advice the author offers and how it follows along with the theme of “carpe diem.”
3) Students will compose their own “carpe diem” poems in which they offer positive advice to someone on how to make the most out of his/her life.
4) Poetry Readings: Choose a poem you have written during the past two weeks you would like to read out loud to the class.
EXTRA-CREDIT: Choose one of the quotes from the "Carpe Diem" quote sheet. Copy the quote at the top of your paper. Write a 20-sentence explanation of what you feel the quote means and how you can apply the quote to your life and experiences. Due Date = Friday, May 4
Homework: Finish "carpe diem" poem.
Monday, April 30
Objective: SWBAT compose a 14-line Shakespearean sonnet using the correct format and rhyme scheme.
Do-Now: Why do you believe so many songs are written about love? Why is love such a popular subject for music, movies, and books? What is your favorite love song? Why do you enjoy this song so much?
Today: 1) Teacher will introduce the format of a Shakespearean Sonnet.
2) Class will read an examine "The World is Too Much With Us" on pg. 746. Teacher and class will then label the parts of the sonnet.
3) Students will compose their own Shakespearean sonnets.
Exit Slip: Poetry share-out
Homework: Finish your sonnet.
Do-Now: Why do you believe so many songs are written about love? Why is love such a popular subject for music, movies, and books? What is your favorite love song? Why do you enjoy this song so much?
Today: 1) Teacher will introduce the format of a Shakespearean Sonnet.
2) Class will read an examine "The World is Too Much With Us" on pg. 746. Teacher and class will then label the parts of the sonnet.
3) Students will compose their own Shakespearean sonnets.
Exit Slip: Poetry share-out
Homework: Finish your sonnet.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Friday, April 27
Objective: SWBAT
compose a response to a classmate’s idealized poem, satirizing
the poem’s unrealistic promises.
Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)
Today: 1) Class will read “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd,” discussing how it responds to the idealistic promises made in “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” How is the female speaker more realistic than her male counterpart?
2) Students will exchange poems with their classmates and write a reply poem to their classmate's poem modeled after the ideas in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd."
Exit Slip: Poetry Share-Out
Homework: Finish your reply poem
Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)
Today: 1) Class will read “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd,” discussing how it responds to the idealistic promises made in “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” How is the female speaker more realistic than her male counterpart?
2) Students will exchange poems with their classmates and write a reply poem to their classmate's poem modeled after the ideas in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd."
Exit Slip: Poetry Share-Out
Homework: Finish your reply poem
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Thursday, April 26
Objective: SWBAT
identify the elements of a pastoral poem.
SWBAT compose their own idealized poems.
Do-Now: Describe a song you’ve heard in which the singer attempts to appeal to someone he/she loves by making promises to them. What does the singer say? Are his/her promises realistic? Explain.
Today: 1) Class will read “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” pg. 295, discussing the idealization used by the writer to entice his love to be with him.
2) Students will compose their own idealized poem in which they attempt to convince an imaginary love interest to be with them.
Exit Slip: Poetry share-out
Homework: Finish your poem
Do-Now: Describe a song you’ve heard in which the singer attempts to appeal to someone he/she loves by making promises to them. What does the singer say? Are his/her promises realistic? Explain.
Today: 1) Class will read “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” pg. 295, discussing the idealization used by the writer to entice his love to be with him.
2) Students will compose their own idealized poem in which they attempt to convince an imaginary love interest to be with them.
Exit Slip: Poetry share-out
Homework: Finish your poem
Monday, April 23, 2012
Wednesday, April 25
Objective: SWBAT
interpret an extended simile. SWBAT
compose a poem containing an extended simile.
Do-Now: Study for your vocab quiz.
Today: 1) Vocabulary Quiz
2) Class will read “She Walks in Beauty,” examining the extended simile Lord Byron uses to describe the beautiful woman he sees.
3) Students will compose their own poem in tribute to either a real of fictional beauty. Students will employ an extended simile in their poems.
Exit Slip: Poetry Share-Out
Homework: Finish writing/editing your poems.
Do-Now: Study for your vocab quiz.
Today: 1) Vocabulary Quiz
2) Class will read “She Walks in Beauty,” examining the extended simile Lord Byron uses to describe the beautiful woman he sees.
3) Students will compose their own poem in tribute to either a real of fictional beauty. Students will employ an extended simile in their poems.
Exit Slip: Poetry Share-Out
Homework: Finish writing/editing your poems.
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.
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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