Homework: Aug. 25-29
25 08 2008**Items marked in red are homework assignments for each class listed.**
MONDAY:
2-hour day… Home Room only.
TUESDAY:
Language Arts: “Getting Acquainted” Activities; Classroom Expectations; HW: None
Literacy Workshop: “Getting Acquainted” Activities; Classroom Expectations; HW: Complete p. 9 in the Word Wisdom workbook.
Adv. Lang. Arts: “Getting Acquainted” Activities; Classroom Expectations; HW: None
WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: Introduce styles and concepts of Poetry; HW: “Facebook” & Autobiography Poems
Literacy Workshop: Multi-genre stories (Narrative writing practice); HW: None
Adv. Lang. Arts: Introduce styles and concepts of Poetry; discuss any familiar famous poets; HW: “Facebook” & Autobiography Poems
THURSDAY:
Language Arts: 7th Grade Grammar Assessment; HW: None
Literacy Workshop: Weak vs. Strong Verbs; HW: None
Adv. Lang. Arts: 7th Grade Grammar Assessment; HW: Poetry Vocabulary Terms
FRIDAY:
Language Arts: Discuss “Facebook” & Autobiography Poems; Poetry Vocabulary Terms; Discuss similes; HW: Write a “Simile Poem”
Literacy Workshop: SSR/Response; Revise “Multi-Genre Stories” using stronger verbs; HW: Bring in a newspaper or magazine article that contains at least 1-2 strong verbs
Adv. Lang. Arts: Intro. Poet Biography project; Discuss Poetry Vocab Terms; Discuss similes and metaphors; HW: Write a poem on the topic of freedom, liberty, or war that contains a simile or metaphor
Does the acrostic poem (extended metaphor) have to flat-out state what you are comparing yourself to in the poem itself. The first letters running down the side don’t count.