December, 14, 2015

TODAYS LESSON

More insight on the poem "The First Men On Mercury"
how can we connect this to The Martian Chronicles?
+ course question this poem
what is the purpose of this poem?

course question "The Desensitization Of The 20th Century Man"

New poem: "So We'll Go No More A Roving"
Write down- Stanza type : quatrain (4 line stanza)
Questions on poem
    1. Rhyme Scheme?
    2. Example of parallelism
    3. Shift -> where?
    4. Motifs? (2)
    5. Whats it about?

Throwback to "Song To Celia" and "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud"
Where is the shift in these poems?

December, 9th, 2015

TODAYS LESSON
Block 1

Root quiz 4 handout + initial responses

2 class heads up for orthography quiz (on the last day of class before break)

Block 2

New story: The Desensitization of the 20th Century Man + initial responses and relations

New poem: The First Men on Mercury + initial responses
                    What makes this a poem?

Dec, 2nd, 2015

TODAYS LESSON

Root quiz 3 is today! If you missed the test, see Mr.Hanlon at lunch or after school to take it

continuation on adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs on the concrete and abstract nouns sheet
"ADJECTIVES MODIFY NOUNS"