Slides Explaining Activities

April 23, 2015

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Homework Check• “The Outsiders” Character/Event Summary up to Chapter 4• Vocabulary Index Cards

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Annabel Lee• Written by Edgar Allan Poe, explains his love affair with a

woman named Annabel Lee• What is the prominent theme, rhyme scheme, and

another familiar motif (a story with the same distinct ideas)?

• What are some of the repeated words or phrases?• With the poem’s content, and the use of refrains, what

type of poem doe Annabel Lee appear to be?• Overall impression?

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Figurative Language Exploration

• Page 6, Poetry Packet• Use Annabel Lee as inspiration for practicing the use of

figurative language

• Annabel Lee is like a…• Their love is a…• Last one: free choice

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Poetry Response: Annabel Lee

• Use Annabel Lee to complete page 7 from the Poetry Packet

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Biographic Poem

• You are going to be creating a poem to describe yourself!• Use the planning boxes on page 10 from your Poetry Packet• Once you have done your planning, use the template on page

11 to compose your biographic poem

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Poetry Review…

• Page 14 from Poetry Packet

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Poetry Quiz Tomorrow!!

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Homework…

• Study Poetry Terms using pages 1-4 of Poetry Packet

April 24, 2015

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Shall I Compare thee to a Summer’s Day

• What literary device is used in the title? • How would you paraphrase the final couplet?• Two main sections of the sonnet?

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“The Blind Man and the Elephant”

• Page 61-64 from the Anthology

• On a sheet of loose leaf, do the following:1) List the major rhyme schemes2) Relate the events from the poem to current events; how

could this poem apply to today’s current events?

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Poetry Performance

• You must turn in a copy of your original poem to me the day of your presentations

• You must memorize your poem before you preform for the class

• Your media may be a song, sound effects, small poster, or another handheld prop

• Final presentations: May 1

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Homework…

• Complete unfinished classwork• Complete your Character/Event Summary for Chapters 5 and

6 of “The Outsiders”

April 28, 2015

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“The Outsiders” Packet and Chapter Summaries Folder

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Sizing Up People

• Page 17 from “Outsiders” Packet• Which qualities in people do you value? What do others

value?• Why complete an activity like this before talking about “The

Outsiders”?

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Anticipation/Reaction Guide• We will be talking about how you felt before you read

the book• Answer the anticipation questions as you would have

before you started reading “The Outsiders”• Wait to fill out the Reaction side of the sheet

• After completing “Before Reading,” get into groups of 3, complete the chart described below, according to the directions

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“The Outsiders” Essay• Due Date: May 11

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Poetry Performance Reminder

• You must turn in a copy of your original poem to me the day of your presentations

• You must memorize your poem before you preform for the class

• Your media may be a song, sound effects, small poster, or another handheld prop

• Final presentations: May 1

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Homework…

1) Complete and unfinished classwork2) Chapter Summaries for chapters 7-103) Vocabulary Chapter 11 Exercises 1-2

April 29, 2015

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Characterization Activity, page 3

• Who is the main character(s)?• How do we learn about the main character(s)? Specific

example. • What can we learn from each example?

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Character Trait Map, page 6

• Ponyboy!• Choose 3 Traits to describe Ponyboy…• Find 3 pieces of evidence to support your character trait.

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Chapter Summary

• Time to work on chapter summaries for Chapters 7-10

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Reminders…

• Chapter 11 Vocabulary Test FRIDAY• Poetry Performances on FRIDAY• Chapter Summaries for 6-12 due MONDAY

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Homework…

1) Chapter summaries for Ch. 7-102) Work on Poetry Performances