Monday 12/3
Classwork: "A Red, Red Rose" worksheet
Wednesday 11/28
Notes: A simile uses like or as to compare two things.
A hyperbole is an over exaggeration
Homework:
Write what type of poem each of these is.
1. There was a Young Lady of Niger.
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger.
They came back from the ride
With the lady inside
And the smile on the face of the tiger.
2. Bow, wow, wow,
Whose dog art thou?
Little Tom Tinker’s dog,
Bow, wow, wow.
Homework: Write 2 sentences (one using a simile and the second using a hyperbole.
Monday 11/26
Homework: Worksheet "Casey at the Bat"
Monday 11/19
Homework: Worksheet "The Monster's are Due on Maple Street"
Friday 11/9
Homework: Write a short play about something that happened to you today. Make sure to include: cast of characters, set, stage directions and dialogue)
Thursday 11/8
Warm-Up What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
Have you seen my love
coming from the market?
A peck of meal upon her back;
A baby in her basket;
Have you seen my love
Coming from the market?
Tuesday 10/30
Warm-Up: Read the following poem then answer the questions that follow.
There was a little pig,
Who wasn’t very big,
So they put him a great big show.
While playing in the band,
He broke his little hand,
And now he can’t play his old banjo.
1. What type of poem is this
2. Write line 4.
Notes: Rhyme is when more than one word has the same ending sound.
Homework:
Mod 5/7
Write a lyric poem about your room.
It must have:
4 stanzas
4 lines per stanza
rhyme scheme: ABAB
CDCD
MODS 1/2 & 10/11
Rewrite your poem from last night using the following rhyme schemea: aba
aba
Monday 10/29
Notes: Rhythm is the beat of a poem.
Homework: Create a Lyric poem about your room. Your poem must include the following:
2 stanzas
3 lines per stanza
beats (5,5,6,6)
Tuesday 10/23-10/26
Students will be working in groups to create a narrative poem that is scary. The poem is due on Friday.
Friday's Homework: Literature books: Read the poem "The Pasture". What type of poem is it? Explain. Remember to always answer in a complete sentence.
Monday 10/22
Notes: Types of Poetry
A narrative poem is a poem that tells a story.
A lyric poem tells what the speaker is thinking or feeling.
Homework: Read library book
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