Objective: The students will write their own theme poem.
Put your outside book on your desk.
1. Get your graded "Theme for English B" assignment from back folder.
2. Today and tomorrow you will write your own "Theme for Honors Lit" poem following the instructions discussed.
3. Outside Book
Objective: The students will finish analyzing the poem.
1. WP Number ____
2. Finish mini-poster poem analysis.
3. Discuss the "Theme Poem."
4. Outside Reading. Tomorrow bring charged laptop.
Objective: The students will complete a group analysis of a great poem.
Welcome Back! Hope that you all had a great week off with friends and family.
1. Get the handout and a blank sheet of white paper. Get highlighters and pen.
2. Notes for Unit 4 on Theme
3. Introduce what you are going top do in your group.
4. Complete the activity.
5. Homework: Outside Book. You have 14 days!!! NO LATE PAPERS OR BOOKS WILL BE GRADED!
1. Consonance: the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together in a sentence. It can be at the beginning, middle and end of the words.
Example: Daddy’s plaid corduroy sweater,
Alliteration: The repetition of CONSONANT sounds at the beginning of words in a line or lines.
Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
2. Assonance: The repetition of VOWEL sounds in words in a line or lines.
Ex: How Now Brown Cow.
3. Personification: Giving human qualities to a non-human thing.
Ex: The sun smiled down on the earth.
Objective: Students will create their own satire.
1. Turn in packet
2. "Learn with BOOK" is a satire that takes something familiar and introduces it as a great new invention.
Think of some other thing or activity that has been around for a long time, and write a short advertisement for it, as if it is a new invention. Describe several advantages that this "new invention" has over any other products or activities.
Turn in on Google Classroom.
Objective: The students will listen to two more satires.
1. WP Number ______
2. Discuss "Learn with Book" and keep it for the satire packet.
3. Satirical Songs Assignment.
4. Outside Book
WP Satire and Exaggeration
Author’s of satires often use exaggeration in their work. In order to make something look bad, they make things worse than it actually is. For example, in the short essay titled “Learn With Book,” the author exaggerates the fact that people don’t read enough books. He goes so far as suggesting that people do not know what books are do to the overuse of technology.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Objective: The students will know what a satire is and its purpose.
1. Outside Reading: What book are you reading? Do you have it? Have you started it? I am sending an email to all parents today to explain the importance of this to your grade.
2. Satire Notes (Get out your Unit 4 Theme Notes)
3. "Learn with Book" reading and assignment.
4. Home Work: Outside Book
Objective: The students will know what is expected for Outside Reading Book.
Now that we have finished Monte Cristo (other than watching the movie which we will do for the final), it's time to start your outside reading book.
Due Date: December 15 by 2:30 pm. Since this is a long term assignment that you have known about since the first week, I DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT LATE WORK. So, I will not. Even if you are sick, get it to me on time or it's a zero.
This is worth 650 points to your grade.
1. Sample Book Report
2. Report Outline
3. District First Semester Test (in you GC). It's worth points in your Aeries grade.
