You need your headphones for today’s class. Go and get them now if you didn’t bring them with you.

Do Now ▪ Staple a piece of loose leaf paper to the top of your Tolerance Poetry page. Put a heading on that piece of loose leaf paper to be used later today. ▪ Finish this sentence from your vocabulary page: ▪ When running for office, politicians should not waver if …

Grammar Practice : Add this to the correct page in your binder. A. Eliminate prepositional phrases. B. Find the subject, and identify what it is (an indefinite pronoun, a collective noun, or just a regular noun or pronoun). C. Determine if the verb is correct or not. D. Correct a homonym error or a pronoun/antecedent error. 4. The shoemaker on his bench sings about the boot witch he is currently making.

Coming Up This Week: ▪ Friday (tomorrow) ▪ Vocabulary Quiz #4 ▪ All 40 terms are in the bank for the test, so be ready. Know all the words and their definitions. ▪ IXL Bonus ▪ If you have been practicing our grammar items about 15 minutes per day, but Monday, you’ll receive some extra credit.

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast a written poem to an audio or video version. Poem Comparisons Using Synectics Spring, 2016 HTMS 7 th grade English

Instructions: 1) Make sure you have a proper heading on the piece of loose leaf paper that you stapled to the top of your 3 poems. 2) Re-read the poems we annotated this week. 3) In a moment, you’ll see 4 animals to choose from. Select the animal that you think best represents each poem. On your paper, write down the animal and an explanation of why you made your selection. Make sure to include an example from the poem to support your answer. 4) If there are not quadrants on the board, skip #4. If there are quadrants on the board, place a sticky note in the quadrant that represents your choice.

Re-read “Still I Rise”.

“Still I Rise” 1) Select the animal from the following slide which you think best represents “Still I Rise.” 2) On your paper, write down: 1) the animal 2) an explanation of how this animal fits the poem. 3) an example from the poem to support your answer.

Which animal best represents “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou? Support your answer with examples from the text. 1. HYENA 3. PUPPY 2. EAGLE 4. HIPPO

Did you already do these three things? If not, do them now. 1) On your paper, write down: a) the animal b) an explanation of how this animal fits the poem. c) an example from the poem to support your answer.

Plug in your headphones, click on the link, view and listen carefully. “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou

After watching the video, have your changed your animal? #1.d. Why or why not? Write an explanation on your piece of loose leaf paper. 1. HYENA 3. PUPPY 2. EAGLE 4. HIPPO

Re-read “I Too.”

“I, Too” Select the animal from the following slide which you think best represents “I, Too.” 2) On your paper, write down: a) the animal b) an explanation of how this animal fits the poem. c) an example from the poem to support your answer.

Which animal best represents “I, Too” by Langston Hughes? Support your answer with examples from the text. 1. LION 2. OSTRICH 3. BAT4. BEAR

Did you already do these three things? If not, do them now. 2) On your paper, write down: a) the animal b) an explanation of how this animal fits the poem. c) an example from the poem to support your answer.

Listen to Langston Hughes read his poem with this video: “I, Too” by Langston Hughes

After listening to the video, have your changed your choice of animal? #2.d. Why or why not? Write it on your piece of paper. 1. LION 2. OSTRICH 3. BAT4. BEAR

Re-read “I Hear America Singing.”

“I Hear America Singing” Select the animal from the following slide which you think best represents “I Hear America Singing.” 3) On your paper, write down: a) the animal b) an explanation of how this animal fits the poem. c) an example from the poem to support your answer.

Which animal best represents “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman? Support your answer with examples from the text. 1. MONKEY 3. BIRD 2. ANT 4. DOLPHIN

Did you already do these three things? If not, do them now. 3) On your paper, write down: a) the animal b) an explanation of how this animal fits the poem. c) an example from the poem to support your answer.

Listen to this reading of the poem. “I Hear America Singing” By Walt Whitman

After watching the video, have your changed your animal? #3.d. Why or why not? Write it on your piece of paper. 1. MONKEY 3. BIRD 2. ANT 4. DOLPHIN

Sticky Notes ▪ If there are quadrants on the board, do these things. If not, just skip this slide. ▪ Take three sticky notes. ▪ Write your name on all three. ▪ Place them in the three quadrants with the three animals you

When You’re Done… ▪ Work on IXL. You can see suggested links on the Google Classroom stream. ▪ Study for tomorrow’s vocabulary quiz. ▪ Silently write positive notes to fill someone’s bucket. ▪ It’s not a talking day today. Thank you for remaining respectfully silent until you’re dismissed.