Figurative Language Poems and Response Questions
Due Date: Friday January 29th
Worth: 10 points
Directions: Answer questions 1-6 on page 628 and question 1-4 on page 629 on a seperate sheet of paper. Please restate the question in your answer.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Assignments for Monday and Tuesday 1/25-1/26
Imagery Walkabout:
Due: Next Class Period
Worth: 20 Points
Directions: Pick two places in your house and write a half page description of them using imagery. Remember that imagery is language that appeals to the senses. Spend time describing what the setting smells like, sounds like, looks like, and feels like.
Due: Next Class Period
Worth: 20 Points
Directions: Pick two places in your house and write a half page description of them using imagery. Remember that imagery is language that appeals to the senses. Spend time describing what the setting smells like, sounds like, looks like, and feels like.
Assignment for Monday and Tuesday 1/25-1/26
Haiku Poems an
Haiku Poems:
Due: 1/27-1/29
Worth: 20 Points
Directions: Write three Haiku poems on nature. They must be done on computer paper and either typed or written in pen.
Haiku poems are a form of Japaneese poetry that follows a specific pattern. The pattern is that the first line is 5 syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the third line is 5 syllables.
Example:
As the wind does blow (5 syllables)
Across the trees, I see the (7 syllables)
Buds blooming in May (5 syllables
taken from: http://www.international.ucla.edu/shenzhen/2002ncta/cunningham/Webpage-HaikuPoems.htm
Haiku Poems:
Due: 1/27-1/29
Worth: 20 Points
Directions: Write three Haiku poems on nature. They must be done on computer paper and either typed or written in pen.
Haiku poems are a form of Japaneese poetry that follows a specific pattern. The pattern is that the first line is 5 syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the third line is 5 syllables.
Example:
As the wind does blow (5 syllables)
Across the trees, I see the (7 syllables)
Buds blooming in May (5 syllables
taken from: http://www.international.ucla.edu/shenzhen/2002ncta/cunningham/Webpage-HaikuPoems.htm
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Essay #1: Descriptive Essay
Final Draft Date: Feb. 10 (a)/11 (b)
Revisions:Students are required to make three revisions between now and Feb. 10/11.
Total Points: 75 points
Revisions:Students are required to make three revisions between now and Feb. 10/11.
Total Points: 75 points
Prentice Hall Essay Grader
All students will be writing their essays this semester on a computer program call Essay Scorer. The program is valuable to our students for a couple of reasons:
- It provides instant feedback for students after they are done writing their essays.
- Their essays are graded objectively by a computer program. Although this takes out the negative side of the human element, as a teacher, I will still reserve the right to look at the computer assessment and make changes if they are necessary.
The website for the Essay Scorer is:
www.essayscorer.com/ph/nm/vvhs
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
"I Am A Rock" Lyrics and Questions Due: 1/20-1/21
By Paul Simon
A winter's day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
Don't talk of love,
But I've heard the words before;
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.
Questions:
Answer the following questions on another sheet of paper:
1. What is this song about?
2. What is the theme of this song?
3. What line(s) do you especiallyI like in this song?
4. Are there any examples of poetic devices in the lyrics of this song (alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, rhyme, etc.)?
Your Favorite Lyrics- Follow these directions on another sheet of paper:
1. Find the lyrics to a song that you feel have a special meaning. Print them out and bring them to class.
2. What is the name of the song?
3. What is the name of the group? Album?
4. How would you describe this song?
5. What is the song about?
6. What is the theme?
7. Copy down your favorite lines and explain what they mean to you.
A winter's day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
Don't talk of love,
But I've heard the words before;
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.
Questions:
Answer the following questions on another sheet of paper:
1. What is this song about?
2. What is the theme of this song?
3. What line(s) do you especiallyI like in this song?
4. Are there any examples of poetic devices in the lyrics of this song (alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, rhyme, etc.)?
Your Favorite Lyrics- Follow these directions on another sheet of paper:
1. Find the lyrics to a song that you feel have a special meaning. Print them out and bring them to class.
2. What is the name of the song?
3. What is the name of the group? Album?
4. How would you describe this song?
5. What is the song about?
6. What is the theme?
7. Copy down your favorite lines and explain what they mean to you.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Personal Poem
"I AM" Poem Outline & Directions
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FIRST STANZA:
I am (two special characteristics you have)
I wonder (something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (the first line of the poem repeated)
SECOND STANZA:
I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you very sad)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
THIRD STANZA:
I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you actually dream about)
I try (something you really make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
List the above characteristics, etc. at the end of each line.
Write "your" version of the poem on a separate piece of paper using the above as a guideline.
www.ronjones.org
☺
FIRST STANZA:
I am (two special characteristics you have)
I wonder (something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (the first line of the poem repeated)
SECOND STANZA:
I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you very sad)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
THIRD STANZA:
I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you actually dream about)
I try (something you really make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
List the above characteristics, etc. at the end of each line.
Write "your" version of the poem on a separate piece of paper using the above as a guideline.
www.ronjones.org
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