Week of June 14-18
Green Team L.A. Film Festival!
Now it’s time to celebrate all our hard work and view each other’s imovies. Please come to class with sticky notes & pens to write short notes complimenting specific details from the texts of your classmates imovies!
5/10/12
imovie project documentation:
the following papers should be organized in order as follows to go into your L.A. folder tomorrow (Friday):
-special place template
-pile of all your drafts from oldest to newest
-song lyrics
-story boards-numbered & edited
-your final poem (it should match your movie)
Due Monday: Reflection letter 2-3 pages typed, double spaced & emailed to me. Refer to your class notes for the details of what should be included.
Important update: 5/3/12!
I have revised the number of poetic devices required in your special place poem: you only need 5 now, not 6. 2 of them can be repeats now, not just one.
For example, you may have 2 alliterations, 2 metaphors, one onomatopoeia to count as 5! Or 2 personifications, 2 similes, and one irony, etc.
One of your devises may be a visual: one student has used the clouds text for the word “cloudless” in his poem, so this can count as irony.
Week of April 30-May 4
Wednesday; Make sure you have printed a copy of your diamonte (special place) poem on which you have highlighted a labeled your 6 (or 5 with one duplicate) poetic devices that you used-due on MONDAY. Once again-here’s the list of the ones we studied:
metaphor
simile
personification
alliteration
consonance
assonance
onomatopoeia
irony
symbolism
rhyme and slant rhyme
If you know of others you may choose to add them or substitute them with my approval.
No other new homework this week because you are working on your imovies, which are due on Tuesday next week.
Week of April 23-27 WELCOME BACK!
Monday: typed final copy of your Diamonte -special place poem should be emailed to me & 2 hard copies brought to class. Also, you’ll need your pictures from home on a flash drive, etc.
Old work: anyone who has not given me their symbolism poem yet needs to turn it in tomorrow!
Friday: Make sure you print out a copy of your theme song (soundtrack) lyrics to have for me in class on Monday. Reminder: lyrics must be rated G!
Week of 3/26-3/30
Monday: Resume should be typed in Naviance found on RSD13 website
Handout of poems using hyperbole-write a short reader’s response to each poem
A new poem-using hyperbole-is due in draft form by Friday to discuss with your poetry group. Final due next Monday
L.A. 1 & 2: your sports/activity poems were due today L.A. 3: your sports/activity poems are due tomorrow
Tuesday: Revise your resume if needed
Wednesday: Revise your resume if needed. Final copies must be turned in tomorrow.
Thursday: No new homework, but reminder that your draft hyperbole poem is due tomorrow
Friday: Final version of your hyperbole poem due on Monday.
Week of 3/19-3/23
Revised Thurs. 3/23
Bring a draft of your poem to class tomorrow. Most of you are writing sports/activity/hobby/passion, however, some of you are writing poems about someone who makes you smile or laugh. whatever you are writing about, bring a draft in so that your writer’s group can give you feedback to use for revising. make sure your poem contains at least 3 poetic devices from our list of 7; metaphor, simile, personification, irony, alliteration, consonance, and assonance.
Poetry:
The best way to learn how to write good poetry is to read good poetry, and lots of it! This week you are drafting (and redrafting) a poem about your sport, activity, hobby, or some other passion. Therefore, every day this week you need bring in another poem about your passion that you think is a good poem. If you have trouble finding poems about your passion, find a good poem about a similar passion. For example, if you love football but you don’t really like any football poem you find, find a good one about soccer or basketball. By the end of the week you will have read, analyzed, and discussed at least 4 poems, so writing your own (due Monday), will be easier.
Monday 3/12
Optional homework: Since we are looking at song lyrics as poetry-do you know a song whose lyrics have always struck you as poetical/ Does it tell as story or have really interesting poetic devices? For Leeds’ Loot, bring in a printout of the (classroom appropriate) lyrics, if I agree that it’s at least an “honorable mention” for it’s poetic value.
Week of Mar. 5-9
Thursday: Write a pretend letter to Dear Abby, as we discussed in class. Make sure it is classroom appropriate.
Also, write a paragraph explaining which food from the list below is your favorite and why-any way you want-write a poem, a recipe, etc.
Monday: Eat a healthy super & breakfast tomorrow morning. Here’s a list of foods that several studies show help your brain function at it’s best; ask mom or dad for your favorites. I did not make these up-they are real-even the CHOCOLATE study (yum)!
-Eggs contain protein and fat to provide energy to your brain for hours, and the selenium in organic eggs is proven to help your mood. What could be better before a big test?
-cinnamon-so go ahead and sprinkle it on the (whole wheat) toast or Eggo waffle you enjoy with your eggs!
-blueberries
-”Blackberries can get the conversation flowing again. They provide potent antioxidants known as polyphenols that zap inflammation and encourage communication between neurons, improving our ability to soak up new information according to a 2009 Tufts University study” I read that on CNN.com. (oh my gosh, using an expert study from a major university as quoted by a major news organizations! )
-”Apples are a leading source of quercetin, an antioxidant plant chemical that keeps your mental juices flowing by protecting your brain cells. According to researchers at Cornell University, quercetin defends your brain cells from free radical attacks,” also from CNN.
-Pomegranates
-salmon or anything rich in Omega 3′s, like tuna
-PIZZA and SALAD: perfect foods for the night before or morning of a test (what teen doesn’t like cold pizza? What could be easier to eat walking to the bus?) Why? High protein from cheese (& meats) Tomatoes contain lycopene, an antioxidant that is particularly good for your brain,the garlic helps your brain, too.
spinach and other dark leafy greens. So maybe you don’t like salad-have the spinach on your pizza
-avocado yes, pass the guacamole with salsa for the tomatoes
-extra virgin olive oil
-Chocolate…”researchers have discovered it can…keep your mind sharp…polyphenols in cocoa with increasing blood flow to the brain, ” also reported by CNN.
-nuts and seeds-some of you have allergies, so only eat what you can,but if you can, they are and excellent source of brain boosting protein.
WHAT NOT TO EAT:
-Corn Syrup and Sugar they’re terrible for your brain.
-A high carbohydrate meal will make you sleepy and sluggish. Opt for a breakfast with some quality protein.
Source for all information that was not on CNN is Alternet‘s Ecosalon by Sara Ost.
Week of Feb. 27-Mar. 2
Friday: No weekend homework
Wednesday: All students who earned an 11 or 12 on the last prompt are exempt! New persuasive prompt:
-hand written-45 minutes including time to make a plan & do a “word splash,” and to GO BACK AND CHECK YOUR WORK!
Link to a word document with the details:
Monday: Easily confused words
All classes: read pg. 698-712 to remind yourself about which words are difficult for you (where/were/wear/we’re is tricky for some, principal and principle is tricky for others). Then do exercises B & C on pg 712.
L.A. 3: we got farther than the other classes today and worked on the two words almost everyone agreed are the hardest to remember how to use correctly-affect and effect. Make a flash card/index card for yourself with a picture or cartoon and a mnemonic with a sentence for each of those words. You may make yourself a copy of the one I did on the board today, or create your own. Any other word pairs or triplets you struggle with, please make yourself an index card.
Tuesday: Classes that did not make the index cards should do so tonight.