4/9/2018 0 Comments Monday- Welcome Back!April is Poetry Month and we are going to start each class period reading, thinking about, writing about, and talking about POETRY!
Today's Poem is called "Mother to Son." It is written by Langston Hughes. You should recognize this name as he is the author of "Thank You, Ma'am." Let's read the poem. I want to tell you that is has an extended metaphor. Can you find it? What do you think this poem is about? Write about it on a blank piece of paper. Grammar Work- compound sentences and run-on sentences. Chapter 5 in your grammar packet. Independent Reading Time- take care of your Spring Break reading documentation! Record today's pages. Spring Break Writing- on the other side of you poetry ideas, write me a half-page telling me what you did over break. Make sure you use at least 3 compound sentences and underline them:) This is your Ticket Out today! TEACHER PACE- turn in all informative writing pieces and your final draft! April 17 cut off for Whitecaps Game!
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Monday, 8/28- Welcome to 7ELA1. Choose your seat & attendance
2. Procedures: In seat BEFORE bell, Agenda, Grammar, Email 3. Our class philosophy- We are all about becoming better THINKERS, READERS, WRITERS, SPEAKERS, and PEOPLE. 4. Jumping right in- introduce yourself to your seat partner (shake hands, make eye contact, smile). 5. Nonfiction article first read- marks what surprises you second read- go back to the marks you made and write a complete sentence to explain your thinking. Use sentence stems (see the anchor chart) Now- have a conversation discussing what surprised you. Your job is to work on being an active listener. You will need to paraphrase what your partner said. Paraphrasing means that you can explain the gist of something but in your own words. 6. Supplies for this class: 2 composition notebooks, pens, pencils, and EITHER a three-ring binder and tab dividers OR a few pocket folders. |