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  TGIF

Sooo, we got a BIT of homework this weekend...let's get into it.

Grade 10s, you are answering #1-6 of Act II, scene i for Julius Caesar. Those will cover what we read in class. Also, create a rough draft of a concrete poem. The internet has lots of examples of what a  concrete poem looks like but essentially, the shape of your poem should EHNANCE the meaning of your poem.

Grade 11s, in a one-page, single-sided, good copy, rewrite (or type) a portion of the narrative from a different character's perspective. Note that the dialogue of each character must begin a new line (see story for example). Do not retell the whole story, remember it is a PORTION of the narrative only. You may take creative liberty to an extent, but the majority of your rewrite must be grounded in the facts of the story.

DUE Monday.

Poetry and Short Stories

English 11

So, tonight you have a brief 'short story' to read

About a Brother whose Dear, and takes the lead,

on showing his sister how to live the life you need. 

His dad doesn't agree, but with him he won't plead.

He'd rather walk away not wanting to be kept, but freed. 

No questions assigned but consider the 'identity' seed. 

(page 25)

English 10

No homework

you got free time--

Why not write a poem?

And ask yourself,

What is poetry?

Today we attempted to answer this

(a little reverse poem on the spot)

Casual Day tomorrow

Hello there!

Here's the lowdown:

English 10

Alliteration,
Allusion,
Apostrophe,
Assonance,
Blank Verse,
Consonance,
Enjambment,
Free Verse
Meter,
Metaphor (synecdoche, metonymy)
Ode, Sonnet
Repetition,
Rhyme (internal, slant, end)
Rhythm

If your last name falls within 'Barthold' to 'Li'

You are defining the words Alliteration to Metaphor (10 in total)

If your names falls within 'Menco Busch' to 'Zhao'

You are defining Synecdoche to Rhythm (10 in total) 

Make a definitions doc to share with other students tomorrow.

Find these definitions on credible websites (universities or dictionary for example.

English 11

Remember that you are answering the groups of questions on page 178 for 1 and 2. 

You are also doing a free write from home tonight on the topic of family values which stems from the story A Cap for Steve. (note that sub/ver agreement-- I actually applied our lesson today to see if stem or stems was correct). 

I made an Oopise

 If you are in grade 11, see yesterday's blog post for today's HW and if you are in grade 10, you know your calendar presentations are to be ready to go first thing tomorrow morning.

That is all : )

"Fire" Drill, you know the drill.

  English 11

Symbolism was today's topic for notes 
Tonight we'll read about a father who dotes,
on his son--but not at first! See, he's kinda mean,
but maybe that's cuz the money is kinda lean.
So read A Cap for Steve up to the top of page 173. 
Where Dave hopes to rekindle some of Steve's glee.

PDF version of A Cap for Steve (for those reading the online version

stop at the end of the 2nd paragraph on the 5th of 8 pages.)

English 10

We'll take a quiz tomorrow on all of Act One,
But only after the movie watching is done. 

Let's do couplets, shall we?

English 11

Read the short story about Leonard Mead,
Your textbook and ten minutes is all you'll need.
Then questions below will need to be completed,
and with five more minutes to journal, you'll have succeeded.

The Pedestrian ~ Ray Bradbury

The Pedestrian Questions
1. What function does the setting serve?
2. What important information is conveyed by the setting.
3. What aspects of the conflict are introduced in the setting?
4. What mood or atmosphere does the setting create?
5. Write down your favorite metaphor or simile. 

Inspired by Ray Bradbury's Short Story:

I'm going for an evening stroll today
to keep Ray Bradbury's 2053 at bay.
I will fight against the beckoning Screen!
If you succumb, I'm not trying to demean
you. Or any other person who feels the pull.
Technology, over our eyes, drops the wool.
Many of us love the hygge of that fleece,
But I'll be the leader in that V-flock of geese.
Take a walk, take a jog, take a spin, take a stand!
Decide for yourself, where's your line in the sand?

English 10

Julius Caesar has some serious frenemies,

Deaths and Daggers will be in their destinies. 

Act One is over and we're about to review,

Heads up, that means there'll be a quiz or two.

But for tonight complete the sheet on how Romans numbered

And complete those Snippets. Make them snazzy, ya heard?

L

What do you meme?

English 10

Finish reading the rest of scene two and answer these questions:

1. Write a brief summary in which Casca tells Cassius and Brutus of the manner in which Caesar was offered a crown by Marc Antony in the Forum.

2. What is the Feast of the Lupercal?

3. Why do Cassius and Brutus leave the company of Caesar and his train during the celebrations of the Feast of Lupercal and what do they discuss?

4. What do you suppose is the purpose of this scene?

English 11

Finish reading Boys and Girls and answer these questions:

1. What is the primary conflict in the story (think of the two types of conflict we discussed)?

2. How does the main character change by the end of the story? Is this change from nurture or nature?

3. The phrase only a girl is used in two different situations. What meaning does the phrase have for the girl in each situation? How does it contribute to the overall meaning of the story.

4. This story is called a 'coming of age' story or BILDUNGSROMAN. Why do you think that is?

And since our short story is all about reflecting on gender stereotypes. 

What about these?

Don't forget a good copy of your simile is due Friday.