Wednesday November 4, 2009

Comp/Lit 9: Poetry & Vocabulary and Spelling QUIZ # 9 & 10

• I reviewed the requirements and expectations for Freshman Skills Day - Friday November 6 @ 7:45-2:00.
• I introduced Challenge Day. Students should make an effort to return the permission slip by tomorrow (Thursday Nov. 5) but the deadline is Tuesday November 10.
• The students took the quiz for Spelling & Vocabulary # 9 & 10.
• After they completed the quiz, they worked on the autobiographical poem.
• We corrected the vocabulary & spelling quiz as a class.
• We then moved onto poetry.
• The students listened to India.Arie's "I Am Not My Hair" and gave an immediate reaction & they explained the message of the song. They also wrote a "I am not..." line of their own.
• We them did the Fold-it Poem. The fold-it poem is a unique group poem that we completed in class.
• I then played the song "One Day". The students provided a reaction, they explained the meaning.
• I then showed them the "Lost Generation" poem. We discussed the meaning of it. We also discussed the slight difference between "One Day"and "Lost Generation." "Lost Generation" calls us to action.
• Homework: Challenge Day permission slip is due tomorrow; complete the autobiographical poem; complete the modeling assignment ("One Day" and "Lost Generation"); finish memorizing and practicing your poem.