Saturday, December 18, 2021

Week of 12/20- 12/23

 Monday, 12/20- Tuesday, 12/21- 

T'here are 2 Albert Practice Exams.

30 Questions each.  They are due on 12/23 by noon.  You may use class time to complete these exercises

**You must score 70% to receive full credit.

Wednesday, 12/22- Poetry Terms Test

-The test is in Skyward.  Make sure all other tabs/ sites are closed before taking the exam.

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Voc 8 Test

 Friday, 12/17- voc 8 Test on Skyward


Monday, 12/20- Tuesday, 12/21- There are 2 Albert Practice Exams.

30 Questions each.  They are due on 12/23 by noon.  You may use class time to complete these exercises

Wednesday, 12/22- Poetry Terms Test


No homework over the holidays!


Have a safe and wonderful vacation!


Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Intro to poetry, R and J Test, and vocab 8


Intro to Poetry

R and J
12/15-  Test - Wednesday, 12/15

Vocab 8
After the test, work on Vocab lesson 8
12/16--Packet work will be due on Thursday, 12/16, before you enter class tI will check the packets in class
12/16-Original sentences with context clues will be due on Thursday, 12/15, before you enter class to www.turnitin.com

12/17-Vocab 8 test will be on Friday, 12/17

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Poetry Terms Intro

 

Intro to Poetry

Intro to Poetry:

Poetry Terms

Poetry- a type of literature that uses very concise (very brief; using few words), musical, and emotionally charged words.

Poetic Language:

  1. Figurative Language-not the literal meaning; interpreted imaginatively
    1. Simile-comparison between two  unlike things using like or as
It rained like cats and dogs.
    1. Metaphor- comparison between two things without using like or as; one thing is spoken of as being another
Death is a long sleep
    1. Personification- giving objects human qualities or characteristics
The moon sighed; The trees danced
    1. Hyperbole- Extreme exaggeration
A nose the size of a house
  1. Imagery- use of vivid language to create word pictures for the reader. Uses sensory language appealing to smell, taste, feel, sound, sight.

  1. Symbol- something that has a meaning and also represents or stands for something else.

  1. Devices-
    1. Alliteration- repetition of the first sound of several words. Example: “start their silent swinging”
    2. Onomatopoeia-use of words to imitate actual sounds. Example: “bang, tap, swish”


    1. Assonance-repetition of similar vowel sounds. Example:  “deep, beneath, dreamless”; At, Ask
    2. Consonance- repetition of similar consonant sounds at end of accented syllables. Example: “spurt of a lighted match”; Will-Wall
    3. Repetition – repeating a word
    4. Rhyme – repetition of sounds at the end of words
                                          i.    End rhyme- rhyming words at ends of lines
                                        ii.    Internal rhyme- rhyming words are within the line

Rhyme:
A.   Rhyme Scheme- A regular rhyming pattern of words in a poem (Usually found at the end of the lines)
Mary had a little lamb             A
Its fleece was white as snow B
Everywhere that Mary went,  C
The lamb was sure to go       B
B.   Rhyme Scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet:
A,B,A,B  C,D,C,D= the first 8 lines (an OCTET)
E,F,E,F = The last 6 lines are a SESTET
G,G= RHYMING COUPLET

C.   Couplet- A pair of consecutive rhyming lines


Rhythm:

  1. Rhythm- the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables or beats in the lines

  1. Meter- the rhythmical pattern of a poem. This pattern is determined by the number and types of stresses, or beats, in each line.

  1. Foot-  each group of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.
    1. Lines are described in terms of the number of feet that occur in them
    2. Monometer-1 foot
    3. Dimeter-2 feet
    4. Trimeter-3 feet
    5. Pentameter- 5 feet

Poetic Structures:

1. Refrain- phrase or word that his repeated regularly in a poem

2.  Stanza- groups of lines that form units in a poem (like a paragraph)

  1. Blank verse- poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
When I / see birch/ es bend/ to left/ and right
Across/ the lines/ of  straight/ er dark/ er trees

Iambic pentameter- Lines of poetry with 5 Iambic feet; each with one unstressed followed by one stressed syllable (see example above)

  1. Free verse-verse not written in formal rhythmical pattern

Types of Poetry:

  1. Ballad- a poem intended to be sung; tells a story

  1. Haiku- three line verse form; (Japanese Poem)
first line has five syllables,
second line has seven syllables
Third line has five syllables. 

A haiku tries to convey a single vivid emotion with images from nature.

  1. Lyric poetry- poetry expressing the observations and feelings of a single speaker. Never tells full story; zeroes in on an experience or creates and explores a single effect.
(Lyrics- Also words of a song)

  1. Narrative- type of poem that tells a story.

  1. Sonnet-  fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.
(Most common: Shakespearean sonnet; Elizabethan sonnet)


  1. Concrete Poetry- A poem with a shape that suggest it’s subject


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Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Acts 4 and 5

 Act 4


Monday, 12/6- 

Act 3 Test

Act 3 Journals:   The Quote Section   Due:  Monday, 12/5-- due to www.turnitin.com before you enter class.

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Wednesday, 12/8- Go over the homework:  Act 4 Study Guide and read Act 5 SC 1 in Old English.

Homework: Read Act 5 up to Scene 3 line 120.  Read the modern English side of R and J for The remainder of Act 2 -finish reading the rest of the act in Modern English.  Take notes, highlight and include your Take Away at the end of each page

Thursday, 12/9- Read Act 5 Old English

Friday, 12/10- Romeo and Juliet Essay - due to www.turnitin.com before you enter class.

Monday, 12/13- Complete your quotes on Skyward.  Act 4 A-G

Complete the Study Guide for Act 5.  - I will check in class.

All Assignments must be turned in before you enter class.


Journals/ ESSAYS: complete in Skyward.  This assignment is set as a project so you are able to complete it at home. 
Today: We are going to reflect on Act 4.    You must include specific examples (and their line, scene and act numbers) and explain them.

You MUST include Act, Scene, and Line numbers.  Cite each quote. (3.2.1-12).
Remember, a paragraph is at least 7 sentences.

**Remember to cite each line that is quoted directly


Act 4 Journals 


1. Who said these lines? 

2. Identify the character and scene.  Briefly explain each quote (This means you must tell why each character said the following quotes and in what context.  

3..Remember to include the Act, Scene, Line


A. “What must be shall be.”


B. “O, look!  Methinks I see my cousin’s ghost seeking out Romeo that did spit his body upon a rapier’s point.  Stay, Tybalt, stay!  Romeo, I come!  This do I drink to thee.”


C. Life and these lips have long been separate.  Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field


D “Happily met, my lady and my wife!
E.″ Death is my son-in-law, Death is my heir;My daughter he hath wedded. I will die And leave him all. Life, living, all is Death’s.”meaning: personification. lord capulet is grieving. He says that Juliet married death, so death is his heir. he will die and leave death everything."
F. “Love give me strength, and strength will help me through.  Goodbye, dear father.”\

G. “Alas!  Help!  Help!  My lady’s dead!” 

Act 4 Essay-TBD


The following must be answered in 5 paragraphs:  Use regular opening and 5 paragraph format.  EMBED your evidence.  

Citing evidence.... (Act. Scene. Lines)   (3. 4. 12-32)

Format for Works Cited PageShakespeare, William. Play TitleCollection Titleedition, edited by Editor first name Last namePublisherYear, pp. Page range.
Works Cited entryShakespeare, William. Twelfth NightThe Norton Shakespeare, 3rd ed., edited by Stephen Greenblatt, W. W. Norton, 2016, pp. 1907–1971.
In-text citation(Shakespeare 3.2.20–25) or (TN 3.2.20–25)

Research paper sample link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L4TunKA8lt-CkyP6V04BQbac6_OzvzUm/view?usp=sharing


The following must be answered in 5 paragraphs:  Use regular opening
2. Think about the isolation Juliet feels as—alone in her room—she prepares to take the sleeping potion.  Prove why she feels isolated.  Identify the people Juliet has depended on for love, advice, or help, and explain why she cannot turn to them now.  Can she trust them?  


-Is her feeling of isolation the result of the FOUR people who guide her (Nurse, Mom, Dad, Friar) or is is the result of her own actions?  (You may establish a thesis that combines both scenarios.


3. Prove  that Friar Lawrence's plan is realistic or unrealistic? What are its strong points and drawbacks?

 
4.We see a side of Juliet that we have not seen before. Describe what her actions reveal about the growth of her character. Make  references to details in the play to support your ideas

(embed your evidence!)

Things to look at:
There is No Escaping Shakespeare


Standards:
Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.A
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.K
Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.T
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

Monday, December 06, 2021

Act 4


Monday, 12/6- 

Act 3 Test

Act 3 Journals:   The Quote Section   Due:  Monday, 12/5-- due to www.turnitin.com before you enter class.

____________________________________________________

Tuesday, 12/7-  All of Act 4, scenes 1-4.  Read, highlight, make notes, and AT THE BOTTOM of the page below the Modern English section, list all important actions that occurred on that page.

**I'm seeing a pop quiz on the readings..HMMMMMM, Could this be a hint????????

Friday, 12/10- Romeo and Juliet Essay - due to www.turnitin.com before you enter class.


Journals/ ESSAYS: 
Today: We are going to reflect on Act 4.  Each essay must be answered in at least 3 paragraphs each.  You must include specific examples (and their line, scene and act numbers) and explain them.
Remember, a paragraph is at least 7 sentences.

**Remember to cite each line that is quoted directly


Act 4 Journals 


1. Who said these lines?  Identify the character and scene.  Briefly explain each quote (This means you must tell why each character said the following quotes and in what context.  A - C  do not have to be answered in three paragraphs).Remember to include the Act, Scene, Line


A. “What must be shall be.”


B. “O, look!  Methinks I see my cousin’s ghost seeking out Romeo that did spit his body upon a rapier’s point.  Stay, Tybalt, stay!  Romeo, I come!  This do I drink to thee.”


C. Life and these lips have long been separate.  Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field


D “Happily met, my lady and my wife!
E. “What must be shall be.”
F. “Love give me strength, and strength will help me through.  Goodbye, dear father.”\

G. “Alas!  Help!  Help!  My lady’s dead!” 

Act 4 Essay


The following must be answered in 5 paragraphs:  Use regular opening and 5 paragraph format.  EMBED your evidence.  

Citing evidence.... (Act. Scene. Lines)   (3. 4. 12-32)

Format for Works Cited PageShakespeare, William. Play TitleCollection Titleedition, edited by Editor first name Last namePublisherYear, pp. Page range.
Works Cited entryShakespeare, William. Twelfth NightThe Norton Shakespeare, 3rd ed., edited by Stephen Greenblatt, W. W. Norton, 2016, pp. 1907–1971.
In-text citation(Shakespeare 3.2.20–25) or (TN 3.2.20–25)

Research paper sample link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L4TunKA8lt-CkyP6V04BQbac6_OzvzUm/view?usp=sharing


The following must be answered in 5 paragraphs:  Use regular opening
2. Think about the isolation Juliet feels as—alone in her room—she prepares to take the sleeping potion.  Prove why she feels isolated.  Identify the people Juliet has depended on for love, advice, or help, and explain why she cannot turn to them now.  Can she trust them?  


-Is her feeling of isolation the result of the FOUR people who guide her (Nurse, Mom, Dad, Friar) or is is the result of her own actions?  (You may establish a thesis that combines both scenarios.


3. Prove  that Friar Lawrence's plan is realistic or unrealistic? What are its strong points and drawbacks?

 
4.We see a side of Juliet that we have not seen before. Describe what her actions reveal about the growth of her character. Make  references to details in the play to support your ideas

(embed your evidence!)

Things to look at:
There is No Escaping Shakespeare


Standards:
Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.A
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.K
Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.

Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.T
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Robert Frost

 

ROBERT FROST

LINK TO POEMS
LINK TO POEMS
Robert Frost
Introduction to POETRY

Goals:
Students will understand and utilize literary elements to analyze poetry
Students will read a variety of poems
Students will apply a variety of reading strategies appropriate for reading poetry
 (Listening, Identifying the speaker, Reading according to poetic punctuation, Using picture and imagery)

Bell Ringers:
Identify the following terms by using context clues:
TUESDAY, 1/2
The apples that I picked upon a BOUGH
A. Showing good judgement; wise and careful   B.Tree branch   C. Something that is plainly revealed  D. A shallow V-shaped container from which farm animals drink or eat

The animals skimmed this morning from the drinking TROUGH
A. Showing good judgement; wise and careful   B.Tree branch   C. Something that is plainly revealed  D. A shallow V-shaped container from which farm animals drink or eat

Good manners and tolerance, which are the highest MANIFESTATION of style, can often transform disaster
A. Showing good judgement; wise and careful   B.Tree branch   C. Something that is plainly revealed  D. A shallow V-shaped container from which farm animals drink or eat

A JUDICIOUS response to a joke can disarm a rude person, removing the power to injure.
A. Showing good judgement; wise and careful   B.Tree branch   C. Something that is plainly revealed  D. A shallow V-shaped container from which farm animals drink or eat

Goals:
1.. Students will be introduced to Robert Frost: Introduction in text.  
Born: March 26, 1874, San Francisco, CA
Died: January 29, 1963, Boston, MA
Spouse: Elinor Frost (m. 1895–1938)

Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in the United States. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech,[2] Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.

Frost was admired for his depictions of the rural life of New England, his command of American colloquial speech, and his realistic verse portraying ordinary people in everyday situations.

Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime and is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution".[3] He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was named poet laureate of Vermont.


His life: 

Frost’s father, William Prescott Frost, Jr., was a journalist with ambitions of establishing a career in California, and in 1873 he and his wife moved to San Francisco. Her husband’s untimely death from tuberculosis in 1885 prompted Isabelle Moodie Frost to take her two children, Robert and Jeanie, to LawrenceMassachusetts, where they were taken in by the children’s paternal grandparents. While their mother taught at a variety of schools in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Robert and Jeanie grew up in Lawrence, and Robert graduated from high school in 1892. A top student in his class, he shared valedictorian honours with Elinor White, with whom he had already fallen in love.

Robert and Elinor shared a deep interest in poetry, but their continued education sent Robert to Dartmouth College and Elinor to St. Lawrence University. Meanwhile, Robert continued to labour on the poetic career he had begun in a small way during high school; he first achieved professional publication in 1894 when The Independent, a weekly literary journal, printed his poem “My Butterfly: An Elegy.” Impatient with academic routine, Frost left Dartmouth after less than a year. He and Elinor married in 1895 but found life difficult, and the young poet supported them by teaching school and farming, neither with notable success. During the next dozen years, six children were born, two of whom died early, leaving a family of one son and three daughters. Frost resumed his college education at Harvard University in 1897 but left after two years’ study there. From 1900 to 1909 the family raised poultry on a farm near Derry, New Hampshire, and for a time Frost also taught at the Pinkerton Academy in Derry. Frost became an enthusiastic botanist and acquired his poetic persona of a New England rural sage during the years he and his family spent at Derry. All this while he was writing poems, but publishing outlets showed little interest in them.


Students will read three poems by Frost
"Two Tramps in Mud Time", "After the Apple Picking" and "Mowing"

 Terms: Tone, Rhythm, Rhyme scheme, Assonance, Consonance

2.Introduction:
 Let's talk about the phrase:
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.

A. What does this mean?
Literal meaning:
 Figurative Meaning:

B. Discuss apple facts:
The US is one of the world's leading apple-producing countries.  Although Washington produces more apples than any other state, New England is home to many apple orchards as well.  This area is well suited to growing apples because of its cold winters.  While the fruit does not grow in the winter, the trees grow best in areas where the average temperature approaches or reaches freezing for at least two months every year.  The trees blossom in the late spring, but apple growers do not begin harvesting fruit until late summer or early fall

"After the Apple Picking"  assignment: 
A. What is the literal meaning?
B. What is the figurative meaning?

for the next questions, you will write out the line and list the line number

C. List 2 examples of Hyperbole
D. List 2 examples of Alliteration
E.List 2 examples of SIMILE
f. List 2 examples of Metahor
G. List 1 example of Personification
H. List the Rhyme Scheme



3. Read the poems and analyze
4. Apply terms
5. Compare the two poems.
Discuss: Setting, Frost's style, structure, theme
6. Answer questions dealing with both poems

Worksheet:  Give students a copy of Frost's poem: "Two Tramps in Mud Time"
Have students analyze the poem.
Worksheet

Students will need:
Prentice Hall Literature Book
- Study Guide Questions Handout
- Rubric
- Paper
- Pencil/Pen

Assessment- Rubric

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