Second and sixth periods looked at Walter de la Mare’s poem “Silver” to continue learning about sound devices, specifically alliteration.

Fourth period had their first poetry presentations, working on direct and implied metaphors. Student-presenters led the class through two poems, “Fog” by Carl Sandburg and Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice.”

As part of the starter, the group used a smoke machine to create fog for the journal writing that begins every class. It was quite clever, I must say.

Foggy Starter

Students were able to anticipate the poems through their own writing: good thinking! (More pictures available here.)

Homework

• Second period: complete vocabulary chart for “Your World” (605)
• Fourth period: complete rubric for sonnet recitation.
• Sixth period: read “Your World” (605) and complete vocabulary chart for the poem.