Second and sixth periods had an abrupt change of plans: I decided last-minute to go over timed writing skills to complement last night’s homework. It was about poetry, so it kept us on target, but I felt we should take the time to deal with the important...
Second and sixth periods went over “Your World” in class, seeing that just because a poem seems to be all about it bird, it doesn’t necessarily have anything at all to do with a bird (thematically speaking). Fourth period students went over the...
Second and sixth periods, we worked on context clues. We went over four ways we can determine a word’s meaning through the context clues. We began using a vocabulary chart to track unknown words in poems and how we’re using context clues to figure out the...
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!...
All classes — first, second, fourth, and sixth periods — are working on poetry right now. Fourth period is finishing up a short unit on poetry by doing group teaching, which will begin on Wednesday. First, second, and sixth periods began the poetry unit...
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