Activities for week Sixteen 1/10 - 1/14 - 2011

In his book My Personal Best, John Wooden writes, "There is a choice you have to make in everything you do, so keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make makes you." As we finish the first semester you can still raise your grade by doing well on your remaining assignments and making the choice to excel.

Please check Aeries and know your grade; if you are not at 100% in your reading points all you have to do is come in and read (10 points for ten minutes) (before school, break, or lunch).

Next Tuesday we will be grading your second quarter spiral notebook. It is an absolute deadline project, because of grading time for the end of the semester.

Monday 1/10
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Review Idioms Weeks 1 - 6
3. Review Tangerine
4, Do Vocabulary 7 and 8 (homework)

Tuesday 1/11
1. Idiom Test Weeks 1 – 6 (100 points)
2. Lecture: Objectives of the Poetry Unit
3. Start Poetry Notebook and write "Reminiscence Poem" (homework)
4. Finish Vocabulary (homework)

Wednesday 1/12
1. Tangerine Final (200 points)
2. Review Vocabulary
3. Write Explanation for "Reminiscence Poem" (homework)

Thursday 1/13
1. Vocab Bingo and Pretest
2. Review and Edit "Reminiscence Poem"
3. Write "Name Poem" and Explanation (homework)

Friday 1/14
1. Vocabulary 7 and 8 Test
2. Review Tangerine Final
3. Review "Name Poem"
4. Write "Mock Serious Poem" (homework)

POETRY JOURNAL

Listed below are your directions and requirements for your journal.

1. Must have the proper cover

2. Must have a title page (Poetry Journal) and include your name, period, and the date.

3. Must have a table of contents, which list both the type of poem and the title plus the proper page number.

4. You should include some appropriate art work, by hand or computer

5. Each poem should be followed on the next page with the paragraph explanation and insight into your poem.

The paragraph should follow the multi-paragraph format. This means: Topic sentence, concrete detail and two different sentences of commentary (your personal insight).

6. Your poems should be in this order:

1. Reminiscence

2. Name

3. Mock Serious

4. Haiku

5. Description

6. I do not understand

7. Nonsense

8. Children’s

9. Write your own pattern

10. One original poem that you have composed

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I hope this will be a fun project and that you will learn something about yourself.

Rubric For Poetry Journal

Name _____________________________ Period _____

Date Due: 1/21/2010 (Thursday Absolute Deadline)

	Points Possible	Points Earned
Cover	10
Title Page	15
Table of Contents	20
Poems	100
Explanation	100
Usage and Mechanics	30
Art and Presentation	25

Total Points Possible: 300 Total Points Earned: _____