Case of the Mondays

 Wednesday is D-Day, time for speeches to unfurl!
Up in front of the class, you may feel you're gonna hurl,
a feeling made worse if your fingers around the pen you don't curl
and complete this speech to 'performance' ready, be you boy or girl.
So there's that tonight... and your creative piece on Brother, Dear.
If there's writer's block in your brain, time to shift to a higher gear.
Brother Dear tomorrow and Speeches the day after,
The assignments keep coming, cue the maniacal laughter. 

Weekend Homework

Short Stories are done, so it's time to move on.
Poetry and Speeches, time to get our groove on!
Bring papers if possible, we'll do something with those-
I think you'll like the challenge, but, really who knows?
Monday: hand in your poem made from slips of paper,
If everyone submits one, I promise to do a little *caper.
So a speech, a newspaper, a poem and you're done,
And despite rain on the weekend, have a little fun!

 * caper: to leap or prance about in a playful manner
"lambs capering in the meadow"

Casual Thursday

Tonight, there are two questions to complete,

If everybody gets them done, that would be neat.

You have to read Brother ,Dear- that's the first feat.

But hey, tomorrow's Friday. That alone is sweet!

Loconte is Back

Students are asking when the identity speech is due,

We are on its cusp, but gotta finish the DVD too.

Let's do that tomorrow and discuss how it's graded

So you can strive for a mark that's nicely elevated.

If you haven't started this project, it's time to start 
You wanna give yourself time to review each part.
But as for tonight your homework is simply to read:
a story called Keesh, about a boy who would lead.

The questions, I'm told, will be on the 'chat',

To complete them you don't need to be a technocrat.

No Rhyme (No Time). No Crime!

Listen to This podcast on the role of poetry today.

It says its 54 minutes but you only have to listen to the first 23 minutes (the interview with Billy Collins).

We will revisit part of this podcast another day but for tonight, answer the following questions:

1. How does Michael Enright define poetry?
2. When does Billy Collins say people turn to poetry?
3. When does poetry speak best?
4. How did you personally like the poem "Morning"?
5. Do you think poetry is best defined as "words that don't go to the end of the page"?
6. Why did poems used to have a rhyme scheme and fixed meter?
7. Is poetry difficult because people don't read it OR do people not read poetry because it's difficult?
8. Write a statement about poetry.

Hey Guys, I am finding a hard time finding this interview online so if and when I do, I will update you. For now, nothing further from me.

Peer Led Story Learning

 Tonight you are reading A Cap for Steve,

Answer the questions before you leave

your house tomorrow. They were on the board

Hopefully you didn't leave them ignored.

Nothin'

 To every student's delight,

There is no homework tonight.