Poetry 2.1

Do now: What is one of your favorite songs?  Locate the lyrics and paste them into socrative.  What is the theme of the song?

Objectives:

• close read poems
• annotate poems for figurative language, theme, and meaning

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Vocab week 11: Write a story with weeks 10 and 11 vocab!

3. Allusion poem #2- "For Women"

4. Table groups: first two questions

5. Individual: synthesis questions (page 9 of packet)

6. Poem Exercise #1

7. Summarizer

HW: Draft your poem!

Poetry 1.4

Do Now:  Select one image from "Introduction to Poetry"  and draw it! (piece of paper) (10 minutes)

Objectives: 

• identify sensory imagery in a poem
• read and annotate poems-- specifically focusing on allusion 

Agenda:

1. do now

2. "Ain't I a Woman" 

3. Table groups: answer the questions for "Ain't I a Woman"?

4. "For Women" 

5. Table groups: answer the questions for "For Women"

6. Summarizer

HW: Homework free weekend

Poetry 1.3

Do now: What is poetry?  What kinds of poems do you enjoy?

Objectives:

• define vocabulary words that share a root
• understand expectations of ORB assignment
• define literary terms 
• understand expectations of poetry unit
• annotate a poem for understanding

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Vocab- Week 10

3. ORB assignment: Coming of Age chart

4. Poetry packets

5. Define poetry literary terms

6. Review unit expectations

7. Read and annotate "Introduction to Poetry"

8. Summarizer

HW: finish answering "Introduction to Poetry" questions

LOTF FRIDAY

Do Now: What is the first sentence of the introduction called?  What are its characteristics?

Objectives:

• self-evaluate writing in order to revise for effectiveness

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Self-evaluate introduction

3. Draft conclusion

4. Final revision/proofreading

4. Summarizer

HW: Entire essay due TUESDAY- BRING A PRINTED COPY TO CLASS

LOTF 10.3

LOTF 10.3

Do Now: How was writing body paragraph #3?  What was the most difficult part?

Objectives:

• self-evaluate writing in order to revise for effectiveness

Agenda:

1. Do now

1a. ORB (ORANGE/PINK)

2. Self-evaluate body paragraph #3 (in writing packet)

3. Begin drafting introduction

4. Summarizer

HW: draft introduction for FRIDAY.  

LOTF 10.2

LOTF 10.2

Do now: How was writing body paragraph #2?  What was the most difficult part?

Objectives:

• self-evaluate writing in order to revise for effectiveness

Agenda:

1. Do now

1a. ORB (PURPLE)

2. Self-evaluate body paragraph #2 (in writing packet)

3. Begin drafting body paragraph #3

4. Summarizer

HW: Body paragraph #3 due THURSDAY

LOTF 10.1 MONDAY

LOTF 10.1

Do Now: How was writing body paragraph #1?  What was the most difficult part?

Objectives:

• self-evaluate writing in order to revise for effectiveness
• Revise effectively

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Self-evaluate body paragraph #1 (in writing packet)

3. Begin drafting body paragraph #2

4.. Summarizer

HW: body paragraph #2 due TUESDAY (WEDNESDAY ORANGE)