2 October 2010

English 10 CP

Period 1  On Thursday, we read Sonnet #29 by Edna St. Vincent Millay (to give us another perspective of the sonnet form from a more contemporary poet); we learned about the structure of a villanelle and read "The Waking" (an example of villanelle in your books).

On Friday, I collected your original poems (written in the symmetrical style of "Swift Things Are Beautiful"); we read another villanelle -- "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas; we learned what an "ode" is and read several examples from Gary Soto's Neighborhood Odes; then, using plain paper and colored pencils and markers, the class chose an image from one of the poems and illustrated it.

DATES TO REMEMBER:  10-6-2010>vocabulary quiz from admonish to unbridled
10-25-2010>Outside reading projects due

Period 4  On Wednesday, I collected your original poems (written in the symmetrical style of "Swift Things Are Beautiful"); we read Sonnet #29 by Edna St. Vincent Millay (to give us another perspective of the sonnet form from a more contemporary poet); we learned about the structure of a villanelle and read "The Waking" (an example of a villanelle in your books).

On Thursday, we read another example of villanelle -- "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas; we learned what an "ode" is and read several examples from Gary Soto's Neighborhood Odes; then, usinf plain paper and colored pencils and markers, the class chose an image from one of the poems and illustrated it.

No class on Friday.

DATES TO REMEMBER:  10-5-2010>Vocabulary quiz from admonish to unbridled
10-25-2010>Outside reading projects due.

English 12 CP

Period 3  WORD OF THE DAY (for Thursday):  nuance/(for Friday):  bibulous 

On Friday, we continued our reading of Beowulf and the class wrote a response to a writing/reading prompt for the last 15 minutes of class.

DATES TO REMEMBER:  quiz on the basic facts of the Beowulf story Tuesday, 10-5-2010
Beowulf modern day writing assignment due Friday, 10-8-2010
Outside reading projects due 10-18-2010

Period 6  WORD OF THE DAY (for Thursday):  nuance/for Friday:  bibulous

On Thursday, we finished reading Beowulf; I shared a "Beowulf Shrink-Lit" with the class and assigned the Beowulf modern-day writing assignment.

DATES TO REMEMBER:  Wednesday, 10-6-2010>quiz on basic facts of Beowulf story
Wednesday, 10-6-2010>writing assignment due
10-18-2010>Outside reading projects due.

Hi everyone!  I apologize for missing my posting on Thursday, but I think I've brought you all up to speed this morning.  I hope you are enjoying the weather as much as I am (cool and dry is good)!  See you all tomorrow!