Wed, Feb 4
Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Check 10 sentences and quiz on sonnet.
3. Write sonnet: First write a story of an experience w/topic. Present problem or qstn in first 8 lines of poem and answer or response in last 6 for Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet (8,6) OR problem in the first 12 and answer or comment in the last 2 for English (Shakespearean) sonnet (4,4,4,2.)
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis Jane Eyre questions 6,7,8,9. Discuss literal, inferential, & thematic levels of meaning
3. Sonnets :Choose one topic: love, grief, or relationships. Write 10 sentences exploring your feelings about that one topic. They can be in a paragraph or a list.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Tue, Feb 3, 2009
Tue, Feb 3
Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis questions 8-9. Discuss literal, inferential, & thematic levels of meaning
3. Sonnets p62: Choose one topic: love, grief, or relationships. Write 10 sentences exploring your feelings about that one topic. They can be in a paragraph or a list.
Pd 5
1. Hand in work on Tennyson poem you found, facts about Browning, and response to "My Last Duchess."
2. Quiz on Browning
3. AP essay scores for “Evening Hawk”
4. Read Duchess aloud & discuss
HW:*Read the rest of Browning’s poems for quizzes.
*Answer qstns 1-6 p804 for Porphyria.
*For "Meeting at Night," list the 4 senses used and the things described. *For “Prospice” tell what the poem is saying.
HW: Five Dialectical Journals on your group book.
Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis questions 8-9. Discuss literal, inferential, & thematic levels of meaning
3. Sonnets p62: Choose one topic: love, grief, or relationships. Write 10 sentences exploring your feelings about that one topic. They can be in a paragraph or a list.
Pd 5
1. Hand in work on Tennyson poem you found, facts about Browning, and response to "My Last Duchess."
2. Quiz on Browning
3. AP essay scores for “Evening Hawk”
4. Read Duchess aloud & discuss
HW:*Read the rest of Browning’s poems for quizzes.
*Answer qstns 1-6 p804 for Porphyria.
*For "Meeting at Night," list the 4 senses used and the things described. *For “Prospice” tell what the poem is saying.
HW: Five Dialectical Journals on your group book.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Mon, Feb 2
Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis questions 4-7: audience, tone, (& symbol pd1 only)
Pd 5
1. Hand in work on Tennyson and 4 poems & discuss.
2. Quiz on Victorian Pd, Tennyson, and poems.
HW: Find and copy a Tennyson poem you like. In literary terms, tell what you like and why. Use quotes.
HW: Read Browning p 798. Write one fact each about early life, his work, why he is classic, and another of your choice. The quiz will be true/false.
HW: Read “My Last Duchess” p800 and do Critical Response p801. Look at questions 1-7 for help.
Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis questions 4-7: audience, tone, (& symbol pd1 only)
Pd 5
1. Hand in work on Tennyson and 4 poems & discuss.
2. Quiz on Victorian Pd, Tennyson, and poems.
HW: Find and copy a Tennyson poem you like. In literary terms, tell what you like and why. Use quotes.
HW: Read Browning p 798. Write one fact each about early life, his work, why he is classic, and another of your choice. The quiz will be true/false.
HW: Read “My Last Duchess” p800 and do Critical Response p801. Look at questions 1-7 for help.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Fri, Jan 30, 2008
Fri, Jan 30
Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis: Jane Eyre excerpt; discuss qstns1-3
3. Pd 2 Return permission forms
Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss Victorian Period: Quiz postponed until Monday
3. Read poem aloud p711
HW: *Read Tennyson p777. Write facts: One about early life, two about his work, and one about what makes him “classic.”
*Read the first 4 poems: Tears, Now Sleeps, Break, and Crossing pp779-782. Write “what the poem is saying” for each (S&S, Ch2, “Read the Poem.”)
Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Reading analysis: Jane Eyre excerpt; discuss qstns1-3
3. Pd 2 Return permission forms
Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss Victorian Period: Quiz postponed until Monday
3. Read poem aloud p711
HW: *Read Tennyson p777. Write facts: One about early life, two about his work, and one about what makes him “classic.”
*Read the first 4 poems: Tears, Now Sleeps, Break, and Crossing pp779-782. Write “what the poem is saying” for each (S&S, Ch2, “Read the Poem.”)
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Thu, Jan 29
Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Get notes back to finish (Pd 2) and/or review for quiz.
3. Quiz
4. Sonnets p62 Gold book
Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in Dialectic Journals and comparison essay of Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
3. Discuss Bright Star & When I Have Fears
4. Get in Book Groups with handouts of
Discussion Starters and Daily Log
HW: Read The Victorian Period pp760-772. Write the bold-print heading (in black AND red print) for each of the nine sections and one interesting fact for each and 2 for the last one. You will read facts aloud in class and take a quiz.
HW: Due Monday: • Read Tennyson p777, writing one interesting fact of his early life, two on his poetry, and one explaining why he is classic. • Read the first four short poems, and tell what each one seems to be saying
Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Get notes back to finish (Pd 2) and/or review for quiz.
3. Quiz
4. Sonnets p62 Gold book
Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in Dialectic Journals and comparison essay of Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
3. Discuss Bright Star & When I Have Fears
4. Get in Book Groups with handouts of
Discussion Starters and Daily Log
HW: Read The Victorian Period pp760-772. Write the bold-print heading (in black AND red print) for each of the nine sections and one interesting fact for each and 2 for the last one. You will read facts aloud in class and take a quiz.
HW: Due Monday: • Read Tennyson p777, writing one interesting fact of his early life, two on his poetry, and one explaining why he is classic. • Read the first four short poems, and tell what each one seems to be saying
Wed, Jan 28, 2009
Wed, Jan 28
Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz on Renaissance
3. Reading Analysis: Jane Eyre passage: Read silently and answer questions to hand in
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Read Renaissance and take notes to hand in
3. Questions to answer orally
Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz on Renaissance
3. Reading Analysis: Jane Eyre passage: Read silently and answer questions to hand in
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Read Renaissance and take notes to hand in
3. Questions to answer orally
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Tue, Jan 27
Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Take notes on the Renaissance
Pd 2 up to End section
3. Quiz on Renaissance Pd 1
Pd 5
1. Hand in facts on Keats and lines for “Bright Star” & “When I Have Fears”
2. Quiz on Keats and “La Belle Dame”
3. Check Mult Choice Set 2 Poetry
4. Cat Sentence Contest: Winner, Ariale
HW: 5 Dialectical Journal entries on second quarter of the group book
HW: Compare the first short poems of Byron, Shelley, and Keats (“She Walks,” p680, Ozymandias,” p706 and “Bright Star” p710) by showing 2 examples of similarities between any two poems and 2 examples of differences between any two poems. Use literary terms and quotations. Conclusions will be looked for later. Write as an essay, not a list or chart.
Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Take notes on the Renaissance
Pd 2 up to End section
3. Quiz on Renaissance Pd 1
Pd 5
1. Hand in facts on Keats and lines for “Bright Star” & “When I Have Fears”
2. Quiz on Keats and “La Belle Dame”
3. Check Mult Choice Set 2 Poetry
4. Cat Sentence Contest: Winner, Ariale
HW: 5 Dialectical Journal entries on second quarter of the group book
HW: Compare the first short poems of Byron, Shelley, and Keats (“She Walks,” p680, Ozymandias,” p706 and “Bright Star” p710) by showing 2 examples of similarities between any two poems and 2 examples of differences between any two poems. Use literary terms and quotations. Conclusions will be looked for later. Write as an essay, not a list or chart.
Mon, Jan 26, 2009
Mon, Jan 26
Pds1,2,3
1. AR rdg
2. • Pd 1: Read about the Renaissance in gold book p 60
• Pds 2,4 Read Cat Sentences and pick top winners
Pd 5
1. Hand in 3 facts each for Shelley, Comment, Apostrophe and 2 lines each, best and unclear, for Ode to theWest Wind; Ozymandias
2. Quiz on facts
3. Discuss choices for best and unclear lines
HW: 1) Read • Keats p707-9, write 3 facts, one about his early life, one about his poetry, and one about why he’s a classic,
.2) Read “Bright Star” & “When I Have Fears” pp710-11 and write the best line and the most unclear line for each.
3) Read “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” p712- for quiz.
HW: Multiple Choice Practice: Poetry Set 2
Pds1,2,3
1. AR rdg
2. • Pd 1: Read about the Renaissance in gold book p 60
• Pds 2,4 Read Cat Sentences and pick top winners
Pd 5
1. Hand in 3 facts each for Shelley, Comment, Apostrophe and 2 lines each, best and unclear, for Ode to theWest Wind; Ozymandias
2. Quiz on facts
3. Discuss choices for best and unclear lines
HW: 1) Read • Keats p707-9, write 3 facts, one about his early life, one about his poetry, and one about why he’s a classic,
.2) Read “Bright Star” & “When I Have Fears” pp710-11 and write the best line and the most unclear line for each.
3) Read “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” p712- for quiz.
HW: Multiple Choice Practice: Poetry Set 2
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Fri, Jan 23
Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale videos: Franklin’s Tale
3. Write who was most generous or noble and why you think so.
4. Pd 1 Cat Sentence Contest for pd 2
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video:Tales from the Knight & Wife of Bath; discuss
Pd 5
1. Quiz Byron and Don Juan
2. Hand in lines for “She Walks in Beauty”
and discuss choices for best and unclear
3. Cat Sentence Contest, not finished
4. Get in Book Groups with handouts.
HW: 1) Read Shelley p694-6, “Comment” p699, and “Apostrophe” p700. Write 3 important facts about each to hand in and to recall on a quiz. 2) Read “Ode to the West Wind” pp697-9 and “Ozymandias” p706. For each poem select the best line and the most unclear line to write on the same sheet as the 3 facts in the reading for 1)
HW: Due Monday-Copy favorite line(s) from Rime of the Ancient Mariner and illustrate. Art Requirements 1) minimum of 3 colors, 2) fill the page, 3) contrast of dark and light, 4) no stick figures
Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale videos: Franklin’s Tale
3. Write who was most generous or noble and why you think so.
4. Pd 1 Cat Sentence Contest for pd 2
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video:Tales from the Knight & Wife of Bath; discuss
Pd 5
1. Quiz Byron and Don Juan
2. Hand in lines for “She Walks in Beauty”
and discuss choices for best and unclear
3. Cat Sentence Contest, not finished
4. Get in Book Groups with handouts.
HW: 1) Read Shelley p694-6, “Comment” p699, and “Apostrophe” p700. Write 3 important facts about each to hand in and to recall on a quiz. 2) Read “Ode to the West Wind” pp697-9 and “Ozymandias” p706. For each poem select the best line and the most unclear line to write on the same sheet as the 3 facts in the reading for 1)
HW: Due Monday-Copy favorite line(s) from Rime of the Ancient Mariner and illustrate. Art Requirements 1) minimum of 3 colors, 2) fill the page, 3) contrast of dark and light, 4) no stick figures
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Thu, Jan 22, 2009
Thu, Jan 22
Pd 2
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale videos: Priest, Knight, Wife of Bath
3. Write about one (sheet)
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video: Pardoner, Franklin
3. Write who you think was the most generous or noble and why you think so.
Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz Mariner & Romantic Lyrics p646
3. Hand in Dialectic Journals: Problems to correct 1) Write out the quote. A good guideline is 25 words minimum. 2) If the meaning is obvious, use the meaning column AND the 3rd to write a response, 3) Don’t squish your words into a small space. You have 4 pages to write 5 quotes, so take as much room as you need. Write enough to get some insight.
4. Get in Book Groups with handouts of Discussion Starters (1 per student), Daily Log (1 per group), and your copy of book.
Discuss & record comments.
HW: Read • Byron p678-9 for quiz, • “She Walks in Beauty” p680 & pick 1)best line and 2) unclear line (no quiz), • Don Juan, Canto II p684 for quiz
HW: Due Monday-Copy favorite line(s) from Rime of the Ancient Mariner and illustrate. Art Requirements 1) minimum of 3 colors, 2) fill the page, 3) contrast of dark and light, 4) no stick figures
Pd 2
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale videos: Priest, Knight, Wife of Bath
3. Write about one (sheet)
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video: Pardoner, Franklin
3. Write who you think was the most generous or noble and why you think so.
Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz Mariner & Romantic Lyrics p646
3. Hand in Dialectic Journals: Problems to correct 1) Write out the quote. A good guideline is 25 words minimum. 2) If the meaning is obvious, use the meaning column AND the 3rd to write a response, 3) Don’t squish your words into a small space. You have 4 pages to write 5 quotes, so take as much room as you need. Write enough to get some insight.
4. Get in Book Groups with handouts of Discussion Starters (1 per student), Daily Log (1 per group), and your copy of book.
Discuss & record comments.
HW: Read • Byron p678-9 for quiz, • “She Walks in Beauty” p680 & pick 1)best line and 2) unclear line (no quiz), • Don Juan, Canto II p684 for quiz
HW: Due Monday-Copy favorite line(s) from Rime of the Ancient Mariner and illustrate. Art Requirements 1) minimum of 3 colors, 2) fill the page, 3) contrast of dark and light, 4) no stick figures
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Wed, Jan 21
Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale videos: Priest, Knight, Wife of Bath
3. Write about one (worksheet)
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video: Merchant, Priest?
3. Any more cat sentences?
Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale videos: Priest, Knight, Wife of Bath
3. Write about one (worksheet)
Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video: Merchant, Priest?
3. Any more cat sentences?
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Tue, Jan 20, 2008
Tue, Jan 20
Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video
3. Writing about Canterbury Tale from video (pd 1 only)
4. Any more cat sentences?
Pd 5
1. Quiz The Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1-4 and on 3 facts about Coleridge.
2. Examine your sample essay scores in book groups:
• Write your score on a sheet of paper.
• Discuss score w/ group.
• Explain your reasoning for keeping or changing the score you gave.
3. Get Dialectical Journal sheets: 3 columns: Quote a passage/ What is means/ Your response
If what it means is clear, use the last 2 columns for response.
HW: • Finish reading The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, pp665-675 for quiz.
• Read “Romantic Lyrics” p646 for quiz. Know main idea, subtopics, and explanation or definition.
• Do 5 Dialectic Journal entries for the first quarter of your group book, to discuss Thu.
Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Canterbury Tale video
3. Writing about Canterbury Tale from video (pd 1 only)
4. Any more cat sentences?
Pd 5
1. Quiz The Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1-4 and on 3 facts about Coleridge.
2. Examine your sample essay scores in book groups:
• Write your score on a sheet of paper.
• Discuss score w/ group.
• Explain your reasoning for keeping or changing the score you gave.
3. Get Dialectical Journal sheets: 3 columns: Quote a passage/ What is means/ Your response
If what it means is clear, use the last 2 columns for response.
HW: • Finish reading The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, pp665-675 for quiz.
• Read “Romantic Lyrics” p646 for quiz. Know main idea, subtopics, and explanation or definition.
• Do 5 Dialectic Journal entries for the first quarter of your group book, to discuss Thu.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Thu, Jan 15
Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Finish discussing 6 Traits of Writing in Pd 2
3. Hand in HW Cat Sentence
4. Get grade report to review
Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Check answers to MC Prose Set 1 “Leisure is gone”
3. Get grade reports to review
HW: Read Coleridge pp647-8. Write 3 important facts for answers to quiz.
Read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1-4, pp655-665 for quiz.
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW
Be ready to discuss the first quarter of your group novel next Thursday.
Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Finish discussing 6 Traits of Writing in Pd 2
3. Hand in HW Cat Sentence
4. Get grade report to review
Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Check answers to MC Prose Set 1 “Leisure is gone”
3. Get grade reports to review
HW: Read Coleridge pp647-8. Write 3 important facts for answers to quiz.
Read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1-4, pp655-665 for quiz.
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW
Be ready to discuss the first quarter of your group novel next Thursday.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Wed, Jan 14, 2008
Wed, Jan 14
Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Finish discussing 6 Traits of Writing
3. Hand in HW Sentence Rewrite Cat jumped
4. Get grade report to review
Pd 4
1. New log & AR rdg
2. Get Expos Essay back
3. Get new 6Traits of Wrtg
4. Mark Strong&Weak on 6Traits handout
HW. Rewrite this sentence in your own words, less than 25: The cat jumped from the tree. Will read aloud anonymously in class and pick best one for !00%
Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Finish discussing 6 Traits of Writing
3. Hand in HW Sentence Rewrite Cat jumped
4. Get grade report to review
Pd 4
1. New log & AR rdg
2. Get Expos Essay back
3. Get new 6Traits of Wrtg
4. Mark Strong&Weak on 6Traits handout
HW. Rewrite this sentence in your own words, less than 25: The cat jumped from the tree. Will read aloud anonymously in class and pick best one for !00%
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Tue, Jan 13, 2009
Tue, Jan 13
Pds 1,2
1. New logs & AR reading
2. Get expository essay back.
3. New 6 Traits of Writing handout. Put in binder to replace old one.
4. Discuss strongest trait and weakest trait from essay. Discuss Traits according to importance.
Pd 1: all but Sentence Fluency
Pd 2: all but Sentence Fluency and Word Choice
HW: Rewrite the following sentence in your own words. Use 25 words or less. They will be read in class and one will be chosen as the best.
Pd 5
NHS MEMBERS: Math club urgently needs volunteers for math meet Sat, Jan 24, at Radford from 7:30 to 12:30 or 1:00. Contact Mrs Oka at maria_oka@notes.k12.hi.us THANKS! = ]
1. Seminar book group check: members, title, author, # of pages
2. Rewrite and hand in less than 25 words: The cat jumped from the tree. Class will judge their favorite.
3. Evaluate 5 sample essays on “Evening Hawk”
4. Get sem 2 exam back and review paraphrase of Milton’s “On His Blindness” Return exams
HW: Set 1 Prose: “Leisure is gone”
Pds 1,2
1. New logs & AR reading
2. Get expository essay back.
3. New 6 Traits of Writing handout. Put in binder to replace old one.
4. Discuss strongest trait and weakest trait from essay. Discuss Traits according to importance.
Pd 1: all but Sentence Fluency
Pd 2: all but Sentence Fluency and Word Choice
HW: Rewrite the following sentence in your own words. Use 25 words or less. They will be read in class and one will be chosen as the best.
Pd 5
NHS MEMBERS: Math club urgently needs volunteers for math meet Sat, Jan 24, at Radford from 7:30 to 12:30 or 1:00. Contact Mrs Oka at maria_oka@notes.k12.hi.us THANKS! = ]
1. Seminar book group check: members, title, author, # of pages
2. Rewrite and hand in less than 25 words: The cat jumped from the tree. Class will judge their favorite.
3. Evaluate 5 sample essays on “Evening Hawk”
4. Get sem 2 exam back and review paraphrase of Milton’s “On His Blindness” Return exams
HW: Set 1 Prose: “Leisure is gone”
Friday, December 19, 2008
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
Fri, Dec 19
Pds 1,2,4,5
1. Uncommon sense word game or Wheel of Fortune
2. Pds 1,2,4
Canterbury Tales video will be continued in January.
Pds 1,2,4,5
1. Uncommon sense word game or Wheel of Fortune
2. Pds 1,2,4
Canterbury Tales video will be continued in January.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Wed, Dec 17, 2008
Wed, Dec 17
Pd 4
1. Review questions
2. Exam
Pd 5
1. Review questions for exam
2. Study terms for exam:
Example: a character who is used in contrast to another character
A. KENNING B. APOSTROPHE C. PARODY D. FOIL
ALLEGORY the presentation of abstract or moral concepts through more concrete means, creating 2 levels of meaning
ALLITERATION the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another, most often at the beginning of words; an essential feature of Anglo-Saxon poetry
ANTITHESIS two directly opposed ideas presented in a grammatically parallel way
BLANK VERSE Unrhymed iambic pentameter
CAESURA a pause in a line of poetry dictated by natural speaking rhythm
CONCEIT an elaborate and often surprising comparison between two apparently highly dissimilar things
DIALECT a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people
ELEGY a poem that mourns the death of a person or something lost
EPITHET an adjective or other descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.
FOIL a character who is used in contrast to another character
FREE VERSE Poetry that has no regular meter or rhyme scheme
HYPERBOLE a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect.
IMAGERY language that appeals to the senses
KENNING in Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing, or event indirectly.
LYRIC POETRY poetry that focuses on expressing emotions or thoughts, rather than on telling a story
ODE a complex, generally long lyric poem on a serious subject
PARALLELISM the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or that restate a similar idea
PARODY the imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or instruction
PASTORAL a type of poem that depicts country or rustic life in idyllic, idealized terms
SATIRE a kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bring about social reform
SCANSION indicating the metrical pattern of a poem by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables
SONNET a 14 line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes
WIT a quality of speech or writing that combines verbal cleverness with keen perception, especially of the incongruous
Pd 4
1. Review questions
2. Exam
Pd 5
1. Review questions for exam
2. Study terms for exam:
Example: a character who is used in contrast to another character
A. KENNING B. APOSTROPHE C. PARODY D. FOIL
ALLEGORY the presentation of abstract or moral concepts through more concrete means, creating 2 levels of meaning
ALLITERATION the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another, most often at the beginning of words; an essential feature of Anglo-Saxon poetry
ANTITHESIS two directly opposed ideas presented in a grammatically parallel way
BLANK VERSE Unrhymed iambic pentameter
CAESURA a pause in a line of poetry dictated by natural speaking rhythm
CONCEIT an elaborate and often surprising comparison between two apparently highly dissimilar things
DIALECT a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people
ELEGY a poem that mourns the death of a person or something lost
EPITHET an adjective or other descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.
FOIL a character who is used in contrast to another character
FREE VERSE Poetry that has no regular meter or rhyme scheme
HYPERBOLE a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect.
IMAGERY language that appeals to the senses
KENNING in Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing, or event indirectly.
LYRIC POETRY poetry that focuses on expressing emotions or thoughts, rather than on telling a story
ODE a complex, generally long lyric poem on a serious subject
PARALLELISM the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or that restate a similar idea
PARODY the imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or instruction
PASTORAL a type of poem that depicts country or rustic life in idyllic, idealized terms
SATIRE a kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bring about social reform
SCANSION indicating the metrical pattern of a poem by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables
SONNET a 14 line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes
WIT a quality of speech or writing that combines verbal cleverness with keen perception, especially of the incongruous
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Tue, Dec 16
Pds 1, 2
1. Discuss students' questions about the review sheet
2. Semester 1 Exam
Pd 4
Remington College presentation
Pds 1, 2
1. Discuss students' questions about the review sheet
2. Semester 1 Exam
Pd 4
Remington College presentation
Monday, December 15, 2008
Mon, Dec 15, 2008
Mon, Dec 15
Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & quiz
2. Review for exam
Pd 5
1. AR rdg & quiz
2. Quizzes on Wordsworth p631 and poems: Tintern Abbey p633, Strange Fits p 638, She Dwelt p639, A Slumber p640, I Wandered p642, Solitary Reaper p645
HW: Study for your exams
Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & quiz
2. Review for exam
Pd 5
1. AR rdg & quiz
2. Quizzes on Wordsworth p631 and poems: Tintern Abbey p633, Strange Fits p 638, She Dwelt p639, A Slumber p640, I Wandered p642, Solitary Reaper p645
HW: Study for your exams
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