6-28-2011

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Copy the objectives in the Participation section of your notebook:

Learning Objectives for English 2C Summer Day 7
 * Content Learning Objectives || Homework: ||
 * Students will:
 * learn to read poetry.
 * practice public speaking.
 * write an autobiographical essay.
 * write poetry.
 * increase reading comprehension. || Today's Homework Assignment:
 * Scan "The Interlopers" for vocabulary, it begins on page 268.

Check homework Due Today:
 * Grammar Book 195-196
 * Vocabulary for "I Hear America Sing"
 * Achieve 3000 (80 by July 8) ||

Today's Agenda:

1. Review Homework.

2. Autobiographical Essay Peer Review
 * Read your essay to two partners. Each partner needs to complete the following Peer Review for your essay:
 * 1) Give a short summary of the story.
 * 2) What is the problem in the story?
 * 3) What thoughts and feelings are expressed in the story?
 * 4) Does the author describe people and places vividly?
 * 5) What lesson about life did you learn from reading the story?
 * 6) What is one improvement you suggest the author makes?
 * After your essay has been reviewed by 2 peers, read their responses and make at least one change to improve your essay.
 * Ask 3-5 student volunteers to read their essays to the class.

3. Introduce/discuss Online Portfolio Presentation
 * Review student model.
 * Show some video clips.
 * What expectations will you need to meet for this presentation?

4. Review "On Summer" and take the Quiz

5. Review Notes on Sound Devices
 * page 643
 * Ask students to help develop examples of:
 * Alliteration
 * Consonance
 * Assonance
 * Onomatopoeia

6. Before reading and reading "Summer" page 646
 * Complete accompanying handouts:
 * Elements of poetry x2
 * Sound Devices
 * Sensory Details

7. Before reading and reading "I Hear America Sing" page 748
 * Read about the lyric quality of poetry.

8. Writing Poetry
 * Write original poems based on our examples.
 * Poems should demonstrate poetic sound devices and lyrical qualities.
 * See accompanying handouts.
 * Share poetry.

9. Begin HW if time permits. .