Thursday, December 19, 2013

Holiday reading homework

Periods A, D, and E:  finish reading The Contender

Period C and F:  read to the beginning of Part III of Watership Down

Expect reading quizzes in the first week of January when we get back.

Any late poetry anthology submitted after Friday 12/20 is ten points off.

Any late essay about your poetry anthology submitted after 12/20 is ten points off.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

poetry anthology rubric

Poetry Anthology Score Sheet

Student name: ____________________________________________________

                              Possible points
1. A 17th century poem             ________:2
2. A 19th century poem             ________:2
3. A 20/21st century poem         ________:2
4. A lyric with music                    ________:2
5. A sonnet                                 _________:2
6. three poems you have written ________:2
7.                                                  ________:2
8.                                                 _________:2
9. free choice                              _________:2
10.                                                ________:2
11.                                                ________:2
12.                                                _________:2

Title Page     _________________________:10
Works cited page_____________________: 20
Effort _______________________________: 20

   

sample works cited page for poetry anthology

Works Cited


Danesh, Zad Navid, Kara E. Dioguardi, Steve Lipson Lyrics. "Better Man [Live]" Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing.  Epic Records. 1994.  Web 27 June 2012 http://www.songmeanings.net/



Donne, John. Poems of John Donne. vol I. E. K. Chambers, ed. London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1896.   1-2. Web 27 June 2012  www.luminarium.org




Neruda, Pablo.  Twenty Poems of Love.  Trans.  W.S. Merwin. 1924. web 27 June 2012.



Shakespeare, William.  17th century.  Web 27 June 2012 http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/129.html


Springsteen, Bruce.  Columbia Records. 1975.  Web 27 June 2012.  www.lyrics.com


Strand, Mark Selected Poems. Copyright © 1979, 1980 Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Web 27 June 2012 www.poets.org


Walcott, Dereck.  Selected Poems. 2007 Web  27 June 2012 www.poemhunter.com


Whitman, Walt.  Leaves of Grass. “A Song of Myself”. Norton, 1891.  Web 27 June 2012 www.princeton.edu

HW December 12 and 13

Period A, D, and E:  read chapters 4 and 5 of The Contender and write 1 page of Cornell notes

Period C and F:  read chapters 7-10 of Watership Down and write 1 page of Cornell notes

All students finish the poetry anthology.  White day due Monday 12/16.  Green day due Tuesday 12/17.

Make sure you include your art and you must have a works cited page.

Monday, December 9, 2013

December 9 and 10 HW



A, D, and E period read chapters 2 and 3 of The Contender 

C and F period read chapters 3-the end of ch 6  Watership Down

All classes complete 1 pages of Cornell Notes just like the set up for our first chapter reading.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

12/5 and 12/6 HW

Periods A, d, and E read The Contender chapter 1 and complete the notes

Periods C and F read Watership Down chapters 1 and 2 and complete the notes

Monday, December 2, 2013

HW 12/2 and 12/3

Rehearse for Poetry Out Loud class presentations

White day Poetry Out Loud:  December 5
Green day Poetry Out Loud:  December 6