Welcome Back! 1/7-1/11

Welcome Back!!! Bell Work 1/7 Happy New Year! Did you decide to make any new year's resolutions? If so, what are they? How about any goals for the new year? Write a 7-9 sentence narrative describing your hopes, dream, and things you’re looking forward to in 2019!

Agenda 1/7 Bell Work/Discussion Book Responses Changes/Due Dates/ Book Recommendation List Review Expectations Syllabus changes/grading Introduce SSR- Sustained, Silent, Reading RPS 10

Book Response Overview/Updates I’m providing a list of books to used for outside reading. You won’t grow as a reader unless you start challenging yourself with more complex sentence structures, vocabulary, plots, etc. Each month you will be required to read one outside book. In January and March, you will complete the written response. In February and April, you will complete a creative project. The instructions for that will be announced closer to their due date. Due dates: January 31st – Written Response February 28th – Creative Response March (April 1st) – Written Response April 26th - Creative Response

Written Response Updates World Behind the Text (Informational): 10-12 sentences 1 paragraph. This section still requires research on your end. However, the content you’ll be writing about is a bit broader. You can address any aspects of the following: · The author’s writing process · What inspired them to be a writer · What prompted them to write the book you’re reading

Written Response Updates World of the Text (Analysis): 2-3 paragraphs (7-9 sentences per paragraph) In this part, you will apply what you’re learning in English class to the text. This isn’t a summary of what you read. Instead you’ll refer to the list of literary terms and choose 2-3 literary aspects to discuss in-depth. I would expect this section to be 2-3 paragraphs (a paragraph per lit device) and needs to include textual evidence from the book. REMINDER Make sure you are using present tense to discuss literature.

Written Response Updates The World of the Reader (Argumentative): 1 paragraph 10-12 sentences. NEW THIS SEMESTER This section does not involve you reviewing the book. It is more a thoughtful and considerate response than that. You can address any of the following aspects in your response: · Why does this book matter to today’s readers? · How will it help them in life? · Is there a reason for people to read it? · How does this book matter to you? · Did it change your mind about something? · Who do you think should read it?

Expectations Review You still will have a journal for this class and this class only. If you’re not in your seat when the bell rings you will be marked tardy even if you’re in the room. Homework/assignments need to be turned in before the bell rings or after the bell at the end of class. Reminder: Take care of yourself, take care of this place, take care of eachother.

Syllabus Changes Grading Scale: Outside Reading/SSR/Book Responses- 20% Homework- 5% In-Class Assignments- 40% Formal Assessments- 20% Midterms/Finals- 15%

Sustained, Silent, Reading On Fridays after RPS quizzes I will give you time to read your outside reading novels. 20-30 minute of SSR. I will use this time to conference with you and to hear about what you’re reading. SSR will be 10 points every week. If you forget your book you automatically have a zero. If you talk, fall asleep, or are disengaged you will lose points. I will also use SSR to check off your RPS worksheets so I can be more consistent with putting those in the gradebook.

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Bell Work 1/9/19 What is poetry? What makes poetic language different from the language of fiction and information text? Where do you find poetry in your everyday life?

Agenda 1/9 Bell Work Intro Poetry Unit Perspectives on Poetry Activity Poetry & Poemcrazy

Poetry Unit Goals To Develop the skills and knowledge to analyze and craft poetry. To analyze the function and effects of figurative language To write original poems that reflect personal voice, style, and an understanding of poetic elements. To write a style-analysis essay To present an oral interpretation of a poem.

Perspectives on Poetry Read the 7 quotations on page 287 of your packet. Pick one quotation that resonates with you. On an index card, copy the quote on one ide, and write a brief interpretation on the other side. When everyone is finished we will share with out groups. Class discussion.

What is Poetry? Poetry evokes the power of words, feelings, and images. We are surrounded by poetry in its various forms on a daily basis-popular music, billboards, and advertising jingles. Poetry allows us to stop and appreciate the mystery of daily life.

“What is Poetry?” preview We will read a free verse poem that will help us explore the question, “What is poetry?” Lit terms: Free Verse: poetry without fixed pattern Form: refers to the particular structure or organization of a work. Anaphora: the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they.

Poetry by Pablos Neruda On page 288 read Poetry. Read poem twice. While reading mark the text. Answer questions 3-5 on pages 289-290. Then complete the working from the text on page 290. When finished read silently or complete RPS 10. Poetry by Pablos Neruda

Bell Work 1/10/19 Authors write poetry about almost any subject. What do you see in this image that might inspire a poem? Explain your answer.

Agenda 1/10/19 Bell work discussion Read Poemcrazy Answer questions Check understanding Write an original free verse poem

Essay from Poemcrazy by Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge We will read the essay together as a class. Then you will read the essay again independently. Answer questions 6-12. Questions 10-12 can be completed in your notebook under todays bell work. After you’re finished with the questions work on RPS 10 or read silently. When everyone is finished we will move onto group discussion and the class assignment. Essay from Poemcrazy by Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge

Bell Work 1/11 Analyze the following poem: The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet. Funny it seems, by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one ever cared.