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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.