The original poetry book (a compilation of 10 original poems) is due Tuesday at the end of class. We have had 4 days in the media center to work on this project. The order is listed here: Original Poetry Project 2015. The collection of poems should be put in the proper order and stapled three times […]

We will be in the media center on Monday and Tuesday as well to finish working on our dual projects. The original poetry project will be due Tuesday at the end of the period. The presentations for the poet research project will begin Wednesday, so if your child is assigned (or volunteers) to go on […]

Monday– DGP Week 9–  label the parts of speech for Monday.  We learned about odes, ballads, and epic poetry using this powerpoint. Forms of Poetry-Updated Students are to write an ODE that will be included in the Original Poetry Project. Original Poetry Project 2015 Tuesday- DGP- We will learn about limericks, sonnets, and diamante poems from the above powerpoint. We […]

Use the following websites to help you write a free verse poem based on Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” speech. http://www.write-out-loud.com/how-to-write-a-poem.html http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/news/how-to-write-a-free-verse-poem/  

Some classes will not be meeting with me during our regular class time because of the ASPIRE test, so I am including what we are doing in class on the blog in order for all classes to get caught up. TUESDAY: After listening to Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, students will complete the […]

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