Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Day 75

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 

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Day 74

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. 

Monday, December 01, 2025

Day 73

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.