Friday, February 10, 2012

Poetry Portfolio

Today's Objective:

Students will write, edit, and revise original poems for inclusion in their poetry portfolios in order to review target HSA indicators and prepare for third quarter benchmark exam.


Works Studied in Today's Class:

"How To Save A Life" by The Fray


Today's Lesson Notes:


Tonight's Homework:

Finish working on the poems that will be included in your poetry portfolios. Completed portfolios MUST contain each of the poems discussed in your guidelines. Portfolios are due on Tuesday, Feb. 14 ("B" Day) and Wednesday, February 15 ("A" Day).

Click here to download a digital copy of the poetry portfolio guidelines



Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Figurative Language

Today's Objective:

Students will read and analyze author's use of tone and mood across a series of imagery poems in order to review target HSA indicators and prepare for third quarter benchmark exam.


Works Studied in Today's Class:

"Eye of The Hurricane" by David Wilcox
"The Flea" by John Donne
"The Railway Train" by Emily Dickinson
"Patrolling Barnegat" by Walt Whitman
"When I Dream of Michelangelo" by The Counting Crows
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot


Today's Lesson Notes:


Tonight's Homework:

Continue working on the poems that will be included in your poetry portfolios. Completed portfolios MUST contain each of the poems discussed in your guidelines. Portfolios are due on Tuesday, Feb. 14 ("B" Day) and Wednesday, February 15 ("A" Day).

Click here to download a digital copy of the poetry portfolio guidelines