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 period began “Tears of Autumn,” looking at the importance of setting. Second and fourth periods continued their research for the Scottsboro Boys trial paper. SIxth period read “Charles” while thinking about the effect point of view has on...
First period did some more preparatory reading work after a vocabulary quiz. Sixth period had a small quiz on the last two selections we read. Second and fourth periods looked at three ways to organize a compare/contrast essay. We used my favorite topic: Windows...
First period began another timed writing. When we do the final timed writings about poetry, hopefully the whole process will take one period. For now, we’re going slowly. It’s practice in analyzing poetry as well as preparing to write a test essay cue...
Today in first period we got into our small groups and went over the posters that we made on the previous day. Some groups spent their time finishing up their poster. We then went over them as a class. We discussed the metaphors or similes in each of the three poems....
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