1. Tuesday February 23, 2010 Starter: DOL List all the literary elements, the rhyme scheme, and the line number that has internal rhyme. I Am Shrinking I am shrinking, I am shrinking very fast, And I’m thinking as I’m shrinking That this day could be my last. I don’t have a single inkling Why I’m suffering this fate, Now I’m smaller than a cabbage… Is it something that I ate?

2. Find the rhyme pattern for the poem. Dreams by Langston HughesLangston Hughes Hold fast to dreams (a) For if dreams die (b) Life is a broken-winged bird (c) That cannot fly. (b) Hold fast to dreams (d) For when dreams go (e) Life is a barren field (f) Frozen with snow. (e)

3. Today At A Glance Poem answers – –Line 3 has internal rhyme –Repetition –ababacdc DOL answers –1. construct –2. real –3. The children’s valuables were stored in the teacher’s closet. –4. That hot rod is the noisiest vehicle on my block. – 5. Interrogative Work on poetry book http://www.jackprelutsky.com/ CRCT Language Practice –Pg. 74 - 88 Read “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” chapter 3 –Work on chapter booklet chapter 2 –Roll of Thunder Chapter Questions.docRoll of Thunder Chapter Questions.doc

4. Social Studies Notes – Chapter 4 section 5 –Social Studies Unit 4 chapter 10 Section 5.pptSocial Studies Unit 4 chapter 10 Section 5.ppt Work on Civil Rights project