First and sixth periods completed yesterday’s work with Schaffer paragraphs about alliteration in “Silver.” We’ll be continuing the poetry unit after the break. Second and fourth periods completed the poetry unit. All that’s lacking is...
First and sixth periods worked on using the Schaffer model to help organize and plan our writing about alliteration in the poem “Silver.” Sixth period, not having read it before, had to spend a bit of time going through the steps we’ve been using to...
First period worked on sound devices in “Cat!”, noting in particular the use of rhythm (the definition we included: a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in writing), onomatopoeia, and alliteration, all added to our revised graphic organizer....
First and sixth periods worked with theme. Second and fourth periods completed their look at consonance, assonance, and rhyme. Seventh period began a long narrative poem that we all remember from middle school, “The Highwayman.” Homework First and sixth...
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...
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