Weekly Agenda 4/26 - 4/30

Monday 4/26
-Read "Parents"
-Found newspaper article
HW - Finish/ type poem

Tuesday 4/27
-Metaphor/ simile exercise
-Read "Digging" and "Mother to Son"
-Write a metaphor poem
HW - Finish/ type poem

Wednesday 4/28
-Alliteration and sound
-Read "The Bells"
-Alliteration activity
HW - Turn past poem into an exercise in alliteration
-Bring in typed poem you want workshopped

Thursday 4/29
-Read haikus
-Write haikus
HW - Write a third haiku, typed

Friday 4/30
-Workshop poems
HW - Write in journal

Weekly Agenda 4/12 - 4/16

Monday 4/12
-Vocab quiz
-Prose vs. Poetry
-Handout
HW - Bring in one of your favorite books or short stories

Tuesday 4/13
-Found and parallel poem
HW - Finish and type up poems

Wednesday 4/14
-Visit Spring Art Exhibit
-Write poem inspired by artwork
HW - Finish and type up poem

Friday 4/16
-Read "We Real Cool"
-Line breaks, enjambment
HW - Bring in newspaper or newspaper article

Weekly Agenda 4/5 - 4/9

Monday 4/5
-Collect Journals
-Discuss "A Small Good Thing"
-Characterization worksheet
HW - Read "The Bath"
-I will accept journals on Wednesday

Wednesday 4/7
-Discuss "The Bath"
-Which do you like better? Are they the same story?
HW - None

Thursday 4/8
-Extend "A Small Good Thing"
HW - Type up story (2-3 pages, double-spaced)
-Vocab worksheet

Friday 4/9
-Edit -> extend "The Bath"
-Vocab game
HW - Type up edited story (1/2-1 page, double-spaced)
-Study Vocab