“Ring Out, Wild Bells”

“Ring Out, Wild Bells”

by | Dec 6, 2010 | English 8, Update

Today in first period we went over our homework from over the weekend.We then read a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson called, “Ring Out, Wild Bells.” This poem is on page 611.We went through the steps to figure out how to understand the poem. We got into...
Cat! Scat!

Cat! Scat!

by | Dec 2, 2010 | English I Honors, Update

Second and sixth periods worked on sound devices (onomatopoeia and rhythm) and context clues, reading the poem “Cat!” by Eleanor Farjeon. Cat! Atter her, atter her, Sleeky flatterer, Spitfire chatterer, Scatter her, scatter her Wuff! Wuff! Treat her rough!...
Sonnets and Persuasion

Sonnets and Persuasion

by | Nov 18, 2010 | Update

Fourth period began the arduous process of writing a sonnet. Our topic was the difficulty of writing a sonnet. The pre-writing paraphrase was the following: I don’t want to write a sonnet: it’s too hard Why is it so hard? So much to worry about: Rhyme Meter: Iambic...

Onomatopoeia and a Test

by | Nov 13, 2009 | Update

Fourth period had a test on the parts of speech. They claim it was difficult; the results so far belie their claims. First, second, and seventh periods all worked on their first poem for their poetry project portfolio. It was modeled on “Cat!”. As such, it...

Give Us a Beat

by | Nov 12, 2009 | Update

First and seventh periods worked on rhythm in poetry, using “Cat!” to discover the patterns that create meter. Cat! Atter her, atter her, Sleeky flatterer, Spitfire chatterer, Scatter her, scatter her Wuff! Wuff! Treat her rough! Git her, git her, Whiskery...