Culmination Requirements Assembly in Powers Hall

Last day for Make-Ups is this Friday. The following assignments are due.

1. Mood Dispatch, 1/25, 12
2. I/R Homework pages 258 and 259, 1/25, 16
3. 3 Wishes Disp., 1/31, 10
4. Monkey Paw Groups Essay, 2/7, 50
5. Frederick Douglass Disp., 2/9, 10
6. Cut-out Poem, 2/10, 50
7. extra credit
8. Measuring Up Lesson 11, 2/15, 12
9. Photograph Poem, 2/17, 35
10. Lesson 1 in Measuring Up, 2/21, 5
11. Lesson 2 in Measuring Up, 2/23, 5
12. Lang. of Lit. Page 652, 2/24, 5

Complete Langston Hughes Worksheet

Complete Langston Hughes Worksheet.

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The Ballad of the Harp Weaver

Periods 1, 2, 3, 5 will do lesson will read “The Ballad of the Harp Weaver” on page 648 in Language of Literature. Read it silently for 5 minutes then play the CD—it’s the fourth track. Discuss then answer the questions on page 652. Make sure they answer the “comprehension check” questions adjacent to question 1. Have them write the questions and the answers.

Read pages 22-25 in the Measuring Up books and answer questions 1-5 on page 25.
The Ballad of the Harp Weaver

Lesson 2 in Measuring Up

Periods 1, 2, 3, 5 will do lesson 2 in the Measuring Up books (pages 14-21).
They must title their papers “Lesson 2 Measuring Up” and subtitle their papers for each group of questions:
Page 17 (1-5)
Pages 19-20 (1-10)
Page 21 (1-5) Assessment practice
This assignment is worth 40 points and there will be no make ups for this assignment. It must be turned in today at the end of the period.

Read the poems in Language of Literature

Refer to the poetry "table of contents" on page xxiv in Language of Literature to pick poems to read in class. After reading each poem a few times and discussing it, fill out the poetry chart for each poem. Each student must complete two double-sided charts.

Homework: Finish photograph poem. Final draft must be in pen or typed with a photo attached. Write the poem so your readers can see the photo in their mind.

Finish lesson 1 in Measure Up books

Finish lesson 1 in the Measure Up books.

Update assignment list and enter grades.

Current assignment list

1. Mood Dispatch, 1/25, 12
2. I/R Homework pages 258 and 259, 1/25, 16
3. 3 Wishes Disp., 1/31, 10
4. Monkey Paw Groups Essay, 2/7, 50
5. Frederick Douglass Disp., 2/9, 10
6. Cut-out Poem, 2/10, 50
7. extra credit
8. Measuring Up Lesson 11, 2/15, 12
9. Photograph Poem, 2/17, 35

Measure Up books

Do lesson 11 in the Measure up books.

Photograph Poem

Veiw the kiss sonnet in Romeo and Juliet.

Click here to take online quiz: Quia class page for poetry forms

Romantic sonnets for Valentines Day

Click here to take online quiz after you finish the cut-out poem: Quia class page for poetry forms

Homework: We will be using the photograph tomorrow, so bring in a photo of a family member or friend that is important to you.

Poems of the day: romantic sonnets on pages 118-119 in Poetry with Teenagers.

From Romeo and Juliet:

ROMEO
[To JULIET] If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.

JULIET
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.

ROMEO
Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?

JULIET
Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.

ROMEO
O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do;
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.

JULIET
Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake.

ROMEO
Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take.
Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.

JULIET
Then have my lips the sin that they have took.

ROMEO
Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged!
Give me my sin again.

JULIET
You kiss by the book.

Sonnet 36 by William Shakespeare

How Do I Love Thee by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Write what is romantic about the poems? What lines are romantic? Why?

Finish cut-out poems.

Click here to take online quiz after you finish the cut-out poem: Quia class page for poetry forms

Quia class page

Click here to take online quiz after you finish the cut-out poem: Quia class page for poetry forms

Ode to Salt by Pablo Neruda

Poem of the day:"Ode to Salt" by Pablo Neruda

Copy poetry forms:

Ballad: story poem, often sung
Lyric: poem with one narrator or one voice or one speaker
Free verse: no specific rhyme scheme or meter
Blank verse: unrhymed iambic pentameter
Ode: praise poem
Sonnet: 14 lines of rhymed iambic pentameter (10 syllables each line)
Epic: long story poem
Elegy: poem that honors someone’s passing (death)
Narrative: story poem

Finish cut-out poem.

Continue Cut-Out Poem

Dispatch: What do you think of the poem by Langston Hughes below. Consider sound, meter, and meaning. Which line from the poem is your favorite? Why?

Frederick Douglass: 1817-1895

Douglass was someone who,
Had he walked with wary foot
And frightened tread,
From very indecision
Might be dead,
Might be dead,
Might have lost his soul,
But instead decided to be bold
And capture every street,
On which he set his feet,
To route each path
Toward freedom’s goal,
To make each highway
Choose his compass’ choice
To all the world cried,
Hear my voice!…
Oh, to be a beast, a bird,
Anything but a slave! he said.

Who would be free
Themselves must strike
The first blow, he said.

He died in 1895.
He is not dead.

Finish Cut-Out Poem

Cut-out poem

With the words that were cut out yesterday, each group member will make a poem on a poster by pasting the words on construction paper. The student will also display the poem on the poster and rewrite the poem on a regular piece of paper with a proper heading.

Grading Guidelines

Appearance: Poster reflects student’s pride in his or her work. All words are cut out and no words are formed with letters that have been cut out individually. The copy of the poem produced by hand is neat and legible.

Sound: The combination of words on the page is interesting. The words may alliterate, rhyme, produce a rhythm, or otherwise just sound cool.

Meaning: The words on the page seem to make some kind of sense. There should at least be a hint of meaning.

Homework: Bring in a photograph of a friend or family member who is important to you.

Part of speech review

Copy these notes from the overhead.

A preposition shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun an another word in a sentence.

examples: above, in, out, past, since, through


A verb shows action or state of being.

examples: walk, talk, think, believe, is, am

Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns.

examples: tiny, three, furious, sunny

A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

examples: Andy, park, book, truth

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.

Working in groups cut out 10 nouns, 5 verbs, 3 prepositions, 2 adjectives, and 2 adverbs per group member.

Homework: Bring in a photograph of a friend or family member who is important to you.

First day of second semester

Sign program cards.

Review classroom rules:

Be in your seat ready to work when the bell rings or receive a tardy.

Bring a blue or black pen, paper, a # 2 pencil with eraser, your agenda book, your English notebook and any other required texts every day.

Behave in a polite and appropriate manner.

No eating, drinking or gum chewing (except water in plastic water bottles).

Use restroom before and after class.

Be respectful when someone is speaking to the class—pay attention, don’t talk, and stay in your seat.

Absolutely no “UPDOG” in the classroom (last rule is a set up for joke of the day).

Finish reading group essays and completing the subordination assignment.

Homework: Extra credit bring in a magazine that we can destroy for 10 pts.

Read essays to class and more subordination

Groups read essays to class

Read pages 40-41 in Writing and Skills and do exercise 1 on page 41.

Continue Group Essay

Continue to work in groups on essays.

Group Essay

Complete "Compare and Contrast" chart that compares "The Monkey's Paw" short story to the "Simpsons" episode in terms of theme, genre, and mood.

Get into groups to write a group essay. Each group member must contribute one of the following assignments to complete the essay.

1. Introduction and conclusion.

2. Body paragraph about genre.

3. Body paragraph about mood.

4. Body paragraph about theme.

5. Type the essay.

View "Monkey's Paw"

Dispatch: If you could have three wishes, what would you wish for? Explain your choices. Can you think of ways your good wishes could go wrong, like they did in the "Monkey's Paw?

Update assignment list:

1. Mood dispatch 12
2. I/R Homework pages 258 and 259

View the "Monkey's Paw" episode of The Simpsons.

Compare the versions in terms of mood, genre, and theme.

"Monkey's Paw"

Work in the Measuring Up books

Read "Monkey's Paw" again.

Review Question 25 on the Periodic Assessment

The Monkey's Paw

Transfer all work to manilla folders.

Read "The Monkey's Paw" on page 681

The Tell-Tale Heart

Dispatch: What kind of mood are you in now? What is the general mood of the classroom, Carnegie, and Carson today? What is the typical mood inside your home?

Think about the general atmosphere and feeling as you write.

Read "The Tell-Tale Heart" together on page 625 in The Language of Literature.

Answer overhead question, questions 1-3 on page 631, and the vocabulary questions on page 632.

Overhead Question: Now after reading "Tell-Tale Heart" what kind of mood are you in? What in the story changed your mood? How did Poe establish the mood of the story?

Homework: pages 258 and 259 in the Interactive Reader

Take District Assessment

Take District Assessment

Dispatch: What have you liked about this class so far this year? What have you disliked? What have you learned? What do you want to learn next semester?

Write a response to the above questions. (20 pts.)

Work on research report due on Wednesday and make-ups due on Thursday.

Updated Assignment List

38. Miscellaneous extra credit
39. "Pause and Reflect" on page 181 in the Interactive Reader, 11/22, 2
40. "Pause and Reflect" on page 190 in the Interactive Reader, 11/22, 2
41. Anne Frank word chart packet, 12/2, 54
42. Anne Frank vocabulary mastery test, 12/2,
43. Noun forming suffixes, 12/7, 20
44. Adjective forming suffixes, 12/8, 20
45. Verb forming suffixes, 12/9, 20
46. Harriet Tubman video worksheet, 12/9, 15
46.15. Anne Frank Character Charts, 12-5, 25
47. End of Unit Assessment, 11-17, 15
48. Extra Credit: Reading "Free Write" aloud, 12/15, 19
49. Free write, 12/15, 50
50. Data half-sheets, 1/12, 24
51. Outline or Rough draft, 1/17, 25
52. Research report, 1/18, 80
53. Dispatch about the class, 1/17, 20

Work on Research Report

Research report: checklist, rubric, standards, and samples

Turn in data half-sheets worth two points each for a total of 24 points.

Distribute and discuss research report rubric, standards, and samples.

Students who worked on the computers or at the library on yesterday will work in their seats today. Students who worked in their seats yesterday will work in the library or on the computer today.

Homework: Finish research report due Friday.

Last day for make ups Tuesday, January 17.

Research and irregular verbs

Return work and update the computer and assignment list.

Copy the following sample half sheet for an internet source. This internet source does not have an author, so it starts with the title, "Maya Angelou."

Dr. Martin Luther King asked Maya Angelou to be the northern coordinator for the Southern Leadership Conference.


“Maya Angelou.” Poets.org. 11 Jan. 2006. The Academy of American Poets. www.poets.org/poet.php/prompid/87

For web sources be sure to list the following information in this format.

author of article. title of article. Name of website. Date of access. Organization affiliated with the site. Web address

Research groups

Homework: 12 data "half-sheets" due Thursday.

Research data half-sheets

Copy research data half-sheets sample from the white board.

At the library pick an author to research and complete as many data half-sheets as possible.

Homework: 12 data half-sheets are due on Thursday (at least 4 for each heading)