Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 1/31

Go to this site and explore the galleries of "humuments".
Choose a few that you really like and be prepared to share one with the class.

HW for Tuesday, 1/31

Where I’m From Homework Assignment

There are 3 parts to this assignment.

1.

Re-read examples from class here and here and here.

2.

Write some lists of your own that match the ones in Lyon’s poem.  You’ll be asked to share some of this list with the class.  Your list must include at least 30 items.

List . . .

• Items found around your home (bobby pins, stacks of newspapers, grandma’s teeth, coupons, etc.)

• Items found in your yard (broken rakes, dog bones, hoses coiled like green snakes – think of metaphors while you create these lists!)

• Items found in your neighborhood (corner grocery store, Mr. Tate’s beat up Toyota, the magnolia tree)

• Names of people who link you to the past

• Sayings (“If I’ve told you once . . .”)

• Names of food and dishes that make you think of home (tamales, black eyed peas, bbq, etc.)

3.

Write a poem using your list.  You must incorporate 

ALL FIVE OF THE SENSES (SENSORY DETAILS), 

2 SIMILES or METAPHORS, 

2 instances of ALLITERATION  

2 VOCAB WORDS from this year.

Use the sample pieces as models.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 1/30

More magnetic poetry!
http://kids.magpogames.com/createpoem.cfm?kit=1

HW for Monday, 1/30

10 Minute Window Observation

 Spend 10 minutes at home looking out a window.  Write down everything you see and hear.  What might it smell like out there?  Feel like?  Is there anything you can imagine tasting?

Type up a 10-15 line poem of your observation.  (This must be titled).  Be creative.  Try to use as many of the poetry techniques that we’ve reviewed this session as you can – imagery, alliteration, assonance, symbols, allusions, rhyme and rhythm (iambic pentameter!), etc.

 AND!  One more catch – you muse use at least 4 vocabulary words from this year in your poem!

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 1/27

Play any of the word games on this site:
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/

HW for Friday, 1/27

Complete draft 2 of your poet essay.  If you weren't able to get peer edits in class, you must ask someone to read your essay and complete a peer editing worksheet (click there!) for you over the weekend.
Please follow the formatting guidelines!

HW for Thursday, 1/26

IRP 4 
Please type a 200 word response to the following question. Make sure to label the assignment with your name, the title of the assignment, and the date
What aspects of the plot or story can you relate to your own experiences? Describe how.

HW for Tuesday, 1/24

Using your notecards and outline, write the first three paragraphs of your poet essay.  Each paragraph must be at least 5 sentences along.  Remember to use transitions between paragraphs!

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 1/24

Explore this website:
http://www.poets.org/
Feel free to use headphones if you want to watch one of the videos or listen to one of the poems.  Be prepared to share with the class something you discovered.

HW for Monday, 1/23

Using your notecards, complete the outlining worksheet.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 1/23/12

Try this activity:
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/funnypoems-sw.htm

HW for Wednesday, 1/18

IRP week 3


(Please type your response, and include your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.)


Week 3 Question: Describe the character(s) you most identify with. Why or how do you relate to him/her or them? (200 words)

AND,

Please bring your IRP book with you to class tomorrow.

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 1/18

Try this acrostic game:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/
After you've tried it, try writing an acrostic of your own name!

HW for Tuesday, 1/17

Using the note-taking strategy we discussed in class, create at least 10 note cards tonight.
Refer to your handout for specific instructions.  Remember that each noteccard should include 3 things:
1. Category
2. Note
3. Source

POTD

For Friday the 13th, "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

HW for Friday, 1/13

Complete the sonnet worksheet.

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 1/13

READ THESE DIRECTIONS . . . OR ELSE!!! Go to this site (you should recognize it by now) and write a poem about one of these topics: SLEEP or WASHINGTON, DC http://kids.magpogames.com/createpoem.cfm?kit=5

HW for Thursday, 1/13

Complete the Iambic Pentameter #2 worksheet.

HW for Wednesday, 1/11

IRP Week 2

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 1/11

Here's some more magnetic poetry -- this time, try to create a poem about something you did or encountered in the last 24 hours . . .
http://kids.magpogames.com/createpoem.cfm?kit=1

HW for Tuesday, 1/10

Iambic Pentameter worksheet.

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 1/10

Try this game:
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/wiznpigs/wiznpigs.html

HW for Monday, 1/9

This week we're studying some different types/styles of poetry. We'll start with some simpler styles -- tonight, your hw is a haiku and limericks worksheet -- and move on to more complex ones as the week goes on.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 1/9

Play around on this site:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm#
Once you're sure you can recognize/describe the 4 types of poetry reviewed in the game, you can go to the magnetic poetry link from last week and try to write a haiku, limerick, cinquain, or free verse poem.

HW for Thursday, 1/5

Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz.

HW for Wednesday, 1/4/12

Independent Reading Project Week One:

Please answer the following question about your independent reading book. Be sure to follow the paper formatting guidelines we discussed in class.

Week 1 Question: What book did you choose? Why did you choose this book? If someone chose it for you, why did you agree to it? (100 words)

AND

If you have your book, bring it with you to class! Otherwise, bring something you can read.

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 1/4/12

Try this game:
http://www.starrmatica.com/standalone/starrMaticaFigurativeLanguageBaseball.swf

HW for Wednesday, 1/4/12

IRP 1

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 1/3

Go to this site and create some poems!
http://kids.magpogames.com/createpoem.cfm?kit=5
You will be asked to share what you came up with, so make it good!

HW for Tuesday, 1/3/12

Ask an adult -- a parent, a teacher, a family friend, etc -- what his/her favorite poem is, then go online and find a copy of that poem and bring it to class tomorrow.